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Choosing the right instrument can feel overwhelming. This guide on how to choose a bassoon will help you understand what truly matters, so you can...read more
Choosing an instrument can feel overwhelming. This guide on how to choose an oboe will help you understand what truly matters, so you can make...read more
Routine Maintenance Can Keep Your Instrument Reliable, Responsive, and Performing at Its Best Routine oboe and bassoon maintenance is essential to keep your instrument reliable,...read more
Choosing a double reed music minor in college allows students to continue playing oboe or bassoon while pursuing another academic path. For Students and Parents...read more
The audience experience in music plays a vital role in how performances are perceived and remembered, shaping both emotional impact and connection. Understanding the Audience...read more
Colleges and Universities Need Oboists and Bassoonists For students who excel at playing the oboe or bassoon, these unique talents can open doors to college...read more
When you or your child are in the market for an oboe or bassoon – here’s some insight into what to look for and how...read more
Music collaboration and performance rely on both ears and hearts to make sense of what we do as musicians. We rely on ears and hearts...read more
Did you fall in love with the oboe or bassoon as I did? My double reed musician story began in junior high school. From that...read more
Create a GoalSet a Due DateComplete One Goal at a Time For every day you don’t practice, it can take two days to return to...read more
Oboes and bassoons are sensitive to the weather – especially changing humidity levels. We keep the average humidity at about 45% here in the shop...read more
“Mitch the Multi Instrumentalist” from Oregon posed a great question: “Who really made those Ponte oboes?” Well Mitch, I spent more than a few years...read more
Most players find that having their instrument examined every 2 years works well. Of course, bring it in sooner if something doesn’t feel right, or...read more
As a student, I liked to have music playing when I got down to serious studying. Headphones, speakers whatever – as long as it was...read more
As a kid, I was unduly concerned with how radio stations get their sound to your radio. It seemed vaguely creepy – all that chatter...read more
I spent a lot of my youth practicing just enough to get by. I played oboe and I progressed fast without a lot of effort....read more
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