you cannot say what level you are by knowing te oboe you play and the reed you use. It`s about technique, about the elementary things you should know about oboe, about interpretating a piece. So work at your dexterity and everything. I don`t thing you will find any free oboe solos on the internet. i searched a lot. The best thing is to buy some books.

well, he/she`s right, you can`t tell by oboe or reed. but i`m sure that you`re doin alright do you have any specific genre of music?? i guess there`s only classical solos for oboe. if you search on google or some site like that, you can just search for free oboe solo sheet music and you`ll come up with some sites. lot`s o` luck!!!

~Corinne!!!

Before you buy a solo you need to figure out what grade you play at. Band music is subdivided by its difficulty level into grades 1-7. http://www.hickeys.com/pages/grading.htm is written about orchestra grading, but you can get the gist of how band grading works by reading it.

How to get a solo:

1. Buy a book from a local store. Make sure that if you`re required to have accompaniment (piano or whatever) the book transcribes that part as well.

2. Buy from a double reed specialist online. www.oboeworks.com, my local shop, sells plenty of books. You can call them toll-free at 1-877-OBOE-PRO if you don`t know what to buy. They`re really nice about helping young players.

3. You might not need a solo book if you`ve got a method book with a long etude in it. If it`s just for an audition and you won`t be needing accompaniment, that`ll do just fine.

4. See if you can get hold of your school band director and borrow something from the school music library.

5. Ask your private teacher to borrow something. They probably have a million things lying around. And if you don`t have a private teacher, get one. Immediately.