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...

Dear Students, I really hope you have all had a wonderful summer holiday. I am sure many of you have found it full of fun, excitement,...

In the past week or so you probably went to your first oboe lesson and came home full of all sorts of new information about how to put it...

I know, you've all gone yuck the moment you read the title. Well, most of you did. Believe it or not there are people out there that love...

Now, lovely students, you are all very clever, making good progress learning music and coping well with the oboe but why do most of you...

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...

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...