Ian Wisekal, oboe

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@RooftopAsians 10 сағат бұрын

just simple question: why are you using all different joints?

@IanWisekal 33 минут бұрын

Thanks for asking! It's all the same oboe, but the wood it's made of (cocobolo) comes in many different colors and shades.

@RooftopAsians 10 сағат бұрын

it helps alot

@RooftopAsians 11 сағат бұрын

crazy good tone for real for real

@IanWisekal 35 минут бұрын

Thank you!

@RooftopAsians 4 күн бұрын

damn i wish i'd have that tone colour on my oboe

@IanWisekal 4 күн бұрын

@@RooftopAsians Knowing the tone you want is the first step!

@asbkay04 24 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@cyrenaics 27 күн бұрын

what's the BPM ?

@IanWisekal 27 күн бұрын

Looks like I took this at about 108. Pro tip: you can use the "tap" function on your metronome to figure out the tempo of anything!

@cyrenaics 27 күн бұрын

@@IanWisekal thank you !!!!!

@Tomato10982 Ай бұрын

Thanks this is my region technical music for oboe so i want to hear a professional doing it 😂

@IanWisekal Ай бұрын

Hope it helped - best of luck at region! :)

@Axelantic Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!!

@Axelantic Ай бұрын

I’m playing this for region and this has been a huge help!!! From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much!!!

@IanWisekal Ай бұрын

So glad to hear it - you're very welcome! :)

@musicman1eanda Ай бұрын

What syllables do you recommend using to help students move their tongue in the right way? Tu? Tee? Tah?

@IanWisekal Ай бұрын

Great question! I usually approach voicing (the "vowel shape" in the mouth) as a separate issue, but I would say "tee" or "tu" is best, since that will set students up to have a focused airstream.

@musicman1eanda Ай бұрын

@IanWisekal Any reed recommendations for a 4th/5th grade beginner? Strength, type, company? I took 2 oboe classes in college as a music ed major, but that was about 11 years ago... My district got its first set of oboes this year for students.

@IanWisekal Ай бұрын

@@musicman1eanda That's exciting about the new instruments! I recommend trying out some of the options from the Bocal Majority Store; they're all handmade reeds, and I've had beginners do quite well with them. Once you find the "type" that seems to work best, stick with that maker. Best of luck this year!

@JohnnyWagner-Music 2 ай бұрын

0:05

@20rpmo64 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video it is helping me learn number 37 I'm trying make all state as a freshman and it is realy helping me

@IanWisekal 2 ай бұрын

Glad it's helpful - best of luck in your practice and preparation!

@MelissaFreemanAU 2 ай бұрын

Another appreciation comment for relaxed breaths! Thanks for the video. I’ll start practising that!

@gtvf1018 2 ай бұрын

This is one of the tmea etudes this year, that speed is intimidating 🫠🫠

@IanWisekal 2 ай бұрын

Luckily, you won't have to play it that fast, and there's a lot of time to prepare. Take it bit by bit, slowly and unevenly! My technique video has some tips for etudes like this :)

@loading...2121 2 ай бұрын

I feel you bro

@20rpmo64 Ай бұрын

Same

@spiware4924 2 ай бұрын

😭

@lguo_ 3 ай бұрын

Ahhh this is the except i have to prepare for my states honor band audition! My tutor recommends I don’t prepare the piece at this tempo, but aside from tempo do you have any tips for practicing/preparing this excerpt?

@IanWisekal 3 ай бұрын

I'm sure your teacher is a great resource, too, but my #1 suggestion for anything with a lot of fast, even notes: practice unevenly! Pick a nice, slow tempo with your metronome, take a chunk (maybe one measure) and play it really exaggeratedly in "LONG-short" pairs. Then flip them around so that they're "short-LONG." Then repeat the process with another chunk, and then link them together, etc. Once that feels comfortable, going back to playing evenly will feel relatively easy!

@WurNeedsToUpload 4 ай бұрын

awesome

@BarbaraSlonghaven 5 ай бұрын

Excellence!

@veronikamidtowne 6 ай бұрын

Excuse me, what kind of reeds do you use? Or do you make your own?

@IanWisekal 6 ай бұрын

I make my own! Almost all professional oboists do. I started learning to make reeds in 7th grade thanks to the encouragement of my teacher 😊

@veronikamidtowne 6 ай бұрын

@@IanWisekal I've heard that from a lot of my band directors! I plan on pursuing a career as a performing oboist, do you have any tips?

@IanWisekal 6 ай бұрын

@@veronikamidtowne That's great! The most important thing is regular private lessons with a professional oboist. (If you need to drive far, do it! If you need to ask for discounts, ask for them!) Beyond your school band, it's really good to play with youth orchestras and/or participate in summer programs. That's where you'll find your people :)

@veronikamidtowne 6 ай бұрын

@@IanWisekal Thank you so much! I'm working to get in touch with a tutor and I'm playing for churches and hopefully a local college band!

@IanWisekal 6 ай бұрын

@@veronikamidtowne Glad to hear it - best of luck with your studies!

@RooftopAsians 7 ай бұрын

It helps alot 😊

@IanWisekal 7 ай бұрын

So glad to hear that! :)

@ansonbesier3606 7 ай бұрын

This sounds great! Did you use harmonic fingerings at the end?? They sounds amazing if you did!

@IanWisekal 7 ай бұрын

I did - great catch! It was a suggestion from my teacher, Mr. Killmer, and now I always recommend it to my students, too

@gtvf1018 7 ай бұрын

My FAVORITE slow etude from the book, and other suggestions for a new slow etude to work on?

@IanWisekal 7 ай бұрын

Lots of these Ferling slow etudes are lovely, but I'm also partial to the B minor etude by Dont in the Voxman Selected Studies book. (It's originally for flute, and lots of those etudes are beautiful on oboe, as well!)

@TheresaDeSoto 8 ай бұрын

This etude reminds me of Schubert's Die Schone Mullerin, so my lyrics are kind of like what the romantic young miller might be singing: My heart is like a flower, that opens in the sunlight. The morning, the dew drops are lifted with your gentle gaze. I have to play this in class tomorrow - hoping my instructor doesn't make me sing!

@IanWisekal 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful lyrics for this - thanks for sharing!

@leonstoll5422 8 ай бұрын

Thanks man, really Good Interpretation :)

@IanWisekal 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@carolynking4828 8 ай бұрын

Wow did you use circular breathing by any chance??

@IanWisekal 8 ай бұрын

I didn't! Luckily, we have that rest to catch our breath in the middle!

@carolynking4828 8 ай бұрын

Yes that rest is clearly very helpful! Phew that piece is fast!! Anyway just wanted to share some super news with you today. Yesterday I got my new Buffet Crampon Prodige BC4131 thumb plate oboe, and it's absolutely gorgeous!! Wow the sound is really powerful and clear, sure is free blowing which is great news indeed. The keywork is also good for me as I have very small hands, so I now don't have to stretch my right little finger to reach C and D sharp which I had really struggled with before on the rental oboe I had started learning on. Feels a bit strange to start with, but of course all oboes are different, and once I have got used to it, all will be fine. Anyway I now have my very own oboe all brand new, and it came all the way from the Buffet Crampon factory in France!! So much to look forward to, mega exciting!!! 🤩@@IanWisekal

@IanWisekal 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful - enjoy getting to know your new horn!

@carolynking4828 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Ian, I sure will!! 🤩@@IanWisekal

@carolynking4828 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful!! XXX🤩

@IanWisekal 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@carolynking4828 9 ай бұрын

Oh wow Ian you absolutely smashed it!! Where you using circular breathing to be able to play so fast?? My oboe practice today went fairly well. I was trying out different reeds this afternoon, and I decided that the medium soft one that I bought from Dawkes Music plays best at the moment. I'm very excited because I will be getting my brand new Buffet Crampon Prodige BC 4131 thumb plate oboe very soon. It's being made at their factory in France, and hopefully will arrive by the end of January. I absolutely can't wait to try it out!!! I'm currently learning on a Buffet Artist oboe which we are renting on a trial basis from our friendly music shop in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. This was a birthday present from my dear husband last May, and life is so exciting now!!! So far, I'm learning Grade 3 scales and arpeggios and sight reading, challenging myself every day to try something new. I buy my reeds online, as the thought of making my own fills me with horror!! I'm no craftswoman, so perfectly happy to continue buying reeds. Just have to find what works best for me!! 🤩

@IanWisekal 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Luckily, at that tempo, I didn't need to circular breathe. Best of luck with your continued studies and congrats on the new instrument!

@dahVEEDBBone 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. I'm almost 2 month in on Oboe, working on this particular piece, among others.

@IanWisekal 10 ай бұрын

That's great to hear. I hope my videos of all 40 melodies help as you progress through the book!

@lamoboe1985 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing, I have a question. How to make quick breath in fast tempo without nervous breath?

@IanWisekal 10 ай бұрын

Great question, Lam! It's not easy, but it's possible to breathe quickly and deeply with a feeling of relaxation. You can practice by putting a long, relaxed breath in a certain passage first - 3 or 4 beats long - and then reduce the breath to 2 beats, and then 1 beat, etc.

@lamoboe1985 10 ай бұрын

@@IanWisekal thank you very much

@jasonloyd8044 11 ай бұрын

what tempo did you play this at?

@IanWisekal 11 ай бұрын

I played at the marked tempo in the Andraud edition (yellow book), which I believe is 126. But you can definitely play it more slowly!

@ImTired2Lol828 11 ай бұрын

This is helping me prepare for all state. Your tone is beautiful. Thank you for posting this

@IanWisekal 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear that it's helpful. Best of luck at all-state!

@BlubbyFishi 11 ай бұрын

Hello! On measures like measure 5, I tend to swell on the last note. Any advice?

@IanWisekal 11 ай бұрын

Great question! It sounds like you may be used to playing a little crescendo ("wah") on long notes. If that's true, you'll need to consciously make a diminuendo instead! Start the note with plenty of air and a more open embouchure, so that it's loud enough, and then collect the end of the note with your embouchure. It might take a little while to break the habit, but you can check your embouchure position in a mirror as you play: is it opening or closing during the note? Have fun - I love this melody!

@RooftopAsians Жыл бұрын

awesome!!

@paulmonaco6657 Жыл бұрын

Hello! I am a freshman and I have to play this for an audition in the next week. I have most of the stuff down besides the breathing. Do you have any advice?

@IanWisekal Жыл бұрын

If you listen carefully, you can hear that I took *lots* of opportunities to just just exhale, just inhale, or (when there's a big enough rest) fully breathe out and in. Make sure to take enough of these, or it will be hard to make it to the end! I recommend looking for places close together to pair quick "out" breaths (I mark them as "O") with "in" breaths (I mark them as "I"). You get the feeling of a full breath without disrupting the pulse of the music. Good luck!!

@DrSlinkyWW Жыл бұрын

milly vanillly @ 0:21

@rinle4215 Жыл бұрын

This helped me learn my all region music, thank you!

@IanWisekal Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear it - best of luck at All-Region!

@spvcko Жыл бұрын

i've never seen an oboe neckstrap before 😂😂do you recommend it

@IanWisekal Жыл бұрын

They're not so rare in the professional world, and very helpful for me. I recommend one if you have pain while playing that is caused by the weight of the instrument.

@everettlaster5116 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome! Definitely using this recording to help with district band auditions this year! Thank you so much!

@IanWisekal Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear it's helpful - best of luck with the auditions!

@livispuzzled Жыл бұрын

i’m auditioning too, PMEA?? what district, if so?

@everettlaster5116 Жыл бұрын

Yeah! I go to Cedar Crest!

@livispuzzled 10 ай бұрын

⁠@@everettlaster5116oh nice! i’m from red land!!

@Pax32 Жыл бұрын

I am a freshman in high school. I have to play this for ilmea with like a month or two to practice, this gon be tough but this guy proves it’s possible. Amazing!

@IanWisekal Жыл бұрын

You're in great company - this is an all-state etude in TX this year, too! Remember that SLOW practice of small sections helps you learn faster than trying to play it fast right away, or trying to learn it all at once!

@paulmonaco6657 Жыл бұрын

I am also playing this for ILMEA. I am so terrified. Auditions are in a week and I am messing up the same three spots, all of them being the high notes.

@IanWisekal Жыл бұрын

@@paulmonaco6657Try taking just those high note spots - starting with just 2 or 3 notes - and play them slowly until they feel super comfortable. Then add one note at a time before, and then one note at a time after. Good luck next week!

@Pax32 Жыл бұрын

@@paulmonaco6657 i was practicing really hard then realized it was never going to happen at least this year, i missed practicing all summer so that killed it, itll be back during my senior year so its pretty much prep now. Onto the next years... Illinois has some really good players so its a good reminder i guess

@GrotrianSeiler Жыл бұрын

Ian, tell me how long you’ve been playing. You seem to make all these videos as a learning exercise. Maybe not. I am just 4yrs in now, and working on all the pieces in this book with my instructor. Some of the Ferling exercises are too hard for me at this point. But I am committed to playing better. You play very nicely.

@IanWisekal Жыл бұрын

Thank you for listening and for your kind words! I've been playing and teaching these melodies for decades. I hoped that recording them could help students by providing one possible example of interpretation.

@gtvf1018 Жыл бұрын

I simpilly cannot fathom playing this at tempo as a freshman

@IanWisekal Жыл бұрын

Don't worry - "at tempo" is a range of speeds. You can definitely play it more slowly than I did! When I'm judging auditions and competitions, slower and cleaner ALWAYS beats fast and sloppy.

@loading...2121 Жыл бұрын

I would say the minimum “at tempo” is 108 bpm, but take it as slow as you need to. My band director told me, “you need to sound like a million dollars before you go fast.” At tempo is really just how fast you can play it perfectly

@gtvf1018 Жыл бұрын

@IanWisekal thank you, ive managed to work this up to 70-80 ish with only pitch related issues on those high notes❤

@loading...2121 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Excellent playing! I’m a sophomore in high school and this is one of the pieces in the all state audition. I was wondering what I should practice to play faster pieces like this one better. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Once again absolutely wonderful playing!

@mathuerta315 Жыл бұрын

Wow im also practicing this piece for All state! im not a professional but id say scales of any kinds, arpeggios and breathing exercises

@IanWisekal Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm sure your teacher is a great resource for questions like this, but for anything with a lot of fast, even notes: practice unevenly! Pick a nice, slow tempo with your metronome, take a chunk (maybe one measure) and play it really exaggeratedly in "LONG-short" pairs. Then flip them around so that they're "short-LONG." Once that feels comfortable, going back to playing evenly will feel relatively easy!

@loading...2121 Жыл бұрын

@@IanWisekalthank you so much, I will try this out and consult my director

@Nathaan_Vu Жыл бұрын

Really beautiful, I actually use this video as a guide and partner when playing this for an upcoming audition

@IanWisekal Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much - I'm glad to hear that it's been helpful!

@rachelvalentina1226 Жыл бұрын

Great video. 😁

@IanWisekal Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@carollowne4883 Жыл бұрын

I love Prof Wisekal’s videos. This warm up video is so useful. Reference was made to an intermediate warm up (this being a basic routine)…but I can’t find another to expand on this. Does it exist?

@IanWisekal Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words! The three levels of warm-up are accessible via the link in my video descriptions. I'll try posting the direct link here: portfolio.du.edu/iwisekal/page/117949 Hope you find them helpful!