Oboe Reed/ Switching from Flute to Oboe

    
Oboe Reed/ Switching from Flute to Oboe    19:02 on Thursday, June 7, 2007          

tiekay
(6 points)
Posted by tiekay

Is it possible for me to just buy an oboe reed to try to make a sound on? I am thinking of switching from flute to oboe. Should I try to play the clarinet first? Thanks!


Re: Oboe Reed/ Switching from Flute to Oboe    13:40 on Friday, June 8, 2007          

bildio
(92 points)
Posted by bildio

Yes, you can buy just an oboe reed. That's what I did.

No reason to try clarinet first, unless you are interested in clarinet too.


Re: Oboe Reed/ Switching from Flute to Oboe    14:40 on Friday, June 8, 2007          

oboedude888
(381 points)
Posted by oboedude888

Awesome, but playing the clarinet wouldn't help. Yes, buy a reed - you should be able to get a sound out of it. Don't worry if that sound isn't that great the first time you play it in an oboe though. Practise is vital.


Re: Oboe Reed/ Switching from Flute to Oboe    17:19 on Thursday, June 14, 2007          

bp_oboist
(132 points)
Posted by bp_oboist

i still pick up my clarinet once in awhile... is that bad for me since i'm on the oboe?


Re: Oboe Reed/ Switching from Flute to Oboe    11:39 on Saturday, August 4, 2007          

Canadian
(903 points)
Posted by Canadian

I've played flute and Saxophone and oboe. Flute and oboe take up a lot of air *_*. Saxophone didn't really help me at all.


   




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