hi i havnt played oboe sense 6th grade and im in 10th now so i started back up again. i still remember all 12 scales and can play it in 1 octive. i have 2 questions

1. what scales can i play in 2 octives on oboe?

2. when i play the oboe after a while like my jaw kinda hurt and the reed is really slipperty and im struggling to hold on the reed in my mouth is there anyway to stop this? (i play flute aswell for 8 years)

These are the most common 2 octave scales that you can play on the oboe: Bb, C, D, Eb, E, and F. You may not be able to play the D, Eb, E, or F scales if you do not know the very high versions of these notes that are above the staff. As for the problems with your reeds, are you soaking your reed in water? Saliva breaks down the fibers in the reeds and also could cause it to feel slippery. Also the embouchure of the flute is very different from the oboe embouchure. Are you pulling your chin back when you play? You should not have to do that if you have a correct embouchure. My advice would probably to talk to an oboe teacher about the correct embouchure. You could even talk to another oboist in your school if you had to. Here is a site with a video that could help with your embouchure: <http://reedmaker.com/Embouchure/Embouchure.mov> Hope I can help!!

Abigail

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Sorry, the website is http://reedmaker.com/Embouchure/Embouchure.mov

Are you speaking about major scales? Or minor scales? You can play Bb, B, C, C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#, and some people can do G major all 2 octaves. Commonly though, the highest an oboist will need to play is high F. I really suggest going to an oboe teacher for help.

ok thanks. but i dont have any oboe teachers around here.... and im the only oboest in the school XD;;;;.... band small (31 kids) what do you suggest i do if i wana try out for all county.

I know how you feel. I am the only oboist at my school too, and our band is about 50 kids. I have been driving 2 hours to take lessons every week, but that is kind of an extreme option! Does your band teacher know anything about double reeds? Is there an oboe teacher anywhere near you who you could contact? I think your best option would be to find a way to have at least one lesson or even one lesson a month (or something like that) to make sure you are doing everything correctly. It would really help to get a teacher though!