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Can I teach myself to play the oboe?
With proper instruction, you can teach yourself to play the oboe. MusicProfessor’s step-by-step process will not only assist you in teaching yourself, it will provide you with high-quality examples of how the oboe should sound, so you can self-assess and learn right from the start.
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Is oboe easy to learn?
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Can you be too old to play the oboe?
You cannot be too old to learn to play the oboe. In fact, learning to play the oboe can help your body maintain its precision dexterity and keep your mind malleable. Learning to play an instrument is a great way to keep your body and mind young.
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Can I learn oboe at home?
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Can I really learn oboe online?
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Overview
With its vocal-like quality and singing range, the Oboe conveys an emotional tone to the listener. The Oboe Library’s sequence of professional instruction will take out the challenges some players experience when taking up this unique instrument, and provides optimal opportunities for modeling precise technique and the characteristic tone.
This video library is perfect for:
- First-time oboe players ready to get started
- Intermediate oboe players looking to hone their performance skills
- Oboe students wanting to learn additional techniques and improve their sound
- Band teachers needing online resources to support teaching and learning the oboe
In this library you’ll learn:
- Step-by-step how to play the oboe
- How to read oboe music on the treble clef
- How to play a variety of songs on the oboe
- How to assemble and care for you oboe
- Intermediate oboe techniques
- And so much more...
Curriculum
Level 1 Oboe
By Jonathan Marzluf- 0 Lessons
- Jonathan Marzluf
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Welcome! Here's where to start.
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Lesson 1: Intro
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Lesson 2: Putting it Together
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Lesson 3: Playing Position
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Lesson 4: Taking it Apart
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Lesson 5: Troubleshooting
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Lesson 6: Essential Equipment
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Lesson 7: Intro
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Lesson 8: Recap
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Lesson 9: Air
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Lesson 10: Embouchure
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Lesson 11: Reed and Crowing
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Lesson 12: Notes C, B, A, and G
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Lesson 13: Intro
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Lesson 14: Recap
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Lesson 15: Reading Music
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Lesson 16: Exercise - Longtones
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Lesson 17: Exercise - Longtones Continued
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Lesson 18: Practice Technique
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Lesson 19: Intro
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Lesson 20: Recap
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Lesson 21: Notes F#, E, and F
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Lesson 22: Exercise - Half Notes and Half Rests
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Lesson 23: Exercise - Getting to Know F#
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Lesson 24: Exercise - Getting to Know E, and F#
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Lesson 25: Exercise - Getting to Know Low F
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Lesson 26: Exercise - Endurance
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Lesson 27: Exercise - Duet
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Lesson 28: Intro
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Lesson 29: Recap
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Lesson 30: Notes E, F, G, and D
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Lesson 31: Exercise - Getting to Know E
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Lesson 32: Exercise - Getting to Know F
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Lesson 33: Exercise - Getting to Know G
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Lesson 34: Exercise - Quarter Notes
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Lesson 35: Exercise - Forked F
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Lesson 36: Exercise - Duet
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Lesson 37: Melody - 'Mary' - Quarter Rest
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Lesson 38: Melody - 'Buns'
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Lesson 39: Intro
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Lesson 40: Recap
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Lesson 41: Notes A, and Bb
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Lesson 42: Exercise - Getting to Know A
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Lesson 43: Exercise - Getting to Know High A
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Lesson 44: Scale F Major - Key Signature
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Lesson 45: Dynamics
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Lesson 46: Exercise - Dynamics with the F Major Scale
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Lesson 47: Exercise - 2-4 Time
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Lesson 48: Exercise - Duet
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Lesson 49: Intro
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Lesson 50: Recap
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Lesson 51: Exercise - Ties
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Lesson 52: Exercise - Dotted Half Notes
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Lesson 53: Exercise - Duet with Accidentals
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Lesson 54: Exercise - 3-4 Time
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Lesson 55: Exercise - 3-4 Time
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Lesson 56: Exercise - 3 in '1'
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Lesson 57: Intro
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Lesson 58: Recap
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Lesson 59: Exercise - Eighth Notes
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Lesson 60: Exercise - Duet - D.S. al Fine
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Lesson 61: Notes Low D, and C
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Lesson 62: Scale C Major
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Lesson 63: Exercise - Putting it All Together
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Lesson 64: Intro
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Lesson 65: Recap
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Lesson 66: Note High F#
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Lesson 67: Scale G Major
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Lesson 68: Exercise - G Major
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Lesson 69: Exercise - Getting to Know F#
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Lesson 70: Exercise - 3 in '1'
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Lesson 71: Exercise - Dotted Quarter Notes
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Lesson 72: Exercise - Putting it All Together
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Lesson 73: Melody - 'New World'
Level 2 Oboe
By Jonathan Marzluf- 74 Lessons
- Jonathan Marzluf
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Welcome! Here's where to start.
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Lesson 1: Intro
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Lesson 2: Recap
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Lesson 3: Exercise - Slurring
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Lesson 4: Notes Eb, High Bb, B, and C
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Lesson 5: Scale Bb Major
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Lesson 6: Exercise - Bb Major
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Lesson 7: Exercise - March
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Lesson 8: Intro
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Lesson 9: Recap
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Lesson 10: Note High D - Altissimo
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Lesson 11: Exercise- Eighth Rests
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Lesson 12: Exercise - Eighth Rests
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Lesson 13: Exercise - Eighth Rests and Slurring
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Lesson 14: Exercise - Accents
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Lesson 15: Melody - Minuet
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Lesson 16: Intro
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Lesson 17: Recap
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Lesson 18: Note C#
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Lesson 19: Scale D Major
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Lesson 20: Exercise - Alla Breve - Cut Time
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Lesson 21: Exercise - Putting it All Together
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Lesson 22: Exercise - Staccato
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Lesson 23: Melody - 'America'
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Lesson 24: Intro
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Lesson 25: Recap
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Lesson 26: Note Ab
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Lesson 27: Scale Eb Major
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Lesson 28: Exercise - Getting to Know Eb Major
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Lesson 29: Chromatic Scale
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Lesson 30: Exercise - 16th Notes
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Lesson 31: Exercise - 16th Notes and Eb Major
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Lesson 32: Exercise - Challenging 16th Notes
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Lesson 33: Melody - 'Frere Jacques'
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Lesson 34: Intro
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Lesson 35: Recap
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Lesson 36: Exercise - Dynamics
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Lesson 37: Exercise - Dynamic Markings
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Lesson 38: Exercise - Creating Dynamics
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Lesson 39: Exercise - Tonguing
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Lesson 40: Melody - 'Traveling to Arkansas'
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Lesson 41: Intro
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Lesson 42: Recap
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Lesson 43: Scale A Major
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Lesson 44: Exercise - Getting to Know A Major
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Lesson 45: Exercise - Tempo Markings
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Lesson 46: Exercise - Dotted Eighth + Sixteenth
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Lesson 47: Exercise - Duet
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Lesson 48: Melody - 'Railroad'
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Lesson 49: Intro
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Lesson 50: Recap
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Lesson 51: Scale Ab Major
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Lesson 52: Exercise - Getting to Know Ab Major
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Lesson 53: Exercise - Syncopation
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Lesson 54: Exercise - Syncopation
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Lesson 55: Exercise - Dotted Eighth + 16th Note with Syncopation
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Lesson 56: Melody - 'Shoefly'
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Lesson 57: Intro
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Lesson 58: Recap
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Lesson 59: Scale E Major
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Lesson 60: Exercise - 6-8 Time
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Lesson 61: Exercise - 6-8 Groupings
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Lesson 62: Exercise - 6-8 Groupings
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Lesson 63: Exercise - Duet
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Lesson 64: Melody - 'Scarborough Fair'
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Lesson 65: Intro
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Lesson 66: Recap
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Lesson 67: Scale Db Major
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Lesson 68: Scale B Major
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Lesson 69: Exercise - Triplets
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Lesson 70: Exercise - Challenging Triplets
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Lesson 71: Exercise - Duple and Triple
Level 2 Oboe Solos
By Kevin Berg- 146 Lessons
- Kevin Berg
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Welcome! Here's where to start.
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Lesson 1: Intro
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Lesson 2: Starting Notes
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Lesson 3: Long Notes
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Lesson 4: Long Tone Exercise
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Lesson 5: Crossing the Break
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Lesson 6: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 7: Section A - Phrasing
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Lesson 8: Section A - Rallentando
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Lesson 9: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 10: Section B - (F) Choices
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Lesson 11: Section B - Rallentando
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Lesson 12: Section B - Dynamics
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Lesson 13: Section C - Run Through
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Lesson 14: Overview
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Lesson 15: Performance Run Through
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Lesson 16: Intro
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Lesson 17: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 18: Section A - Legato and Staccato
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Lesson 19: Section A - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 20: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 21: Section B - Accidentals
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Lesson 22: Section B - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 23: Section C - Run Through
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Lesson 24: Section C - Run Through
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Lesson 25: Section C - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 26: Waltz
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Lesson 27: Performance Run Through
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Lesson 28: Intro
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Lesson 29: 6-8 Time
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Lesson 30: Divisi
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Lesson 31: Dynamics
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Lesson 32: Last Note
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Lesson 33: Staccato
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Lesson 34: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 35: Section A - Rhythm
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Lesson 36: Section A - Practice Run through
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Lesson 37: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 38: Section B - Ritard
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Lesson 39: Section B - Similarities and Differences
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Lesson 40: Section B - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 41: Section C - Run Through
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Lesson 42: Section C - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 43: Performance Run Through
Level 3 Oboe Etudes
By Kevin Berg- 190 Lessons
- Kevin Berg
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Welcome! Here's where to start.
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Lesson 1: Intro
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Lesson 2: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 3: Section A - Style
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Lesson 4: Section A - Rhythm
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Lesson 5: Section A - Leaping
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Lesson 6: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 7: Section B - Trill
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Lesson 8: Section B - Articulation
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Lesson 9: Section B - m. 14
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Lesson 10: Section B - Stringendo
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Lesson 11: Vibrato
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Lesson 12: Musicality
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Lesson 13: The Best
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Lesson 14: Full Run Through, Performance Tempo
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Lesson 15: Intro
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Lesson 16: Articulation Exercises
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Lesson 17: Articulation Exercises Played
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Lesson 18: Big Leaps
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Lesson 19: Slow Practice
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Lesson 20: Practice Rhythms
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Lesson 21: Playing Backwards
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Lesson 22: Section A - Slow Run Through
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Lesson 23: Section B - Slow Run Through
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Lesson 24: Section C - Slow Run Through
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Lesson 25: Section D - Slow Run Through
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Lesson 26: Getting Faster
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Lesson 27: Section A + B
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Lesson 28: Section C + D
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Lesson 29: Full Run Through, Practice Tempo
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Lesson 30: Full Run Through, Performance Tempo
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Lesson 31: Intro
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Lesson 32: Warm Up
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Lesson 33: Practice Techniques for Speed
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Lesson 34: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 35: Section A - Grace Notes
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Lesson 36: Section A - High Note Fingerings
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Lesson 37: Section A - Rhythm
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Lesson 38: Section A - Syncopation
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Lesson 39: Section A - Slow Run Through
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Lesson 40: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 41: Section B - Dynamics
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Lesson 42: Section B - High Note Fingerings
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Lesson 43: Section B - Leaps
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Lesson 44: Section B - Trills
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Lesson 45: Section B - Slow Run Through
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Lesson 46: Section C - Run Through
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Lesson 47: Section C - Overview
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Lesson 48: Section C - Slow Run Through
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Lesson 49: Intro
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Lesson 50: Warm Up
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Lesson 51: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 52: Section A - Left Eb Fingering
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Lesson 53: Section A - Ornamentation
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Lesson 54: Section A - Ends of Slurs
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Lesson 55: Section A - F Fingering
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Lesson 56: Section A - Accents and Dynamics
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Lesson 57: Section A - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 58: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 59: Section B - Alternate Fingerings
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Lesson 60: Section B - Grace Notes
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Lesson 61: Section B - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 62: Section C - Run Through
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Lesson 63: Section C - Practice Techniques
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Lesson 64: Section C - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 65: Intro
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Lesson 66: 3-2 Time
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Lesson 67: Alternate Fingerings
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Lesson 68: Articulation
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Lesson 69: Full Run through - Performance Tempo
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Lesson 70: Grace Notes
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Lesson 71: Section A - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 72: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 73: Section A - Trills
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Lesson 74: Subdivision
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Lesson 75: m. 35 Trill Fingering
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Lesson 76: Section B - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 77: Section B - Rhythm
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Lesson 78: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 79: Section B - Trills
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Lesson 80: Section C - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 81: Section C - Run Through
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Lesson 82: Last Line
NEW - Music Fundamentals
By Cameron Coday- 273 Lessons
- Cameron Coday
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Here's where to start.
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Lesson 1: Introduction to Music Fundamentals
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Lesson 2: What is Music Notation?
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The Many Types of Music Notation
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Lesson 4: What is Pitch?
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Lesson 5: The Staff
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Lesson 6: Key Signatures
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Lesson 7: Clefs
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Lesson 8: The Musical Alphabet
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Lesson 9: The Treble Clef
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Lesson 10: The Bass Clef
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Lesson 11: Whole Steps and Half Steps
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Lesson 12: Sharps, Flats, and Naturals
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Lesson 13: Intervals
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Lesson 14: Major Scales
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Lesson 15: Natural Minor Scales
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Lesson 16: Circle of Fifths
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Lesson 17: Chords
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Lesson 18: Transposition
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Lesson 19: Transposition for Band Instruments
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Lesson 20: What is Meter?
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Lesson 21: 4/4 Common Time
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Lesson 22: 3/4 Time
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Lesson 23: 2/4 Time
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Lesson 24: 5/4 and 6/4
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Lesson 25: 2/2 or Cut Time
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Lesson 26: 6/8 Time
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Lesson 27: More Complex Meters-12/8 and 9/8 Time
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Lesson 28: Even More Complex Meters-5/8 and 7/8 Time
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Lesson 29: What is Rhythm?
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Lesson 30: Rhythm versus Tempo
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Lesson 31: The Eighth Note Pulse
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Lesson 32: Note Values-Meet the Rhythm Tree
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Lesson 33: Rests-Beats of Energetic Silence
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Lesson 34: Ties Rhythms
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Lesson 35: Dotted Rhythms
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Lesson 36: Syncopated Rhythms
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Lesson 37: What are Dynamics?
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Lesson 38: What is Tempo
Instructors
Jonathan Marzluf
Jonathan Marzluf has played oboe for many fine ensembles, including: the CAPA Broadway Series, Opera Roanoke, the Columbus Symphony, the United States Marine Corps Field Band and Woodwind Quintet, the Central Ohio Symphony, the Pacific Woodwind Quintet, the Rio Hondo Symphony, Divan Consort, the Crystal Cathedrals Hour of Power Orchestra, Center Stage Opera of Los Angeles, and the Okinawa Symphony.
Kevin Berg
Dr. Kevin Berg completed his MM degree at UT in 2009 and his DMA in 2012. He is currently living in Austin, performing as a member of the Austin Symphony and teaching a number of young oboists in the area.
Cameron Coday
Cameron Coday is a Band Director at Victory Lakes Intermediate in Houston, Texas. Cameron graduated High Honors with a Bachelor of Music and Minor in Leadership from the University of Colorado Boulder. She earned her Master of Music Education with Summa Cum Laude Honors from Central Washington University at the American Band College. Cameron has presented as a clinician for The Assisted Director and loves fostering conversation on teacher health and wellbeing. She is active in the pageantry arts, serving as brass staff for Arizona Academy Drum and Bugle Corps. She performed on baritone with The Troopers (2013, 2014), Phantom Regiment (2015), and The Cadets (2016). Outside of teaching, Cameron enjoys weightlifting and CrossFit. She coaches adult barbell classes, and loves her cat, Benjamin.