MORE AIR! And More Advice to Help You Love Learning the Oboe is an oboe method book for beginning and intermediate students (and advanced oboists who want to refresh fundamentals!) Over the past 10+ years of teaching individual and group oboe lessons, I've developed and refined my method with a focus on building a strong embouchure with speedy, supportive air. Your band teacher will help you learn to read music, count rhythms, and become a great musician, but there are lots of oboe-specific things they don’t have the time or expertise to cover in detail. This book is intended to supplement étude books and band methods, not replace them. Topics include: Oboe fingering chart Easy-to-read key diagram Oboe trill chart (for tricky, unintuitive fingerings) Embouchure and lip strength Dynamics with support and sensitivity Air speed by octave Half hole, back octave, and side octave technique Vibrato and breathing against back pressure F fingering choices Alternate fingerings Third octave oboe fingerings Articulation styles Tips for clean, quick tonguing A brief word about double tonguing Oboe assembly, disassembly, cleaning, and care Reed care and recommendations And more In the oboe world, there are lots of ways to achieve the same goal, so many teachers and players take a slightly different approach. I’ve found that these fingerings, techniques, and strategies give my students the best success with the least bad habits (because it’s no fun to un-learn later.) Happy practicing!