I'm in need of an updated profile.


I'm an oboist. Oboe is the instrument for me. I loved the oboe since the day I first picked up that cheap rental one from the music store. I've been playing oboe for 3 1/2 (about that) years.
I love making oboe reeds, too. Even though it can get stressful, it's still more fun than buying all of my reeds from my teacher, although when I have festivals/concerts, I usually get a reed from her for free.I usually make one reed (or 2 or 3) every week, so I have a new one to play on. It took me all of 3 years to learn how to make them, quite a while compared to some people.

My "semi-main" instrument is the piano. I've been taking piano lessons since January, and am making big improvements on it every week. It gets more fun every lesson. Now, I'm working on learning some Clementi Sonatinas, and playing in my level 5 lesson/repertoire books.

I also just bought a student violin to learn to play. I don't have a teacher, but I'm gonna teach myself with method books and such, the same way I taught myself the flute.

I play on a 30-year old Gemeinhardt (sp?) flute, that was my mom's in high school. Surprisingly (to most), it sounds wonderful, even though it's a closed hole. Flute is sort of a hobby to me.

For a couple of months, I played the soprano saxophone. I didn't get to buy it, but to be honest, it wasn't my favorite instrument and was too heavy for me.

Also, the first instrument I ever played (other than recorder) was the clarinet. I progressed on it "too quickly" meaning it was too easy for me, so my previous teacher suggested that I switch to oboe. I'm glad I did.

1. Playing oboe (then flute, piano, sax in order from fave to least fave)
2. Playing The Sims 2
3. Playing Guitar Hero
4. my dog, Lincoln (see profile picture)
5. my cat, Missy
6. chatting on online forums with others who share my interests
7. Reading (fantasy) J.R.R Tolkien rules!
8. Composing Music. I do little of this, but I'm trying to make my pieces great right now; yous should see more soon.

That is a brief list of all of my interests. :)




My instrument wish list:
1. English Horn
2. Wood Oboe
3. alto flute
4. Piccolo
5. Soprano Sax

My favorite composers. That`s very hard to say. I`ll have to say that my favorites are J.S Bach, Telemann, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Poulenc, and Benjamin Britten (for his "Six Metamorphoses after Ovid).





And I sooo want to buy Sibelius 5! I need new composition software......NEED it!