10 Facts about the Oboe

By Zachariah Friesen Fact 1: What's an oboe? Oboe is a double reed instrument. A double reed consists of two flattened blades of bamboo that produce sound through the vibrations of one blade against the other. Fact 2: A reed? A double reed!? Yes, actually serious oboe players often make their own reeds. Many professional oboe players spend more... Continue Reading →

10 Little-Known Bassoon “facts”

By Charles Moehnke It could be argued that all facts about the bassoon are little-known facts. That being said, most of them would also be pretty boring so I thought I'd focus on "facts" instead. The quotation marks mean we can have some fun while we learn! "Fact" #1: The bassoon is not an oboe.... Continue Reading →

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