hey everyone, i play oboe and i love it, but my director wants me to back up the bass section and play bassoon, i really dont want to.. and i only have one other obist.. should i do it?

no don`t do that!!!! oboe is much better!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I`ve always wanted to try bassoon ... I think that you should at least try it and then see which you like better..

god i hate oboe. sorry it just sounds like crap to me. I would take the bassoon over the oboe anyday. but im guessin you best bet is to try it and compare the two. decide which you like better.

^LOL WTF... neways, try bassoon... it`s a really fun instrument... what`s with all this haterism.. we all have double reeds right?

YEAH, DOUBLE REEDS STICK TOGETHER... i guess i could try it. but im good at oboe.. 1st chair honor band

Play the bassoon! I`m planning on playing oboe professionally, but I picked up the bassoon two months ago, since I thought knowing both of the double reeds would be beneficial. The bassoon`s really easy to pick up after playing the oboe, except reading the bass clef. But you get used to it and then it`s really fun! Playing bassoon will be a really good experience.

You can also try to compromise with your director, like asking to play oboe on some songs and bassoon on others. That`s what my director lets me do.

i agree

OK, i already know how to read bass clef so that wont be too hard.

the person who compared oboe to bassoon saying that oboe sounds terrible (jay), you must have only heard bad oboe players. I happen to play bassoon though.

ben

I have no connections with double reed right now but I know 2 people that played the oboe and they weren`t the best, they sounded like dying geese, yes exactly like dying geese. BUT when I went to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for a field trip, the oboe sounded just beautiful, so it really depends if you`re good or not.

""the person who compared oboe to bassoon saying that oboe sounds terrible (jay), you must have only heard bad oboe players. I happen to play bassoon though.""

*cough* excuse me? HAHA *shouts various expletives* haha j/k

lol sorry... the board says the last activity was on january 9th but i`m looking at it on my pc and there`s no message on the 9th... o_O my pc is messed up.. =/