This Fall and Winter I need motivation to keep moving forward. Challenge 1 - Record ALL of the Robert Stephenson Twinkle Variations for solo oboe. To that end here is the Theme and Variation [...]
This post is how I make American long scrape reeds at A=442. I am sure there are lots of other ways, but this is the way I have settled on after several years of experimentation. [...]
Hello all, FINALLY here is the long promised post for how to prevent water issues. This is a process that I learned in 2008 and have, for the vast majority of the time, not had [...]
Hello all, As we are now trying to figure out how to teach online, and someone posted yesterday asking for demonstrations of reed making knots, I thought it was a good time to make [...]
Hello all, I am thinking out loud here. What are we all doing to prevent the spread of illness this year? As we work on our reeds and our students reeds, play in ensembles, etc., [...]
When your spouse knows you all too well
I recently gave a class at Central Michigan University Reed Camp in which I was presenting on the baroque oboe and the Howarth Redgate oboe. At first I was not quite sure [...]
I am excited to announce that on July 14, 2019, 4:00 pm at the St. Ambrose Cellars (yes, they make mead there!!) in Beulah, Michigan, I have the opportunity to play the Albinoni Concerto in [...]
Here is video #2 for Double Trills. They are so much fun to play and practice, and quite possibly the easiest of the contemporary techniques to start with! Keep in mind there are [...]
Here is the first of the short video series for the sounds utilized in my etude book. This one will cover harmonics. Fingerings and etudes included in my book. Link to book https://www.apakamusic.com/product/expanding-your-toolbox-a-guide-to-beginning-contemporary-techniques-for-oboe/ [...]
