- Crescendos and decrescendos are not steady
changes in dynamics. They are more curved.
- Your tongue is its fastest around age 19. From
there, it only gets slower. Learn to double tongue!
- To leap up to a high note, think of a cat
jumping up onto a chair. Don’t use too much or too little energy. Use just
the right amount!
- Rules can be broken if done convincingly.
- Be aware of which notes have more zing. Let notes stick out when you want them to, not when the oboe wants them to.
- Be careful how literally you take some
markings. Always consider the overall shape of the phrase.
- Practice chunks at a slow tempo, but also
practice chunks at full tempo. Be able to start anywhere in the piece.
- Always plan and prepare your breaths.
- Don’t get too attached to reeds. They’re not
going to last very long!
- Know your phrasing. Think in fast motion even if you’re playing in slow motion.
JMOC was incredibly informative and inspiring, and I've already begun to incorporate some of the lessons into my own practice sessions.
I’m ahead of schedule with
my work in the library, so I’ve also been able to attend some of the Advanced
Oboe Institute classes here at Interlochen. Elaine Douvas is teaching this
year, and I’m continuing to learn a lot. I feel very lucky to have the
opportunity for such intense oboe study with such fantastic teachers over the
last two weeks. I’m close to filling an entire notebook in that time (I will
probably finish it off tomorrow!), and I don’t think I have ever been this
inspired to play the oboe. I’m very happy I’m spending my summer at
Interlochen, “where music lives” :)
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