oboeinsight

If any registered folks are reading this could you try to leave a comment now? Dan thinks he fixed the problem we were having and we need to see if it works now.
Thanks! :-)

Well, maybe no need, but still … it’s a Reed Coffee Table.
What could be better?

Whether you’re at home sitting by the fire, or out and about with your iPod, here’s a list of five classical music CDs that will take you to that calm and cultured place.
Ah yes … calm and cultured. That’s me in a nutshell.

I’m happy to post oboe instructor info here for those in the states. (I haven’t ventured out of the US, just assuming that it would get awfully complicated then, but perhaps I should change that. We’ll see.)
Just so ya know. :-)

This little piggy went to market
This little piggy stayed home
This little piggy had roast beaf
This little piggy had none
and this little piggy went “Wee wee wee!” all the way home.

I do believe my toe — the poor piggy who had none one (right foot) — is broken.
I’m a clumsy, clumsy girl. Sigh.
But what does one [...]

“When the inmates are running the asylum, when sound business practices are disregarded in lieu of Trustees and employees’ egos, personal pursuits and vindictive behavior, when the board room emulates the sounds of a misaligned garbage disposal, devoid of common decency and respect, it is truly time for me, and others of sound judgment, to [...]

I read an article that says the oboe is …
A difficult instrument to master at such an early age because of the need for a large lung capacity,…
Hmm. I never really thought large lung capacity was the big thing we needed. Okay, then.
I think of patience, first and foremost. And of course the ability [...]

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This happened once with an oboe player. We went on a school trip to see some concert or something and I just had this feeling that I would marry the oboist. I didn’t think he was particularly cute. I just knew I was going to marry him.

i think double reed’s the weirdest/cutest section ever man.

Why do i feel dizzy and faint when I play my oboe?
It’s a musical instrument. And I’m perfectly healthy. It just happened to me today again. It also happened when I played my clarinet. I feel like I have a sinus headache, but tylenol doesn’t take it away. I also felt so dizzy my whole [...]

“As soon as I boarded the train, I placed my violin case on the overhead rack and placed my laptop bag near my feet. I was completely exhausted due to the hot sun and soon fell asleep. When the train pulled into the Mylapore station, I got off in a hurry, forgetting to take my [...]

So the Nutcracker is over for 2008. I only played 15 services, but it still felt like a lot for some reason. Maybe it’s that it dragged over time; we began on December 9. But goodbye Nut. See you in 2009!

What I will miss the most when I die will be classical music.

Recent studys show that prescribing music can improve heart health and lower cholesterol levels. The research found that if a person listens to 30 minutes a day of their favorite music, not only can it help him/ her relaxing mentally but it can also benefit him physically by expanding and clearing blood vessels.
This musical/ medical [...]