i have played flute for 6 years and i have started oboe in the middle of june 2007. unfortunately, i have been teaching myself oboe for these few months that i had it, buy i love it! i am currently tryin 2 find a oboe teacher! hope i can find 1 soon. i gotta get my oboe fixed before goin to any teacher tho, lol. hmmmmm, ill get it looked at soon. im such a band geek and proud of it. like this past yr in spanish every other word outta me was sumn to do with band, lol.:D that pic u c is of my idol, Ian Anderson. i got some jethro tull sheet music and it is soooo crazy! im workin on that tho, lol. that is gonna take a loooooooooooooooooooooong time