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Blog | Rachel Broadbent Oboist

Jan 5, 20202 min read

Holliger! My inspiration when growing up!

When I was growing up in the 1970's and 1980's I used to listen to a lot of oboe recordings. These were on record and tape mostly.....

Jan 5, 20202 min read

Never hold back!

I'm sure you would expect my first post to be of an oboist, but no! It is hugely important to listen to lots of different music, styles...

Jan 5, 20201 min read

Top notes - you don't have to pull faces to play them!

To all my lovely students, When I teach you high notes why do you all pull odd faces while trying to play them and then look at me and...

Jan 5, 20204 min read

Please don't just play the notes! Listen!

When playing the oboe don't just play the notes and assume that because your fingers are hitting the right keys the right notes will be...

Jan 5, 20203 min read

Every piece of music tells a story.

Now answer this honestly... How many of you have actually thought about what the piece of music you are playing is trying the express? I...

Jan 5, 20205 min read

Practise, not play through.

At the end of each lesson we ask you to practise. What many of you do is go home and PLAY THROUGH and I'm afraid this isn't good...

Jan 5, 20204 min read

Listen, Listen and Listen again!

I've talked about this a bit in a previous blog post but it can never be said too many times..... Its all about the details and it really...

Jan 5, 20204 min read

Always be more Dynamic

Dynamics! We talk about them so often but what are they and how do we do them? They are the markings in the music telling us to play...