A group of Austrian scientists have found that cats appear to prefer instruments such as the oboe and deep bass, as well as male voice choirs. Also many cats have shown interest, particularly in the piano. Is it true? How many of you have cats and how do they react when you practice your instrument?
I just read this online:
How do I fix my oboe?
There are five keys on my oboe that when I press them down they don’t come back up. I don’t think the pads are sticking, I think it is a problem with the screws. This oboe hasn’t been played in a while so I think it is in pretty sorry shape. I can’t afford to pay to fix it and the school (I am renting the oboe through my band teacher) doesn’t have any money left, plus it is the end of the school year. Is there any way I can fix the oboe myself?
How does one even begin to answer this? Odds are it’s a rotten school instrument. Odds are there are multiple things that are wrong with it. And the student is renting the instrument? Sigh.
When I started to get back into teaching in a serious way some years ago I had a lot of students come in with horrendous instruments. I dealt with them as best I could. I no longer do that. If they refuse to get an instrument that works I turn them away. It’s just too much of a struggle. One way to try and convince parents about instruments is to show them how their child sounds on my instrument or, if the student isn’t yet capable of really playing yet, I play on his or her wreck of an oboe. Parents either will hear that their child sounds better on my instrument, or they’ll hear me sound pretty darn rotten (okay, so maybe I make a point of not trying to sound good!) on theirs. That can help.
Did you know that ducks are very social animals and suffer without companionship. Let’s all grab an oboe and cheer up some lonely ducks :D
Our first cover of a cover! Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know as inspired by Pentatonix’s version. Bassoon adaptation by Kara LaMoure:
So of course I’d better put up Pentatonix too:
(But don’t ask me who “Gotye” is because I have no idea.)
Music is about to take over the [name here] household. [name here] has asked to join marching band this summer, and [name here] just showed promise on the oboe and will begin this summer. So very proud of both of my boys!
30 flutes, 30 clarinets, 1 oboe #bandproblems #whyamIhere#nobodycanhearme
If you’ve never heard this before and you’ve ever played the Mozart Oboe Quartet you really have to give it a listen … really! But even if you haven’t played the Mozart this is well worth the listen!
April 27, 2012
Rock Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Evan Ocheret and Jonathan Snyder, oboe
Michelle Wong, english horn
John Marvin – Music from the Night (2000)
Trio for two oboes and english horn
Movement titles (played continuously without breaks):
-Alarums And Encounters
-Transitions, English Horn
-Night Songs
-Commentaries, Oboe II
-A Little Chamber Music (After Mozart)
-Arioso Coloratura, Oboe I
-Intersections And Intertwinings
I just received this via email:
Hi there,
Wanted to share a reminder for you and your members/readers who are interested in experiencing the encore broadcasts of the MET Opera Wagner Ring Cycle in movie theaters.
There are a few performances left in this encore broadcast series, and we hope you are able to share with your readers, members and followers.
Siegfried: Met Opera Ring Cycle Encore – Wednesday, May 16, 2012Götterdämmerung: Met Opera Ring Cycle Encore – Saturday, May 19, 2012
For more details about the event, please visit: www.fathomevents.com/performingarts/series/ringcycleencore2012.aspx
Best,
Geoff
Yep, I’m going. I still favor the San Francisco production, but I’m enjoying this one and will continue the adventure!
[Person #1] : “See, this is what bothers me about myself: if the radio display didn’t tell me, I wouldn’t have known this is an oboe.” [Person #2]: “THAT’s what bothers you about yourself?!”
Chicks dig oboe players.
OK, it’s official. I love oboe recitals!
Billy Joel: And So It Goes (arr. Bob Chilcott)
Pete Avendano
There are only two things in this world that help me relax and forget about everything: Karate and oboe. #weirdhobbies #dontcare
I just received a most bizarre email. I’ll leave the sender’s name and address off, but do click on the link to one of my blog entries and see if you think her idea of my blog fitting her topic is ridiculous!
HI Patricia,
I’m getting in touch with you because I came across your blog oboeinsight.com/2012/04/01/mqod-581/ during my research on my project relating to ecology and how research in ecology from higher education institutions is tackling problems such as population issues, climate change, and food crises. Specifically, I’ve written on the variety of issues relating to research in PhD programs today.
My resource has been referred to by prominent organizations such as Columbia University and other prominent websites. I’d be very interested in writing a guest article on your blog relating to one of the many areas of pertinent research in ecology today such as conservation biology, wetland management, or urban ecology. What do you think?
