What is the #1 problem with young oboe players?
The angle is too much like a clarinet at 45 degrees.
It should sit closer to a 60 degree angle.
Tip (reed)
the very tip of the reed
Heart (reed)
right below the tip of the reed
Spine (reed)
between the spine heart and the back of the reed
String (reed)
middle part that holds reed to cork
Cork (reed)
the cork on the bottom of the reed
Staple (reed)
the non-wooden part of the reed
What should your lips do for an oboe embouchure?
Think of them as a drawstring bag closing in a big “O”