TECHNICAL BASICS OF OBOE PLAYING Junior Edition

Scales for the Oboe, Exercises for a clean and controlled response, Staccato, Arpeggios, An essay on Vibrato

The Junior Edition is a collection of tried and tested exercises, which will enable you to acquire an effective and comprehensive technique. It is addressed to a younger audience.

Contents:
1. Warm-up
Embouchure exercises (reed only)
Slow scales
Fifths and fourths
2. Exercise for sound and legato (by Albrecht Mayer)
3. Transition over the break
4. Exercises in different keys – MAJOR (up to 3# and 3b)
1. Scale, basic pattern, possible variations,
Triplet scale, 5-note scale, scale with auxiliary note
2. Chromatic scale
3. Thirds
4. Staccato
5. Arpeggios
5. Exercises in different keys – MINOR (up to 3# and 3b)
1.1. & 1.2. harmonic minor
1.3. melodic minor
1.4. natural minor

Since some instruments do not extend to low B or B flat, the exercises begin on low C (c‘). The highest note is generally top C (c‘‘‘), although some exercises extend to top E flat (E flat‘‘‘).

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