Jan 26, 20232 minDo your oboe students rotate their reeds?I’ve been checking in with my beginner students this week about their newly broken in reeds (they were assigned to break in 1 or 2 new...
Jan 19, 20232 minDo your students know the difference between rod screws and adjustment screws?In December, as part of my holiday gift to my students, I gave each of them a little eyeglass repair kit. The screwdriver was the...
Jan 12, 20232 minReturn to playing after a breakThis is my first week of teaching lessons after the winter holiday break, and so far I’ve had only one or two students who practiced the...
Dec 15, 20223 minHow to retain your new oboe studentsLast week I gave you my short-list of the perks of playing the oboe (if you missed it, you can check it out here), and this week I...