I need help from an old timer! 20:34 on Sunday, January 08, 2006
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(Oboe Fanatic1994)
I have no one to ask because all my teachers play flute or clarinet, i can`t play a low B flat, the one below the staff, because i have a beginner oboe and i am missing a key. Not only that, i have to convert a sheet of flute music an octave lower while trying to play aa note i can`t play. Please help.
Oboe Fanatic1994
Re: I need help from an old timer! 21:32 on Sunday, January 08, 2006
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(ninafire)
You can try to clamp your knees around the bell to cover the vent holes, effectively giving you a B flat. That takes some coordination however, and doesn`t work at all if you are standing while playing. A better suggestion may be to examine the chord structure by looking at the key signature (and the piano part, if available) and play a different note altogether. Maybe a low D (a third above) or an E flat (a fourth above), depending upon what else is going on there.
Re: I need help from an old timer! 19:57 on Monday, January 09, 2006
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(ninafire)
I also had a friend who would cover the vent holes on her plastic Linton with black electrical tape. You can`t do this if you need to play a B natural at all though. You only get the B flat.
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