John had his oboe recital today. He did a fantastic job. You can watch and listen below.
The oboe is not an easy instrument to play. It's a "double reed" instrument, which means it has two reeds that are kind of stuck together with a tiny hole between them to blow into. But when you do it right, it makes a really cool sound.
John is able to make that sound. In fact, we've had several teachers and advanced oboe players tell us what a great sound he gets out of the instrument, even though he's been playing for less than a year. We talked to someone who repairs oboes who told us that he thinks it's the only instrument that chooses the player, rather than the player choosing the instrument. Joh has wanted to play it since he was about five.
Anyway, we're very proud of our oboe player, and we look forward to many years of listening to his beautiful music,
The oboe is not an easy instrument to play. It's a "double reed" instrument, which means it has two reeds that are kind of stuck together with a tiny hole between them to blow into. But when you do it right, it makes a really cool sound.
John is able to make that sound. In fact, we've had several teachers and advanced oboe players tell us what a great sound he gets out of the instrument, even though he's been playing for less than a year. We talked to someone who repairs oboes who told us that he thinks it's the only instrument that chooses the player, rather than the player choosing the instrument. Joh has wanted to play it since he was about five.
Anyway, we're very proud of our oboe player, and we look forward to many years of listening to his beautiful music,
1 comment:
Hope you don't mind this random person dropping by ... but I just love hearing young oboists, and bravo to your son! Hope he keeps it up!
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