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The Oboe School

The Oboe School is for oboists that are looking to improve. These oboists may be at different points. 

  • Avocational players who have played for decades. 

  • Avocational players who used to play and have come back to the instrument

  • Professional players

  • Oboe educators looking for best practices

  • Serious young players closer to the beginning of their journey

An avocational oboe player = is someone who plays the oboe for personal enjoyment and fulfillment.

This is an Online Program. There are frequent live Q & A sessions with Erin Brophey. We have a community. There are printable resources and video replays of past sessions. 

These are not oboe lessons.

It is so much more. 

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It is FREE to join!

In the live Q&A we examine:

  • Breathing

  • Technique

  • Embouchure

  • Articulation

  • Double Tonguing

  • Circular Breathing

  • Performance Anxiety

  • Mindset

  • Practising

  • Reeds

  • Reed Troubleshooting

  • Oboe Purchases

  • Finding an Oboe Teacher

  • Practice Motivation

  • Best Practices for Ensemble Playing

  • Intonation

  • Rhythm

  • Best Practises in Oboe Pedagogy

  • Auditions

Each session is unique and guided by the questions of those who are present. 

This is a free online group.

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Screenshot of a chat message from Deb Fuller discussing a community for adult amateur musical players, created by Erin, focusing on all things oboe and English horn.
Screenshot of an email from Anna J. to Erin praising her tips on musical notation and discussing a new composition by Anthony Young, a festival in New Zealand called Matariki, and a project involving the Double Reed Association. The email expresses excitement about seeing Bede Hanley and thanks Erin for her help.