Instrument: Oboe

[@rebdomine1]

In high school, we had one oboist in my school who won a national award and played for an assembly. There was some squeaking, and the rest of the school snickered. I played alto sax at the time and the thought of playing a mouthpiece made of two reeds back to back was wild to me, still is. Woodwind nightmare-mode. I was impressed and wished everyone else understood how difficult that instrument was to play. It's like a classy, less dramatic clarinet. Clear and bold, but utterly unforgiving.

[@thegoodgeneral]

Love the perspective. I also LOVE your profile pic. “You became sexually aroused in *my* body.”

[@1985cactus]

Why squeaking and snickering?

[@rebdomine1]

@@1985cactus With a saxophone, you have a solid mouthpiece, with one reed vibrating against it, and it will squeak easily unless your lip placement is firm and tight. With an oboe, the two reeds don't have a stable surface to sit against. Your mouth has to do all the work or there will be squeaks. The oboist at my school might have been nervous in front of a whole school of people they knew, and there were a few squeaks. I guess most of the school was expecting the performance to be flawless. They just didn't understand what a merciless beast the oboe is.

[@1985cactus]

@@rebdomine1 Thank you. That makes sense. I thought maybe oboe is considered uncool. Which didn't make sense to me

[@tunnis7us]

Oboe sounds like autumn to me. Kind of lonely sound color. It's good thing :)

[@SocialStoicYouTube]

what a beautiful description

[@yodlafpeterson2526]

Same, cosy, beautuful and a bit sad.

[@neelpatel3806]

Until your reed breaks

[@classroomswot]

😜 That was the most synaesthesia sounding sentence I've read in a long time. Sounds that sound like colors and a season lol. Perfect. 🥰

[@sandydepoy9396]

I know what you mean. It was perfect in The Nightmare Before Christmas... it's so somber and melancholy.

[@noacastillo9608]

I think Oboe is the most beautiful instrument.

[@sunnyd4734]

Baroque oboe; Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli makes me cry.

[@georgesracingcar7701]

I like it too, it’s up there with the French Horn as the most beautiful instrument of all time

[@aberdeenabernathy1638]

The most beautiful instrument is the one you play yourself.

[@bernardofernandes1089]

​@@sunnyd4734 Baroque flute wins because it has all the Bach sonatas, the Bach partita and Telemann fantasias and the CPE Bach sonata and concertos (and I'm not counting Quantz hundreds of works for flute). In the Classical period the flute has 3 Mozart concertos (plus the Andante and 4 quartets).

[@diaIga]

I play bassoon and I literally clicked on this without reading the title, and thought it was a clarinet for a split second. Then I realized it was an oboe. Its a very beautiful instrument, I love it a lot!

[@rem41]

The people who thumbs downed don't know how hard we Obie players have to play the oboe!

[@ohxnnnz793]

Champion Ez IKR!

[@noacastillo9608]

They are the people who quit playing the oboe. That's why they disliked it.

[@Alicexxo]

drain fafnir YAAASSSS

[@notallgarbage]

Champion Ez , 3 months old oboist here. My stamina is sooooo bad... I'm in love with the oboe, and I almost quit it 3 times so far... looks like my love for it is greater than the difficulties I'm facing... right now I'm practicing THE SWAN, by Saint-Saens, a duo with piano... ciao!

[@noacastillo9608]

notallgarbage you're still lucky coz you get to learn it. Oboe is my favourite instrument and I want to learn it so badly. I'm a saxophonist so the closest instrument to Oboe that I could play was Soprano Sax. That's why I learned how to play Sop sax. I noticed they have similar tones. But I still want to learn how to play the Oboe. Is it really that hard?

[@miloslavvoboril1578]

I wouldn't mind to have neighbor, who plays an oboe. Such a nice sound.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

@Jake La Tierre: It's from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky and can be heard during Act I, no. 9: Finale

[@Knappa22]

I’m hurt that I have not been approached by the Philharmonia to record a tutorial about my instrument. The tambourine is extremely underrated.

[@jacob_sieger]

Tambourine is epic. It needs more recognition

[@Jwellsuhhuh]

And sleigh bell - single handedly carrying an entire genre of music

[@darmok072]

As is the triangle. Instrument of the Gods.

[@Voidi-Void]

they only accept people who are excessively british to the point of comedy.

[@barriecade1511]

@@jacob_sieger 😅 8:25 8:25 8:25

[@andreamyob9458]

Love these videos. The Philharmonia are my favourite orchestra because of this important work that they do to open up music to everyone.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Thank you! This lovely feedback has made our Monday morning!

[@Spartan300740]

Hear , hear ! Keep spreading the message ☺

[@ienjoysandwiches]

baroque oboma is my favorite president

[@marilyn975]

Antakshari Imaging omg

[@Nova-mp5ow]

Joe Nome // Yes, but I rather like Bill Clarinet.

[@serenityrahn5656]

so ... no one likes Donald J. Trumpet?

[@anna-ti1nc]

I wanted Ben Clarinet

[@jsilence418]

It says much you choose a terrible president.

[@Orourkebanjo]

What a beautiful tone. I love this instrument so much. Oboe concertos are absolutely lovely.

[@drxgyn]

Sean O'Rourke you probably never heard a beginner play it

[@tomatogiraffe6682]

I've been playing my oboe (named Obi Wan Kenoboe) for seven years now, going on eight, and I swear I STILL can't sound right. This demonstration is amazing!!

[@HiHello-hq2iw]

Ikr 3 years for me and I still sound like a dying duck

[@sabin97]

they dont call it "the instrument of madness" for nothing......

[@funkimonki2223]

I play the oboe and it was really cool at 2:28 to see the oboist’s choice of fingerings. If I am correct, they were using alternative fingerings to lower their pitch. I do this but I didn’t think professionals did this! Super cool close up!

[@nomorebushz]

It’s not an alternative fingering. Are use the E key very often even as I turn the orchestra to a 440. It gives a different clarity to the town that’s easy for the strings to distinguish. It is not to change the pitch. It changes the timbre.

[@Ama-Elaini]

To me, this sounds incredibly soulful.

[@sunnyd4734]

Agreed. Always watery eyes.

[@jacobinternet8877]

No one: Oboists: so let me explain how we make our reeds

[@jacob1931]

Jacob Internet haha

[@platinum5168]

I thought it was a Don't starve reference

[@AnnaMaria-qg4xl]

Oh this is just too true....

[@charlesjoughin9863]

I am a flute and bassoonist so I get to work with a lot of oboe's and they are always the nicest people to be around I wish you all good luck and happy playing

[@GrotrianSeiler]

Yes, his demo at the end is quite beautiful.

[@HighTen_Melanie]

This is fantastic! I have had a life long passion to own and play the oboe after 25 years of flute playing. I'm teaching myself and it is a wonderful instrument. I've just started playing the oboe at my local church. Buffet Crampon Oboe :-)

[@thatoneskyviewflute2741]

ive also transferred to playing the oboe as a flute, its very different!

[@90teapot]

I have begun playing the Oboe this year, and switched from flute. I absolutely love it, it is very hard though. Especially when you switch from a flute and have never even touched a reed in your life!

[@madisonjohnson5170]

Do you still play the oboe

[@thevosk15]

Congratulations for all the orchestra, you're so good and congratulations to Esa-Pekka Salomen for continuing making this orchestra the best.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Thanks for your support Pedro!

[@olivianisle705]

What a lovely instrument! It's such a truthful sound, I can't explain it any other way. SO many of my favorite songs have oboes in them.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Thank you. It's great that you found this useful. Feel free to share this video with those who may also find it informative.

[@abbyfultz1001]

I played flute for three years but oboe is my fav woodwind instrument.

[@australiacrazy8882]

I am playing oboe for the first time in my school band and so far I really like it. It is a unique and interesting instrument to play but nonetheless it is a lot of fun. I played clarinet before and it was ok but I like the oboe a lot more!!! Cheers to oboists everywhere!!!

[@milliuhn]

man I am an oboe and I am pretty underrated

[@noacastillo9608]

The Germinator I'm a soprano sax player and oboe is my favourite instrument. I've always wanted to play the oboe that's why I played the soprano sax because theyhave very similar tones. How is your oboe learning going?

[@katlyngary6380]

The Donald hey fam😂

[@mistuh7935]

Me: sitting on the bus with my oboe Random person: what instrument is that Me: The oboe *as I take it out* Random person: Is iT lIkE tHe FlUtE?

[@crmndubai]

Its worse when they ask if it is like the clarinet

[@mrlolas5114]

@@crmndubai "yO iS thAt a RipoFf clAriNet

[@Edgbear]

Nooo, that’s happened to me

[@nomorebushz]

Gant Is it like the flute? The oboist... all wise, says: “yes the oboe IS like the flute. It’s a woodwind instrument, and it’s a soprano instrument in the key of C, just like the flute! And we sit right next to each other every time, in every Orchestra, but it’s a double reed woodwind instrument!” Teach the flock that loves music, without knowing what or why to listen to I Got You, Babe, 1965 Sonny and Cher. toot toot -- toot toot toot toot -- toot toot

[@juliannechoe1724]

@@mrlolas5114 SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT AND I STARTED YELLING AT THEM

[@Idkprobablyyeet]

6:12 you didn't finish the octave. It is driving me crazy. Anyways this is a great video. Very educating. I want to start playing the oboe and I am looking up as much information as I can. This helps me a lot.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Austin Frey, glad to have helped. Good luck should you choose to take up the oboe.

[@nirmalsammiicaker6610]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) I play the clarinet and I suck. My band school teacher give me easy stuff like the c major practice and I failed on the test. Please help me.

[@ThePobb111]

Nirmal Sammiicaker If you still need help feel free to message me (I play Clarinet professionally for an orchestra near me and I always love helping people out when I can).

[@nirmalsammiicaker6610]

Bryce Porter so I am stuck on all the scale from c major to chromatic scale.

[@ThePobb111]

As in what the notes are or how to play them or both?

[@elektrolites2891]

I'd love to play an oboe! The sound is just so unique~

[@rem41]

Spectral Nexus wow well then.

[@dancingtroll3823]

Spectral Nexus then buy a used beginner one

[@annaseiter9623]

funny story, i was looking to stop renting from my local music store, and because my teacher is awesome, he found someone selling one for $300. turns out, it's actually a decent one (i think it's intermediate or professional- my mom never said, just that it was good).

[@nataliag133]

Spectral Nexus I play oboe

[@roycedanielilaga1072]

Spectral Nexus the cost isnt the only thing that is bad about it. Its the difficulty of the instrument. Ive been playing for 1.5 years and it wasnt an easy one.

[@pulsarlaserquasar]

I have been playing the oboe for over 17 years now!

[@MoollyM00]

I love playing my oboe. I find it to be a vey fun instrument to play and very challenging.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

It's good to find it challenging as it means there will always be somewhere you can improve, or a goal to aim for. It's even better that you enjoy playing it!

[@kayk2631]

Oboe, along with mallet percussion and trumpet, are the prettiest instruments!

[@theopquail5143]

It sounds like high pitch. What a beautiful instrument.

[@LoftOfTheUniverse]

I kept hearing this sound of instrument in themes and such and I was wondering what instrument it was... now I know! And I knew of the Oboe too. Yay

[@Chloe-uc5zt]

There only 2 oboes at our school and I’m proudly one of them 😌 Edit: I quit oboe a year ago and now I play flute 😎 yuh

[@livispuzzled]

Chloe I’m the only one in the entire school district😌

[@xander8574]

Chloe only two cor anglais and im one

[@Edgbear]

Lucky, I’m alone in my school

[@marebear2654]

Me too!

[@llewxam-ul7vm]

I'm the only Bassoonist at my school of around 600 odd people

[@عبدالواحدالجزائري-ث3ع]

I dont know why the oboe sound is like something that brings you your best souvenirs

[@JoaoFurtadoCoelho777]

This guy's explanations are excellent... Congratulations and thanks so much. Shared on Google+

[@petertang3903]

Saint Sean's oboe sonata in D is my favourite. The first movement sounds like, an old man sitting on an armchair recalling his memories of those happy days when he was young.

[@sofianishimura4231]

I feel like there are NO oboe solos in high school... They all go to the flutes.

[@fallstar2001]

I'm in 7th grade and in my band the flutes are even barely heard, well then again, I'm in middle school. 😂

[@simgingergirl]

***** When I was in Jr. High/High School all the solos went to the trumpets.

[@lillymarie_m805]

Ikr

[@Hairmetallurgist]

+Sofia Nishimura Are you playing in a school orchestra, or concert band? There is a HUGE difference, with regard to repertoire and instrumentation. In concert band, the flutes generally get a lot of the lyrical lines, usually because of the sheer number of flutists in the school systems, and also because they need to be heard above the volume created by the brass section, which is usually quite large (and, unfortunately, quite loud). The oboe can be lost in such an overwhelming situation, as can instruments like the bassoon and bass clarinet.

[@sofianishimura4231]

Hairmetallurgist Yeah, it's a concert band. I don't think I'm ever heard.

[@LadyINSERTNAMEHERE]

This is actually the first time I've heard a long glissando on oboe-- wow! I've been playing for nearly 8 years and I still don't really have it down. The flutter tonguing is amazing too (another skill I struggle with, gosh). Cool video!

[@carlypeters898]

I looked up this video because I wasn't sure what an oboe sounded like and I had a guess in my head and it was that exact song!!!

[@sebastianzaczek]

*piece

[@ThePastelPixel]

I play a 2nd Clarinet . I was planning to get one next year when I am in jazz band. Bu t now I'm not so sure anymore because that seems pretty hard to play. But I think I will get use to it if i play the oboe.

[@daawkwardoboes8105]

love playing the oboe

[@leahbrown5224]

Me too, sonny!

[@bikutoso]

I seem to be off by one. I tried to learn about OBOE(off-by-one error). still learning about the instrument oboe is still pretty interesting.

[@kikusilfa9760]

I'm a little sad now. I'm becoming a bassoonist from the alto sax very soon, and I was watching Amy on the bassoon, and she said in her video how it was sometimes hard to see since the Principal Oboe was 6'3. I wish i saw the principal to see for myself! I do love Timothy's oboe playing though! :D

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Great stuff, Katie! We hope to see you at a concert sometime! Keep up the playing!

[@clairemcbear10]

did u see them??!!??!?!?

[@ComposerConductor]

As a composer/conductor, one of my scores features the oboe. :) It's a fun, spirited piece that highlights the beautiful sound of the oboe. But seriously, if anyone wants the music, just let me know. It's VERY busy in piano, and is influenced by nature, and kids, and the wonder and joy that comes along with children's imagination, plus nature. As for the demonstration, Philharmonia, thank you for the information!

[@camilledupuy3841]

THE OBOE IS SO COOL! ITS LIKE THE COOLEST INSTRUMENT! IT BRINGS ME SO MUCH JOY!!!!!

[@ShamelGataje]

marvelous, beautiful instrument

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

NEW INSTRUMENT FILMS: Hi everyone! We’re about to embark on making some new instrument films and we want to hear from you! What instruments do you want to see covered? Reply within the next week! Thanks for watching!

[@ashy561]

tenor alto and bari sax or euphonium

[@camilabonilla6922]

I remember i watched this video when i started playing the oboe (i played the tenor sax at first, but i wanted to challenge myself with an instrument with double reed) and it helped me a lot!! thx for your efforts!! :)

[@evelynmichelin5327]

+Jordan Miller I suggest, you get used to a bit of a harder reed. The reeds are very loud. You will most likely here oboes, or clarinets (I have 17 clarinets).

[@Hannah-tg8hw]

I love these videos! Bless whoever's idea this was.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

We're so glad you like them! These videos were first created as extended content made for our iPad app, The Orchestra, way back in 2011. (On the app you get 90 sec version of these longer films.) We've since created new ones. If you like this sort of thing, please do subscribe to the channel - we have lots of new content coming out over the coming weeks and months.

[@sabin97]

while i have zero interest in learning to play the oboe i do i appreciate it. i particularly love the harmony of oboe and bassoon playing together. i once wrote a small sample of a chord sequence i found that sounded interesting. i wrote different arpeggios in all chords, used the voice of a flute an oboe and 3 basoons(to play the chords as chords), and it sounds so good all together. much better than any of them alone.

[@jackip4399]

This is my instrument!! Love this video! My orchestra repertoire for this term is so much fun, doing Dvoraks Slavonic Dances and Danse Macabre, both super exciting parts! One of my fave oboe parts ever is from Scheherazade :3 its so gorgeous!

[@Piobagusfidil]

my favorite orchestral woodwind. I would have played oboe if I had had the opportunity. Would still enjoy giving it a shot.

[@haoweishi1340]

Beginner oboes are SO loud!!! 😂

[@evelynmichelin5327]

Lol!

[@tree5882]

That is so trye

[@emmalou9489]

Beginner saxophones are worse

[@branflakes2600]

Beginner violins are the worst. Doesn't sound like anything dying, but the quality! Terribly carved, painted inlay, painted maple or other woods made to look like ebony...

[@kuiper921]

+Black Knight begginer trumpets are 🎺😵🔫

[@andrewsanders8721]

I will have played oboe for four years this fall, and I'm definitely still learning. Stuff like making the middle "c"s not as terrible and getting the upper notes in tune. I'm also bugging my director to let me play the cor anglais (we call it the English horn in our country though) for Isle of Calypso. I would love to learn vibrato and double tonging, but that's for when I more time.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

That's brilliant, you have a good mindset. Any musician, regardless of experience, should always believe that there is something left to learn, you will be better for it. There's no quick way around practice, but if you enjoy learning and developing your abilities, who's to say it can't be just as enjoyable. Good luck

[@andrewsanders8721]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) Thank you very much. Practicing was a chore for the first couple of years of playing because of how boring the music was. I would literally play quarter notes for six measures then rest for twenty four. Practices actually started getting interesting once the solos and melodies start coming in. Not to mention the different techniques that I have to use besides tonguing quarter notes. Sorry for the late reply, and I will be looking forward to more double reed videos!

[@masterpage69420]

Lol this is so random sitting here in the comments and everyone's talking about oboe playing and I'm over here like, "Yep. Well, I play clarinet, sooooo...."

[@haoweishi1340]

Yaaas clarinet players unite!

[@kuiper921]

+Haowei Shi welp, im a brass player sooooo whats up woodwinds!

[@haoweishi1340]

Kuiper TM yasss winds are the best!!!

[@kuiper921]

Haowei Shi im not even gonna argue XD i love brass and percussion but i like woodwinds also

[@justin5549]

I play percussion

[@kristymarshall4894]

I have watched this so many times. Like at least 12 times.

[@Iverass]

Wow Mark Zuckerberg really rocks that oboe

[@sunnyd4734]

That can't be Mark Zuckerberg. He's not wearing a T-shirt.

[@ronaldthomas74]

Love the. Oboe !!!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

So do we Ronald! You might enjoy this video featuring our Principal Oboe, Tom Blomfield: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j162Z2qtbcmWrc0 Thanks for your comment!

[@thatpinkguy6879]

I had a dream I was at an orchestra and when the oboe played it was actually a duck and the bassoon was a goose, it was good playing; but a weird dream (Sorry if the this annoys any bassoon or oboe players :P

[@zaimahalam7693]

Nah, my oboe legit sounds like a bagpipe, with the reed sounding like a duck. In fact, in my band, we call ourselves(oboes) the bagpipes, or clarinets on steroids.

[@wkh4321music]

It’s like that game oboe oboe bassoon.

[@Skitdora2010]

In Peter and the wolf the duck was the oboe and the bassoon was the grandpa, also flute was the bird and clarinet the cat.

[@llewxam-ul7vm]

lol I play Bassoon it doesn't bother me

[@ken5791]

Beautiful sound when played correctly

[@MCast718]

What's the name of the song in the beginning of this video... I've heard it a zillion times and now all of a sudden I cant remember.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

It's the Swan Theme from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet.

[@Jeremyfisher121]

Fabulous explainer. Thank you so much.

[@syd9006]

I've played the oboe since last September

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Wonderful! How are you finding it?

[@KarunoLeKarnal]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) I find it extremely hard to play (but maybe my reed is not good). This is an instrument you have to cherish and spend a lot of time on. I got myself a Rigoutat and it's a dream becoming true ! Thanks for your videos

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Yes, it's a pretty tricky one, but we hope you enjoy the process of learning and perfecting your technique. All the best of luck!

[@KarunoLeKarnal]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) I'm gonna enjoy every second. In ten years I'll be sitting next to you ;-)

[@kierstyn140]

My band director asked if anyone was interested in playing the oboe because we have one, I was the only one who said yes and this might be what convinces me to switch from clarinet to oboe :))

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

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[@catherinewhissell201]

Nice summary. Thank you

[@b34r_gvtz]

Well ain't it sad oboists don't get to march in marching band for the beauty is quite fragile (unique), and the oboe solo had to get replaced over a saxophone player Greetings to other oboists out there! Never stop playing the beauty and if you plan on learning the instrument you should, definitely won't be disappointed 💖

[@stevemastroianni1390]

thank you. i am an oboe player

[@rii9598]

my fav piece with an oboe solo is polovtsian dances, such a beautiful sound!

[@mellojellybean]

When you don’t know how to play the oboe *oboi*

[@cornrows8213]

Leah Loves Animal Crossing GOLD LOLL

[@RukaShrimp]

This comment is stolen

[@zechc]

also beginner oboists make their instrument sound like an angry duck

[@TheApocalypseCosplay]

It's very great to see a video like this explaining the oboe in more detail! I really could've used this information when I started playing a few years ago, but even now (After 3 years) I was able to learn a lot!

[@drinkablesausage3420]

I want to switch from Tenor saxophone to oboe, should I do it?

[@dalicemcada1086]

It is much easier to switch from saxophone to clarinet

[@liquelii9068]

+Dalice McAda most sax players can begin on the clarinet

[@dalicemcada1086]

+FreeBird212 So sorry the way it is in my town you just start on you instrument and then you switch to another instrument, so sorry

[@liquelii9068]

+Dalice McAda it's fine you didn't do anything wrong :)

[@drinkablesausage3420]

I was learning how to play clarinet by myself and Tenor sax in band, and I just wanted to play oboe...

[@excornetvibbo4470]

Love you Tim!

[@jasminepete6304]

I play the clarinet and I'm very interested in playing the oboe:))

[@KFLY67]

Im watching your videos..There are soo many instruments wow! So familiar I love that tune he plays in the beginning..

[@mals4485]

its the harry potter tune

[@samuelhutahaean2537]

@@mals4485 not quite, it was actually Tchaikovsky's swan lake which sounds roughly similar to harry potter tune

[@bonmot7850]

Oboe good, oboe face... not good.

[@NiNa-hp6wr]

Liz R the struggle is real :D good thing my face is hidden by the conductor most of the time :P

[@Mrloko-fe3yt]

what

[@neilhudson6194]

I play the horses

[@dem4xed]

The guy playing the oboe looks so fuckin funny 😂

[@fatguy_2364]

very good video helped me a lot with my music work thanks man

[@Emdoesstupidstuff]

Man you're good at the oboe, I've been playing it for a few months now after playing the clarinet for 5 years and it's really difficult to get a good tone, or even get the high notes at all! I'm getting there, but I look like a complete idiot when I'm playing it, but it's fun and has excellent parts in the Harry Potter soundtrack!

[@basstian]

I've always loved the sound of this instrument.

[@peppapigstan1560]

Can I switch from flute to oboe?

[@taylorscollegejourney2677]

SushiLover Puff I switched from flute to oboe and it was pretty easy!

[@thecrippledrummer]

SushiLover Puff No. It is a federal offense and could result in lifetime imprisonment with no chance of parole.

[@middlechild2022]

The first melody automatically pushed my hand towards the subscribe button

[@baklavafreak]

Okay but like why do I not sound like this after 16 years of playing the oboe, my band literally calls me "duck" because of my instrument

[@Cybxlia]

Wowww same my classmates call me da dying duck ;-;

[@property5975]

Yeah, I play the oboe and they constantly comment on how bad it sounds how much it sounds like a duck (I’ve been playing for around three years) and they don’t believe my band directors of myself when we tell them how hard it is to play it in the first place. Oh well.

[@absoluteschmuck]

Mackey yeah. When you play clarinet, you can’t go a second without someone calling you squidward

[@DiamondsRexpensive]

Ducks are cute, so it is kinda positive if you think about it 🐥

[@patheddles4004]

Mackey, the problem is that oboe is ridiculously freaking difficult to play and to sound good on. I started out on clarinet and then switched to trumpet, and I have tried my friend's (professional standard) oboe a few times - here to tell you, oboe is extremely demanding for both strength and skill. I mean I /can/ get a pretty good sound out of it, but: - The start of the note sounds bad and I need to adjust until it sounds good - It's only one note - forget trying to play anything musical - After that one note, my cheeks ache and I'm gasping for breath. And then, look at the oboist in this video: - Professional, probably second- or third-tier by world standards (which sounds like a diss but is actually paying respect) - Sounds good, but even an outsider like me can hear a big difference between his sound and the top-tier oboists. - This is literally his full-time job, and yet you can see the physical strain of just playing a short passage or two to demonstrate. Again I'm not dissing him - just making the point that the instrument itself is intrinsically really freaking hard to play. So yeah, have some respect from a non-oboist. :-)

[@SandrineAnterrion]

My favourite instrument

[@strawberrysmoothietube610]

Can you guys do bass clarinet?

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

You can find our bass clarinet film here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIS9pYtpjK15lac - enjoy!

[@generaljefe2749]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) do you have any on tenor or alto saxes?

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

** NEW OBOE FILM ** --> Meet Principal Oboe Tom Blomfield as he prepares to perform the Strauss Oboe Concerto in January 2020: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j162Z2qtbcmWrc0

[@stevemastroianni1390]

I am in six grade and I am the only oboe player in six grade. It is a fun instrument.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

That's great!

[@madisonjohnson5170]

Yes it is fun

[@evdanker]

My cousin started playing clarinet in high and transitioned to oboe. He studied at Eastman School of Music as an undergraduate, and at LSU for graduate studies.

[@spillingthetea7509]

What's the song he played at the beginning?

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Hi, Elizabeth! It's from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky and can be heard during Act I, no. 9: Finale.

[@spillingthetea7509]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) thank you!

[@Norrbottning]

Oboe sound is very soothing

[@Mybeautifuloboe]

Quite strange to see a professional oboist puff out his cheeks and the rest of his embouchure while he plays. One has much better pitch, volume, and articulate control by setting the embouchure and keeping it in. His glissandos and flutter tonging are phenomenal though.

[@IlyaPavlenkov]

I think it shows that there's no such thing as the "perfect technique" for any instrument. Different people have different weaknesses and strengths.

[@darklobomator]

it's probably just circular breathing

[@elenaruthguzmangomez1071]

Fascinante conocer el desarrollo de tan bello instrumento. Gracias 🎼💎💞

[@MrLNelson99]

5:47

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

We have a new instrument film - EUPHONIUM - coming out on 23 Feb 2018 - make sure you subscribe to be the first to see it! TRAILER: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2LRf6x9galkbZI

[@callumhorscroft2173]

Oh Bo play that oboe

[@عبدالواحدالجزائري-ث3ع]

I were a great lover of flute but when i discovered this oboe , it became my favorite

[@daniellbondad6670]

Oboe:An instrument that requires an extreme amount of lung stamina and is loud,relative to many other woodwinds.

[@derycktrahair8108]

This guy knows how to play. That's why he's in that chair. You didn't book him as an actor. Despite his shyness, he showed us how to do it. That was very good. He deserves a PAY RAISE. (come on...he's too shy to ask for it himself)...You put him into that situation & he was great...how about it ?

[@fabianasuarez3018]

I play the oboe:)

[@trees1128]

With this be easy to pick up from sax? I'd say I'm quite advanced in sax and would like to begin playing a new instrument. I truly think oboe is a beautiful instrument and would love to play. Thanks!

[@trees1128]

***** Thanks! good luck to you too

[@trees1128]

Your welcome :D

[@b4itstarted]

Easy??? I'm not sure about that... Just FYI, I'm an oboe player (it's the second instrument I learned to play, been playing for 9 years). I have found that picking up a second instrument is always easier compared to learning it as your first instrument. Nailed down the basics of flute (vibrato and fingerings) in about 2 weeks. I think sax to oboe is generally one of the easier transitions if you're thinking of learning something new because, from what I've heard, oboe/flute/alto sax fingers are similar (idk, that could make it easier or harder. I generally found it made learning flute easier at first but then I would sometimes confuse oboe and flute fingers since they are so similar). Even some of my oboe workbooks say "Pieces for oboe or sax". The trickiest parts will definitely be getting used to the embouchure of a double reed, and mouth/air/vibrato/etc stuff that goes along with it. Also the price of *good* oboe reeds is crazy (you're looking at ~$25-$35 each), but beginner reeds are more friendly on the wallet (~$10 each). Definitely go for it, though! Oboe is lovely, and don't be discouraged by how you sound at first (like a weird duck). Experience and BETTER REEDS will fix that... Feel free to message me if you have any questions. :)

[@trees1128]

HolyGrayle Wow thanks! I've started private lessons at school with a friend and it's actually going pretty smoothly! I'd say a lot of the fingerlings are actually quite similar to the saxophone, which does make things somewhat easier for me. Really saxophone is one of the easiest things you can learn, it's almost like a recorder stretched out. Overall I have realized controlling your air and having enough air is probably the hardest part lol! Thanks for all the tips and info!

[@waterhippo4160]

Oboe is the hardest woodwind instrument and alto sax is one of the easiest