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Taming the Oboe *
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Citation: Vol. 64 No. 8 2010
Author: Nora Lewis
TItle: Taming the Oboe
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: The Instrumentalist

There are many mechanisms and to be careful of on the oboe.
The oboe is very fragile.
If condensation builds up in a key causing a gurgaling noise blow across the keys.
Appreciation without Apologies
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Citation: Vol. 46, 2006
Author: Phil Ford
Title: Appreciation without Apologies
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: College Music Symposium

Music appreciation is considered square.
We owe something to the 1960s.
Dominent ideas are commonly thought.
Are Musical Instrument Gender Associations Changing?
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Citation: Vol. 57, No. 2, 2009
Author: Hal Ables
Title: Are Musical Instrument Gender Associations Changing?
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: Journal In Research In Music Education

Research was done to see if one sex favored specific instruments more than the other.
Both sexes found themselves restricted to certain instruments.
Stereotypig what sex should play what instruments could stifle childrens involvement in music.
The Nature of Expertise: Narrative Descriptions of 19 Common Elements Observed in theLessons of Three Renowned Artist-Teachers
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Citation: No. 170, 2006
Author: Robert A. Duke and Amy L. Simmons
Title: The Nature of Expertise: Narrative Descriptions of 19 Common Elements Observed in theLessons of Three Renowned Artist-Teachers
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: Bulletin of the Council for Reseach in Music Education

Twenty-five hours of video taped lessons were observed.
Pieces are performed from beginning to end.
There are specific goals set by each teacher.
Performance
Oboe Articulation *
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Citation: Vol. 66 No 9 2012
Author: Nora Lewis
TItle: Oboe Articulation
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: The Instrumentalist

Oboe articulation is hard to introduce.
Good oboe articultion includes the tip of the tongue to the tip of the reed with a slight motion downward.
Saxophoistst and clarinetists often find the oboe reed to be to small of a target for the tongue.

The Chelsea House Orchestra: A Case Study of a Non-Traditional School Instrumental Ensemble
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Citation: No. 177, 2008
Author: Steve Oare
Title: The Chelsea House Orchestra: A Case Study of a Non-Traditional School Instrumental Ensemble
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: Bulletin of Council for Research in Music Education

This study was to help with picking more diverse repetoire for high school orchestras.
Individuals are shown off by solos and duets.
Music is supposed to be used from all cultures.
Roles for Spectral Centroid and Other Factors in Determining "Blended" Instrument Pairings in Orchestration
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Citation: Vol: 13, No. 2, 1995
Author: Gregory J. Sandell
Title: Roles for Spectral Centroid and Other Factors in Determining "Blended" Instrument Pairingsin Orchestration
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: Music Perception: An Interdisciplinary Journal

Experiment using natural instrument sounds and pairing them with others.
Wanted to see the difference in the center of pitch between the instruments.
The changes often blend.
Reeds
Using to Oboe Reed Alone *
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Citation: Vol. 63 No. 3 2013
Author: Dr. Jacqueline Leclair
Title: Pedagogical Uses of the Oboe Reed Alone
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: The Double Reed

The most essential skill for an oboist to have is good embouchure and proper reed placement.
Students can begin on reed alone exercises.
If something sounds bad on the reed it will sound bad on the oboe too.
An Italian Oboist in Germany: Double Reed Making c.1750
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Citation: Vol. 28, No. 1, 2000
Author: Samantha Owens
Title: An Italian Oboist in Germany: Double Reed Making c.1750
Instrument: Oboe
Jounal: Early Music

Leon Goossens believed all serious oboe players made their own reeds.
Good reeds were not always available in the immediate area.
In the late 18th century people started making their own reeds rather than purchasing them.
Breaking into a World of Perfection: Innovation in Today's Classical Musical Instruments
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Citation: 2004
Author: Karin Bijsterveld and Marten Schulp
Title: Breaking into a World of Perfection: Innovation in Today's Classical Musical Instruments
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: Social Studies of Science

Many people want to improve classical instruments.
For most of the interviews they talked to makers of the instruments or reeds.
Wanted to understand the techniques of making oboe reeds.
Instruments
Musical Instruments
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Citation: No. 1979/1980, 1979-1980
Author: Laurence Libin
Title: Musical Instruments
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: Notable Aquisitions

Someone brought in old instrument for inspection.
It was a rare English Horn.
It was in perfect condition.
The Boehm System Oboe and its Role in the Development of the Modern Oboe
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Citation: Vol.56, 2003
Author: Robert Howe
Title: The Boehm System Oboe and its Role in the Development of the Modern Oboe
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: The Galpin Society Journal

Buffet's Boehm system helped develop the modern oboe.
The oboe use to consist of 10-12 keys.
Boehm's model was introduced in 1832.
Taille, Oboe da Caccia and Corno Inglese
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Citation: Vol. 26, 1973
Author: Reine Dahlqvist
Title: Taille, Oboe da Caccia and Corno Inglese
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: The Galpin Society Journal

The oboe used in Bach's Oboe da Caccia is said to be a tenor oboe in F.
The tenor oboe is thought to have been developed around the same time as the oboe.
Lully also used the tenor oboe.
Other Fun Information
Shawm Technique
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Citation: Vol. 6, No. 1, 1978
Author: Ana Seiberg and Carl Willetts
Title: Shawm Technique
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: Early Music

Do not judge the dynamics from commercial recordings.
The shawm should be played loudly.
Open the gaps in the reed to play loud.
Multiculturalism, Music, and Information Highways
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Citation: Vol. 81, No. 3, 1994
Author: Harold E. Griswold
Title: Multiculturalism, Music, and Information Highways
Instrument: Oboe
Journal: Music Educators Journal

Students and teachers are now starting to study multicultural music.
There are new discussion groups for this.
The internet can be used to get more information.
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