What do the world’s most prominent oboists have to say about their musical ideas, performance techniques, and teaching strategies? Authors Michele L. Fiala and Martin Schuring, themselves skilled oboists, undertook the project of asking 26 of them about their musicianship and pedagogy. The results are collected in Great Oboists on Music and Musicianship, which provides […]
Oboemotions by Stephen Caplan is the definitive volume on using Body Mapping technique to help oboists and other double-reed players prevent injury and develop the physical freedom and sensitivity needed for technical mastery. Part method book, picture book, anatomy book, and practice handbook, the purpose of Oboemotions is to place the musical and technical study […]
What goes on in the minds of chamber musicians as they express their feelings through music? In Three’s a Crowd, Gary Schocker offers five imaginary conversations for flute, oboe, and bassoon, using music rather than words. Sometimes harmonious, sometimes impatient, but like any carefully observed conversation, always complex and interesting. Performers and listeners alike will […]