Tag: reedmaking

Woodwind doubling and oboe problems

Jun 9, 2019

—

in Woodwind playing and pedagogy

for Oboe, Woodwind doubling

There’s an increasing expectation that woodwind doublers be competent and confident oboists. It can be a challenging double, but a worthwhile one. Many of my doubling gigs have come to me because of my ability and/or willingness to play the oboe. And even though it’s not my strongest instrument, there are considerable spans of my …
Keep reading →
Reedmaking and choosing your college oboe or bassoon professor

Jul 13, 2018

—

in Education, Woodwind playing and pedagogy

for Bassoon, Oboe

If you’re considering a school where you might study with someone who isn’t a performer on your double reed instrument, it would be worthwhile to find out their plan for teaching you reedmaking.
Keep reading →
Q&A: Reeds

May 24, 2018

—

in Woodwind playing and pedagogy

for Bassoon, Clarinet, Oboe, Saxophone

Answers to questions submitted for the blog’s 10th anniversary.
Keep reading →
Beginners, parents, and making double reeds

Feb 11, 2016

—

in Woodwind playing and pedagogy

for Bassoon, Oboe

If you are a parent or band director of a young oboist or bassoonist, here is what you need to know about reedmaking.
Keep reading →
Review: ReedGeek “Universal” reed tool

Oct 6, 2014

—

in Product reviews

for Bassoon, Clarinet, Oboe, Saxophone

I’m a little late to the party on this, as the ReedGeek has been around for a number of years now and has been widely reviewed, but I finally picked one up (at ClarinetFest) after a long conversation/demonstration with inventor Mauro Di Gioia. I have been using mine for a few months now and wanted …
Keep reading →
Review: Oboe Reed Maker PRO iPhone app

May 11, 2013

—

in Product reviews

for Oboe

I saw a post a couple of months ago by Patty Mitchell (reigning champion of online oboe journalism) about the iPhone app Oboe Reed Maker PRO, and decided to bite the bullet, part with the $1.99, and take it for a spin. Here is my review. As is my custom lately, I have tried to keep the …
Keep reading →
Not making your own double reeds

Nov 19, 2009

—

in Woodwind playing and pedagogy

for Bassoon, Oboe

I’ve posted a few times over the past year about making double reeds (cf. here, here, and here), and I maintain that this is the truest way to abiding oboe/bassoon satisfaction. If you consider those instruments to be serious parts of what you do as a musician, you need to learn to make—or at least …
Keep reading →
Duco cement and bassoon reeds

Oct 15, 2009

—

in Woodwind playing and pedagogy

for Bassoon

Since I moved to the lovely and historic Mississippi Delta about two and a half months ago, it has been on my to-do list to find a local source for Duco cement to use in bassoon reedmaking. I used to be able to buy it at a certain notorious chain store, but my local store …
Keep reading →
Oboe reedmaking resources

Jun 25, 2009

—

in Woodwind playing and pedagogy

for Oboe

There’s no way around it—if you’re going to be a serious oboist, you have to learn to make your own reeds. Even fine handmade reeds purchased from an excellent reedmaker can’t compete with reeds made to your own personal specifications, suited to your highly individual combination of embouchure, instrument, playing style, and performance situation. A …
Keep reading →