Clear, bright, penetrating, acerbic, keen, biting, rasping, reedy, powerful, robust, full, insistent.
The sound quality of the oboe is very versatile and ranges from the thick notes in the low register to the thin and piercing high notes. The break between one register and the next covers roughly a minor third.
The middle register is the region most often used. The oboe’s acerbic timbre can lend even a tutti passage special color.
The double reed is placed between the lips and blown which causes both reeds to vibrate against each other. They open and close very rapidly, sending bursts of energy into the air column inside the instrument and causing it to vibrate in sympathy. A good oboist is one who can do this in a controlled and sensitive way.
As on all woodwind instruments it is primarily the keys which are used to produce the various pitches. The oboe over-blows to the octave. The speaker keys make overblowing largely redundant. Six of the tone holes are closed directly by the fingers, all the others by keys.
- 1/50 of students in the beginner band will be selected for oboe.
- Oboe player personality traits: "studious", "dependable" and "diligent"
- Oboe player physical characteristics: even upper and lower jaws - no over or underbites, agile fingers, solid coordination.
The sound quality of the oboe is very versatile and ranges from the thick notes in the low register to the thin and piercing high notes. The break between one register and the next covers roughly a minor third.
The middle register is the region most often used. The oboe’s acerbic timbre can lend even a tutti passage special color.
The double reed is placed between the lips and blown which causes both reeds to vibrate against each other. They open and close very rapidly, sending bursts of energy into the air column inside the instrument and causing it to vibrate in sympathy. A good oboist is one who can do this in a controlled and sensitive way.
As on all woodwind instruments it is primarily the keys which are used to produce the various pitches. The oboe over-blows to the octave. The speaker keys make overblowing largely redundant. Six of the tone holes are closed directly by the fingers, all the others by keys.
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