Oboe Embouchure

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[@ianlowery6014]

Many oboists are not taught to pucker. This results in inferior tone. It is of paramount importance to pitch the reed in the region C to C#.
One should learn to play the reed without holding it. (place your hand so you can catch it when it blows out). NEVER use your teeth to hold it!!!!
Good tone starts with long notes.
Before a concert, the father of modern oboe playing, Leon Goosens, played one note for an hour. There is a LOT you can do with one note - dynamics, vibrato none or different speeds and depths, articulation patterns and TONE.

[@celius6421]

I'm very proud to say, I have watched and learned from Carrie's vidoes and consequently decided to seek professional help from Macphail for Oboe, and Carrie was prescribed as my teacher. What are the odds, I figured she was in a different state, but no, less than 15 miles from me! What a gift! Great teacher! Down to earth, honest oboist. She'll take your crap Emerald reed and shave it down with a knife, you'll wonder what she is doing to your precious reed and it comes back 20x better. She will tell you oboe secrets you won't find online. She is a genius, amazing teacher, honor to work with. She's the real deal.

[@salivababy2318]

Thank you so much! This really helped me out with my embouchure!

[@magicf7076]

Sorry. Totally wrong. This creates a tense embouchure, bad sound.

[@veronikamidtowne]

What do you mean?

[@kayakuprising5914]

List your credentials. Like anyone is going to take YOUR advice over Carrie's, who's credentials speak for themselves:
Minnesota Orchestra
Baton Rouge Symphony
Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Baton Rouge Opera
Oboe professor at University of Wisconsin River Falls, and taught at UW Eau Claire, and Ball State University