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# MKL Reeds

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- [The Oboe Reed Report: Scraping on Store Bought Reeds](https://mklreeds.com/the-oboe-reed-report-scraping-store-bought-reeds/) - talk shop contact us The Reed Report from MKL Reeds Thursday January 12 Happy New Year from MKL Reeds! We've added a LOT more reedmaking power to our reed shop this year, so we'll be getting orders out much more quickly from here on out. May the oboe reed gods smile on us all
- [The Oboe Reed Report: Astor Piazzolla](https://mklreeds.com/the-oboe-reed-report-astor-piazzolla/) - talk shop contact us The Reed Report from MKL Reeds Monday January 23 I have to say, it's great to work with such a talented group of reedmakers as we have here at MKL Reeds. The good news is that reeds are FLYING out of our shop and we're going to be completely caught
- [Oboe Talk Interview: Laura Griffiths](https://mklreeds.com/oboe-talk-interview-laura-griffiths/) - Name: Laura Griffiths Current position or what role the oboe currently plays in your life (i.e. principal oboe, freelancer, etc.): Principal Oboe, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra The kind of oboe you play: Loree Royal Website or Blog (if you have one): N/A 1. Tell us your story about how you found the oboe... or how
- [The Oboe Reed Report Issue 103](https://mklreeds.com/the-oboe-reed-report-issue-103/) - talk shop contact us The Reed Report freedom and peace of mind... all from your oboe reeds issue 103 Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues! A Note from Maryn Dear {!firstname_fix}, It's been quite a while since we
- [The Oboe Reed Report Issue 102](https://mklreeds.com/the-oboe-reed-report-issue-102/) - talk shop contact us The Reed Report freedom and peace of mind... all from your oboe reeds issue 102 Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues! A Note from Maryn Dear Oboe Player, We're really excited about today's Oboe
- [Turning Oboe Lemons into Lemonade](https://mklreeds.com/turning-oboe-lemons-into-lemonade/) - Playing the oboe isn't easy. Reedmaking isn't always easy either. So how do you stay focused and know if you are really making progress, or just spinning your wheels? It's funny, because this is something I always notice in hindsight. Usually at the time in question, I either feel incredibly overworked or just plain discouraged.
- [Is Your Oboe Reed Too Heavy?](https://mklreeds.com/is-your-oboe-reed-too-heavy/) - One of the most common mistakes made by young oboists (and maybe old oboists too) is playing on oboe reeds that are just too heavy for that particular player. I've been there, and I have certainly done that. And I saw many of my colleagues struggle with the same issue, especially when we were in
- [Oboe Talk Interview: Erin Hannigan](https://mklreeds.com/oboe-talk-interview-erin-hannigan/) - Name: Erin Hannigan Current position or what role the oboe currently plays in your life (i.e. principal oboe, freelancer, etc.): I'm the Principal Oboist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and I am the Professor of Oboe at Southern Methodist University. The kind of oboe you play: Loree Royal, 125 Model Website or Blog (if you
- [Making Oboe Reeds: Creating the "Shell"](https://mklreeds.com/making-oboe-reeds-creating-the-shell/) - Scraping an oboe reed blank is a little like creating a shell for the reed to live in. It isn't really an oboe reed yet, but it has to be a good enough shell so that the reed can eventually take shape within it. It seems like a rather abstract idea now, so just remember...
- [Improving Your Tone on the Oboe](https://mklreeds.com/improving-your-tone-on-the-oboe/) - Running an oboe reed business and all, I often get requests or inquiries about reeds and the desired tone they'll produce. And while I agree that reeds play an important part in determining your sound on a given day, I am old-fashioned and in favor of hard work to get the tone you want!! I'll
- [Playing the Oboe: When Technique Doesn't Matter](https://mklreeds.com/playing-the-oboe-when-technique-doesnt-matter/) - When I was a student at Juilliard Pre-College, I was probably at the peak of my early learning about music and the oboe. I remember feeling continually challenged, and I could practice for hours on end. My teacher was especially demanding, and I learned all kinds of things about the oboe, especially about oboe technique.
- [A Special Note to Band Directors About Oboe Reeds ](https://mklreeds.com/a-special-note-to-band-directors-about-oboe-reeds/) - Let it be known that I like band directors, and that without mine long ago I would not be sitting here writing about what I know about the oboe. He was (and probably still is) a wonderful man who encouraged me, taught me what he knew but then was humble enough to say that he
- [Not Making Oboe Reeds? Money's No Excuse](https://mklreeds.com/not-making-oboe-reeds-moneys-no-excuse/) - There are many excuses for not making your own oboe reeds, but in my opinion, one of the poorest excuses is money. Let’s face it, playing the oboe is an expensive proposition. If you haven’t realized it already, then let this be your warning. If you don’t want to spend any money at all, then
- [The Oboe Reed Report Issue 101](https://mklreeds.com/the-oboe-reed-report-issue-101/) - talk shop contact us The Reed Report freedom and peace of mind... all from your oboe reeds issue 101 Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues! A Note from Maryn Dear {!firstname_fix}, This marks the one hundred and FIRST
- [Oboe Talk Interview: Patty Mitchell](https://mklreeds.com/oboe-talk-interview-patty-mitchell/) - Name: My full professional name is Patricia Emerson Mitchell but nearly everyone calls me Patty. (My three grown children call me mom. Or crazy.) Current position or what role the oboe currently plays in your life (i.e. principal oboe, freelancer, etc.): I'm principal oboist in Opera San Jose and second oboist and English hornist of
- [How Do I Know What My Oboe Reed Strength Is?](https://mklreeds.com/how-do-i-know-what-my-oboe-reed-strength-is/) - Question "How do I know what my oboe reed strength is?" Answer I never bought into the whole reed strength phenomenon, so I don't know what to tell you. Make your own and it won't matter. If you have to buy a "strength" just remember that harder doesn't mean that you or the reed is
- [Need a New Oboe Piece?](https://mklreeds.com/need-a-new-oboe-piece/) - Question I'm a student and I will have my exam recital this May. The program has to contain a modern/contemporary piece (my teacher claims Poulenc and Britten do not fall into that category, they are too old). So, I'm out of ideas! I would like to find an interesting/cool/beautiful piece and not strange just for
- [The Oboe Reed Report Issue 100](https://mklreeds.com/the-oboe-reed-report-issue-100/) - talk shop contact us The Reed Report freedom and peace of mind... all from your oboe reeds Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues! A Note from Maryn Dear Oboe Player We are so excited about all of the
- [The Oboe Reed Report Issue 97](https://mklreeds.com/the-oboe-reed-report-issue-97/) - The Reed Report from MKL Reeds Issue 97 Copyright 2011 MKL Reeds In this Issue: -A Note from Maryn -What's New? -Featured Oboe Video -Oboe Thought of the Week -The Oboe Tip (Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues!) ==================
- [The Oboe Reed Report Issue 99](https://mklreeds.com/the-oboe-reed-report-issue-99/) - The Reed Report from MKL Reeds Issue 99 Copyright 2011 MKL Reeds In this Issue: -A Note from Maryn -What's New? -Featured Oboe Video -Oboe Thought of the Week -The Oboe Tip (Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues!) ==================
- [The Oboe Reed Report Issue 91](https://mklreeds.com/the-oboe-reed-report-issue-91/) - The Reed Report from MKL Reeds Issue 91 Copyright: 2011 MKL Reeds In this Issue: -A Note from Maryn -What's New? -Featured Oboe Video -Oboe Thought of the Week -The Oboe Tip -Facebook(R) Fun (Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future
- [The Oboe Reed Report Issue 90](https://mklreeds.com/the-oboe-reed-report-issue-90/) - The Reed Report from MKL Reeds Issue 90 Copyright: 2011 MKL Reeds In this Issue: -A Note from Maryn -What's New? -Featured Oboe Video -Oboe Thought of the Week -The Oboe Tip -Facebook(R) Fun (Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future
- [Oboe Reed Report Issue 89](https://mklreeds.com/oboe-reed-report-issue-89/) - The Reed Report from MKL Reeds Issue 89 Copyright: 2010 MKL Reeds In this Issue: -A Note from Maryn -What's New? -Featured Oboe Video -Oboe Thought of the Week -The Oboe Tip -Facebook® Fun (Please add info@mklreeds.com to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no trouble receiving future
- [Oboe Reed Holiday Poem](https://mklreeds.com/oboe-reed-holiday-poem/) - Twas The Day of the Concert Twas the day of the concert when all through Sue's house, the sound of her reed making was waking her spouse. And the noise from her scraping and clipping and crowing, was causing the pain in his head to keep growing. He said, "Don't you think you could stop
- [Everything Oboe Episode 1](https://mklreeds.com/everything-oboe-episode-1/) - Have something valuable to share with the oboe community? Want to appear on Everything Oboe? Just contact us and let us know... All skill and experience levels welcome!!
- [Everything Oboe Episode 2: Function First (Part 2) ](https://mklreeds.com/everything-oboe-episode-2-function-first-part-2/) - What's the most important part of an oboe reed? Watch this and find out. Have something valuable to share with the oboe community? Want to appear on Everything Oboe? Just contact us and let us know… All skill and experience levels welcome!!
- [Everything Oboe Episode 2: Function First (Part 1)](https://mklreeds.com/everything-oboe-episode-2-function-first-part-1/) - What's the most important part of an oboe reed? Watch this and find out. Have something valuable to share with the oboe community? Want to appear on Everything Oboe? Just contact us and let us know… All skill and experience levels welcome!!
- [Do You Make These Oboe Mistakes?](https://mklreeds.com/do-you-make-these-oboe-mistakes/) - Are you making these mistakes on the oboe? Find out! Want to appear on Everything Oboe? Just contact us and let us know… All skill and experience levels welcome!!
- [Preparing for an Oboe Audition](https://mklreeds.com/preparing-for-an-oboe-audition/) - Here are some tips for the next time you find yourself preparing for an oboe audition. Want to appear on Everything Oboe? Just contact us and let us know… All skill and experience levels welcome!!
- [What is good practicing?](https://mklreeds.com/what-is-good-practining/) - What is my number one piece of advice is for an oboist who is really interested in making more progress in less time? "Practice." But over the years, I've realized that the word practice can mean a lot of different things, depending on who exactly you are talking to. There is good practicing and there
- [Issue 83 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-83-oboe-reed-report/) - ============================================================ *****The Reed Report: Issue 83***** ============================================================ Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -Oboe Reeds are Coming Back! -Featured Oboe Video -Oboe Thought of the Week -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or
- [Issue 72 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-72-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 72***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -The BIG Book: It Keeps Growing... -Mother's Day Coupon for 20% OFF! -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address
- [Issue 71 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-71-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 71***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -The BIG Book is Here! -A Page From the Oboe Notebook -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book
- [Issue 70 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-70-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 70***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -Still Time for Your 40% OFF Pre-Publication Discount -A Page From the Oboe Notebook -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist
- [Issue 69 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-69-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 69***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -40% OFF Pre-Publication Discount -A Page From the Oboe Notebook -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book in
- [Issue 63 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-63-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 63***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -Highly Recommended -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no
- [Issue 62 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-62-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 62***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -Highly Recommended -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no
- [Issue 61 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-61-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 61***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -Highly Recommended -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no
- [Issue 60 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-60-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 60***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -Highly Recommended? -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that you have no
- [Issue 59 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-59-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 59***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -What's Happening at MKL Reeds? -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that
- [Issue 58 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-58-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 58***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -What's Happening at MKL Reeds? -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that
- [Issue 57 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-57-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 57***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -What's Happening at MKL Reeds? -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that
- [Issue 56 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-56-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 56***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -The Latest Reed Special Announcement -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that
- [Issue 55 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-55-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 55***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -The Latest Reed Special Announcement -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that
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- [Issue 53 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-53-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 53***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -The Latest Reed Special Announcement -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that
- [Issue 51 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-51-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 51***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -The Latest Reed Special Announcement -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that
- [Working Hard](https://mklreeds.com/working-hard/) - Here's this week's quote: "I'm working so hard on my time management that I don't get anything done." -Anonymous Does this quote apply to your oboe practice at all? It used to for me. Now, many of you may think this is weird but I used to spend so much time doing scales that I
- [Issue 50 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-50-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 50***** ================================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: -A Note from Maryn -The Latest Reed Special Announcement -The Reed Tip -Oboe Reed Trivia Please add "info@mklreeds.com" to your whitelist or address book in your e-mail program, so that
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- [Issue 39 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-39-oboe-reed-report/) - =========================================== *****The Reed Report: Issue 39***** =========================================== Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: * A Lesson Learned: Never quit. * Featured Product and the Latest SPECIAL News... * Reed Tip - Fit to be Tied * Quote Corner - Mahler * Speak Up,
- [Issue 38 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-38-oboe-reed-report/) - =========================================== *****The Reed Report: Issue 38***** =========================================== Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: * A Lesson Learned: Put on Your Blinders * The Latest SPECIAL News... April Showers * Reed Tip - When You Overblow... * Quote Corner - Copland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Lesson
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- [Issue 36 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-36-oboe-reed-report/) - ========================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 36***** ========================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: * A Lesson Learned: Stories from My Oboe Past. * The Latest SPECIAL... Happy St. Patrick's Day! * Reed Tip - Our Readers Chime In. * Quote Corner - Beethoven
- [Issue 35 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-35-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================================= *****The Reed Report: Issue 35***** ================================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: * A Lesson Learned: Helping you learn at MY expense. * Don't Miss... The Spring Fun Package * Reed Tip - Another cleaning tip. * Quote Corner - Charlie Parker
- [Issue 34 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-34-oboe-reed-report/) - =============================================== *****The Reed Report: Issue 34***** ============================================= Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: * A Lesson Learned: Helping you learn at MY expense. * Don't Miss... - We are humbled... * Reed Tip - Do your reeds need a cleanin'?. * Quote Corner
- [Issue 33 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-33-oboe-reed-report/) - ================================== *****The Reed Report: Issue 33***** ================================== Congratulations! As a subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. In this issue: * A Lesson Learned: Helping you learn at MY expense. * Don't Miss... - We're buying someone 10 oboe reeds. * Reed Tip - Find a supportive reed. * Quote
- [Issue 32 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-32-oboe-reed-report/) - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *****The Reed Report: Issue 32***** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this issue: *The BUZZ - Free Shipping With Your Private Lesson! *Reed "Tip" of the Month - Learning to Make Reeds?
- [Issue 31 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-31-oboe-reed-report/) - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *****The Reed Report: Issue 31***** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this issue: *The BUZZ - Only 7 Valentine's Day Packages Left!! *Reed "Tip" of the Month - Breaking in a new
- [Issue 30 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-30-oboe-reed-report/) - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *****The Reed Report: Issue 30***** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this issue: *The BUZZ - Want a little reed fun for Valentine's Day? *Reed "Tip" of the Month - Want a
- [Issue 29 - Oboe Reed Report](https://mklreeds.com/issue-29-oboe-reed-report/) - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *****The Reed Report: Issue 29***** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations! As a newsletter subscriber, you are one of the first to see this important information. Read on for the latest and greatest from MKL Reeds. In this issue: *The BUZZ - Are you a college student home for break? *Reed "Tip" of the Month - Can you
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- [From the Oboe Notebook: Reed Checklist - 11/6/1993](https://mklreeds.com/from-the-oboe-notebook-reed-checklist-1161993/) - I remember this reed lesson pretty well. Even though it happened almost 15 years ago (eekkk...). The idea was to give myself a simple "cheat sheet" that I could refer back to as I made reeds. It was basically my profile of the "perfect reed." I created a quick list of the major things I
- [From the Oboe Notebook: Richard Woodhams Masterclass 4/13/95](https://mklreeds.com/from-the-oboe-notebook-richard-woodhams-masterclass-41395/) - Here's a page from my Oboe Notebook (one of them) back from a Masterclass I took with Richard Woodhams. It's funny to look back at old things like this. It makes you realize how far you've come... and gives you the encouragement you need to go even farther. Take a look at the page, it's
- [Oboe Reed Questions... Answered.](https://mklreeds.com/oboe-reed-questions-answered/) - Over the years, we've collected a ton of excellent questions about oboe reeds, oboe playing and other oboe stuff. We're finally going to answer them... some of them. (We have hundreds and hundreds of them.) But instead of just answering the question for the player who asked it, we're publishing the answers for everyone. It's
- [Tying the Knot on Your Oboe Reed... Here's a Quick Video](https://mklreeds.com/tying-the-knot-on-your-oboe-reed-heres-a-quick-video/) - Got a question recently about how to tie your knots when you're making an oboe reed. It's hard to explain in words, so take a look at the video and see if it's clear. This video is actually part of our reedmaking course, The Beginner's Guide to Making Your First Playing Oboe Reed... In 9
- [It's Been a While](https://mklreeds.com/its-been-a-while/) - Been a loooonnnnggg time. We're living in Flagstaff now. At the top of a very tall mountain. This has nothing to do with the oboe, but I'd like to introduce you to some of our neighbors.
- [Oboe Zen: Simple Thoughts for a Musical Journey](https://mklreeds.com/oboe-zen-simple-thoughts-for-a-musical-journey/) - We've landed... About 1667 miles from where we started. In our new home: Flagstaff Arizona. It's a whopping 7,300 feet above sea level. (If you're wondering what high altitude does to oboe reeds, well we're about to find out :) But I'll talk about that later. Right now, I want to tell you about something
- [Remembering Oboist Cynthia Steljes of Quartetto Gelato](https://mklreeds.com/remembering-oboist-cynthia-steljes-of-quartetto-gelato/) - I just read of the passing of Cynthia Steljes, oboist and founding member of Quartetto Gelato... I didn't know her personally, but just a few weeks ago, I sent her a letter to tell her about a new project we are working on at MKL Reeds and to ask for her input. I am telling
- [Who Painted this Picture?](https://mklreeds.com/who-painted-this-picture/) - Who painted this picture of virtuoso oboist Johann Christian Fischer?
- [The pulse and sightreading...](https://mklreeds.com/the-pulse-and-sightreading/) - We've just put the finishing touches on our new book, "Play It Right the First Time: The Oboist's Guide to Becoming a Master Sightreader in Just 10 Minutes a Day." In the book, I talk a lot about rhythm and pulse, and how very important that is to being a great sightreader. When it really
- [Twas the Day of the Concert...](https://mklreeds.com/twas-the-day-of-the-concert/) - It snowed for the first time last night in Batesville. Today it's freezing. Definitely feels like the holidays (unless you grew up in Florida, Texas or somewhere else warm :). Here's an excerpt from a Christmas poem, Twas the Day of the Concert, we just got done putting together. We're not selling it, but we
- [It takes more than just great reeds...](https://mklreeds.com/it-takes-more-than-just-great-reeds/) - Yesterday I was listening to the 9/16/06 NPR interview with Liang Wang, the new Principal Oboe of the New York Phil. The piece was called "Oboist Liang Wang: His Reeds Come First" and really focused on communicating just how important the art of reedmaking is to being a great oboist. Liang Wang is 26 years
- [Memories of John Mack](https://mklreeds.com/memories-of-john-mack/) - I just got done reading through the recent issue of The Double Reed and found all of the letters remembering the life of John Mack. I thought I would add mine to the mix... I went to the John Mack Oboe Camp one year and I came away with a tip that has affected my
- [Boy Oh Boy, It's a Girl!](https://mklreeds.com/boy-oh-boy-its-a-girl/) - Last Sunday, my daughter Talula Skye was born. Here's a little picture of the cutie. She came right on time and was born into a quiet corner of our home. My husband caught her in the water and we haven't let her out of our hands since. It was a miraculous experience - one that
- [What do you focus on?  Oboe strengths or weaknesses?](https://mklreeds.com/what-do-you-focus-on-oboe-strengths-or-weaknesses/) - Yesterday I was listening to a recording of some organ music of all things (my husband plays the pipe organ) and I started thinking about all of the things that I really love about music and the oboe. I love playing with friends. I love the bond that happens between all of us as we
- [Pickup Your Oboe Success Tips](https://mklreeds.com/pickup-your-oboe-success-tips/) - When my husband and I sat down the other month to discuss the future of MKL Reeds, we both had the feeling inside that something needed to change. You know when you just have that feeling inside you but you just can't put your finger on it? As a musician, you are probably more in
- [Do you inspire the music or does it inspire you?](https://mklreeds.com/do-you-inspire-the-music-or-does-it-inspire-you/) - Most of you know that, a few weeks ago, my family made a change and moved from the big city of Chicago to the little town of Batesville Indiana. The city of Chicago is beautiful, and Batesville is even more beautiful, in a different way. Right now, as the leaves are changing and the air
- [Not gonna be a reedmaker?](https://mklreeds.com/not-gonna-be-a-reedmaker/) - If you aren't planning to learn reedmaking now or anytime in the near future, the best thing you can do is learn how to scrape the reeds that you do buy. To do that, you've got to know the parts of a reed. Here's a very simple diagram that will make it clear if you
- [The Apple and the Oboe](https://mklreeds.com/the-apple-and-the-oboe/) - I talk a lot about what it was like for me to go from being a professional "student" to a professional oboe player. Like every journey, it had its ups and downs. Often times there seemed to be more downs than ups. It's not like we are given a map or anything to make the
- [Life Lessons from a Cellist](https://mklreeds.com/life-lessons-from-a-cellist/) - Not sure what it is about commencement speeches this week, but I keep attracting them. I was cleaning out one of my oboe closets yesterday and came across a copy of a commencement address delivered by the famous cellist, Lynn Harrell, to the graduating class of the Cleveland Institute of Music in 1994. Rather than
- [You have to love it more than anything else.  Really?](https://mklreeds.com/you-have-to-love-it-more-than-anything-else-really/) - Have you ever read an article where some famous music teacher says words like these to the young, unsuspecting music student: "You should only choose a career in music if you love it more than anything else." Or maybe something like this: "A career in music isn't easy, so if you have anything else you
- [English horn, the Nutcracker and sore arms](https://mklreeds.com/english-horn-the-nutcracker-and-sore-arms/) - We were driving to my grandmother's house today for a holiday get-together when I chanced upon some production of the Nutcracker playing on the radio. One of the amazing things about music is how certain pieces can bring back a flood of memories in an instant. The first thing I thought about when I heard
- [Setting Your Oboe Goals for 2007](https://mklreeds.com/setting-your-oboe-goals-for-2007/) - Did you set oboe goals for 2006? Have you achieved them? If you listen to any of the self-help gurus out there, you'll find advice ranging from the simple, "you must set goals" to the contrarian, "the worst thing about setting goals is that you achieve them when you could have achieved more." I don't
- [Where do dead reeds go?](https://mklreeds.com/where-do-dead-reeds-go/) - Here's what happens to dead oboe reeds (in this case, a bassoon reed) in our house. My son really gets a kick out of this. I wish I could have so much fun when my reeds kick the bucket. :)
- [Today is the big day!](https://mklreeds.com/today-is-the-big-day/) - The BIG day is finally here... and we've got an exciting announcement to make at MKL Reeds. Get the details now! https://mklreeds.com/reedmaking.htm
- [An Exciting Oboe Reed Announcement...](https://mklreeds.com/an-exciting-oboe-reed-announcement/) - We're only about 18 days away from our big announcement at MKL Reeds. If you are reading this blog and haven't signed up for our newsletter, The Reed Report, you are going to miss out. Before you play another note on your oboe, go and get your free subscription. You'll get some free gifts and
- [What's An Oboe Sound Like in Batesville?](https://mklreeds.com/whats-an-oboe-sound-like-in-batesville/) - So most of you know that we just got done unpacking the UHaul truck after our move from Chicago. Everything went pretty smoothly: the oboe made it, the gougers, even the reeds got here without a crack. The only problem was our poor UHaul truck. We lost a belt somewhere around Indianapolis which made things
- [Buying Oboe Reeds...](https://mklreeds.com/buying-oboe-reeds/) - It's probably no surprise that we get a lot of questions from present, past and future customers about oboe reeds. That's my business of course. We get questions like: "Do I need a soft reed or a hard reed?" "How should I know what reeds to order?" "What do I do with oboe reeds if
- [Shaper Tip Trials](https://mklreeds.com/shaper-tip-trials/) - I always love trying different shaper tips--not only do they offer me different options and "feels", but they can feel different on different gouges, so I often revisit unused shaper tips when I redo my gouge. Having recently gotten both of my gouges worked on, I went back through my shaper tip collection to see
- [Beta blockers](https://mklreeds.com/beta-blockers/) - I know a few musicians (oboists and non-oboists) that take betas on a regular basis for a variety of reasons and situations. One takes them for auditions only, one takes them everyday for heart palpitations, and several take them for scary performances. I've never tried them for a few reasons, on which I invite discussion:
- [The Reed Guru is in!](https://mklreeds.com/the-reed-guru-is-in/) - I certainly don't profess to know everything about reedmaking....in fact, I kind of like being presented with the odd reed problem now and then. It challenges me to do some investigating and create a solution for a specific reed issue. In the end, I learn a lot and my reeds get better... I do have
- [Tombeau de neckstraps](https://mklreeds.com/tombeau-de-neckstraps/) - I had the pleasure of playing Tombeau for the first time a couple weeks ago. I played second oboe/English horn and it was a really fun part, though there are some really quick switches. Due to some past wrist problems, I play both oboe and English horn with a neckstrap now, and fast switches always
- [Playing with a Goose-egg](https://mklreeds.com/playing-with-a-goose-egg/) - Last week, I managed to fall on a hard linoleum floor and ended up with a lovely goose egg on the back of my head. Playing the oboe with a goose-egg is much like playing with a head-cold --- the pressure is painful and every reed feels too hard. Ouch. To counterbalance the pressure, I
- [Effinger Stuff](https://mklreeds.com/effinger-stuff/) - In the freelancing world, there is often a lot of the same work; pick-up orchestras for the Messiah, or maybe church wedding gigs. So, I always get a little excited when something comes along that is really different, and more importantly, really fun to do. Not that long ago, I got the chance to play
- [Oboe Parents... How do you spell RELIEF?](https://mklreeds.com/oboe-parents-how-do-you-spell-relief/) - If you haven't been around MKL Reeds in a bit, you may have missed the announcement about our first foray into the publishing world. It's called, "How to Raise a Young Oboist WITHOUT Going Broke." It's specifically written for oboe parents. So what prompted me to write my very first e-book, you ask? Well, I'll
- [Listening is a good thing](https://mklreeds.com/listening-is-a-good-thing/) - Listening to other oboists play is a great way to stay in the "loop," get new ideas, and inspire your thoughts on a piece of music. I just got 2 new CDs of incredible oboe and English horn playing: Julie Giacobassi (with guest artists Rodger Weismeyer and Eugene Isatov) Eugene Isatov in solo New CDs
- [Did I Confuse You?](https://mklreeds.com/did-i-confuse-you/) - The dust is finally settling from the big launch of the Reedmaker's Network. And as the haze begins to clear, I realize that I may have hopelessly confused you all. Let me apologize... In all of my excitement, I'm afraid I didn't make things as clear as they should be. And I can't really expect
- [Reed Report Free Reed Winner for September!](https://mklreeds.com/reed-report-free-reed-winner-for-september/) - Each month, we pick one new Reed Report subscriber to win 2 free oboe reeds of their choice. September's winner is Anne Sandham! Congratulations Anne! You've got 2 free oboe reeds coming your way, with our compliments. Welcome to the Reed Report! If you haven't signed up for your free subscription to the Reed Report,
- [Congrats to Anne!!](https://mklreeds.com/congrats-to-anne/) - It's not often that we toot our own horns, but someone once said, "If you don't toot your own horn, there is no music." At any rate, in this case, I think it is more than warranted. Please help us congratulate Anne Bach (co-owner of MKL Reeds) on winning the second oboe job in the
- [Expect the unexpected... always.](https://mklreeds.com/expect-the-unexpected-always/) - Playing two programs a week with Grant Park has had me thinking about how I prepare for a first rehearsal. With only 2-3 rehearsals on a program before a concert, it's imperative that every musician knows their part (and hopefully the piece) cold for the first rehearsal, so that rehearsal time can be devoted to
- [My Oboe Cured the Blahs](https://mklreeds.com/my-oboe-cured-the-blahs/) - You know when you're kind of in a slump? Not a reed slump or an oboe slump necessarily, but just feeling blah? I've felt this way the last few days or so... nothing "wrong" per se, the weather's been good and everything is really fine. Maybe it's a momentary lack of motivation or just too
- [It's all in the bocal.](https://mklreeds.com/its-all-in-the-bocal/) - I've been playing more English horn lately and it's got me thinking about the importance of a good bocal. Bocals can vary completely in sound, pitch, and stability, but finding the right combination for your horn and playing style can make a world of difference. Currently I'm playing a Laubin 3 and Hiniker 2 B11.
- [School Days](https://mklreeds.com/school-days/) - When this time of year rolls around, I always get nostalgic for all of those good school memories I have of being at Eastman, in Rochester NY. By now, it is REALLY fall in Rochester and I associate that with getting back into the swing of things, oboe-wise. The school year always started with an
- [My sore neck...](https://mklreeds.com/bass-oboe/) - In the past month, I've had 2 colleagues brave the bass oboe part in Holst's Planets, one here in Chicago and one in Nashville. It's a very cool part and doubles on oboe, and there are some juicy low B solo tidbits that are pretty scary. I've tried a Heckelphone before, but the few notes
- [IMEA coming up](https://mklreeds.com/imea-coming-up/) - Growing up in NY state, we had NYSMA solo contests, which featured graded solos of our choice. But here in IL, they're called IMEA contests, and instead of featuring solos, they require a slow and fast Ferling study (no choice of which ones, they are assigned each year). I've prepared lots of students on these
- [Really good reeds...](https://mklreeds.com/really-good-reeds/) - After you've been playing the oboe for a while, you develop your own system for organizing your reeds. If I am preparing for a recital or some other solo, it is not unusual for me to put away those "really good reeds" as I make them so that I have a collection for the big
- [Taking a break...](https://mklreeds.com/taking-a-break/) - Playing the oboe is not easy. I think back to when I started and I marvel at how much practice and dedication it takes just to get a nice sound out of that little piece of wood. That said, I am always surprised at what good can come from taking a break from the oboe
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- [Reeds while traveling](https://mklreeds.com/reeds-while-traveling/) - It's always fun to travel to festivals and gigs out of town, but it can make for unpredictable reeds. Planning ahead for multiple scenarios with a case full of gorgeous reeds is the ideal situation, but how realistic is it to make a reed in one city and expect it to be the same somewhere
- [Playing with friends...](https://mklreeds.com/playing-with-friends/) - A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to have a week long gig with the American Ballet Theatre when they came through Chicago. The ballet was Giselle and it was beautiful. Or so I was told, you can't see much from the pit. But you can read a review of the production by the
- [Nashville](https://mklreeds.com/nashville/) - I'm in Nashville playing Heldenleben this week. It's a hectic time for the Symphony since Kenneth Schermerhorn, their music director of 22 years, recently passed away. The oboe section here is Bobby Taylor, Ellen Menking, and Rodger Weismeyer. The season after next, the Symphony will move into their brand new hall, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
- [Telling a story...](https://mklreeds.com/marketing-no-im-a-musician/) - If you make a living playing music, you are probably aware of the following points: you are in business (as the sole owner of You, Inc.) marketing can be a major key to your success Music is both art and business, and if you depend on it to keep your lights on and food on
- [The Recital](https://mklreeds.com/the-recital/) - Recitals can be fun, exciting, grueling and invigorating all at the same time. Here is a short clip from a recital I played a few years back. You can listen to it here. (It is fairly small but might take about 5 minutes to download on a dial-up connection.) What's your most memorable recital experience?
- [Funny oboe story](https://mklreeds.com/funny-oboe-story/) - Rachel Whipple wrote us with a funny oboe story the other day: Today I woke up very early to go to breakfast for Mother’s Day with the entire family. Afterwards, I thought it would be fun to practice my oboe outside for the first time this spring. The birds were chirping, the bees were humming,
- [So I Got Published](https://mklreeds.com/so-i-got-published/) - I woke up one Saturday in February to find a huge article in the New York Times about the abundance of available oboe positions among the nation's top symphonies. As a member of the "next generation" of oboists that was mentioned in the article, I took issue with some of the stuff that was said.
- [Pitch is Relative](https://mklreeds.com/pitch-is-relative/) - Playing the oboe is hard enough as it is, so I try to keep my reed philosophy as simple as possible. I believe there are only a few things that make a good reed. The rest, as they say, is just opinion. A good reed must have: response - if it doesn't make a sound,
- [Oboe Reeds for Sale!](https://mklreeds.com/oboe-reeds-for-sale/) - It's amazing what 4,000 feet will do to an oboe reed. 30 days ago, we moved out of the mountains of Flagstaff Arizona. Flagstaff Elevation: 7,200 feet above sea level. Now when you're an oboe reed company, that type of elevation can be a real deal breaker. It was for us. So we stopped selling
- [Fear and the Oboe](https://mklreeds.com/fear-and-the-oboe/) - "Fear has a smell, as love does." -Margaret Atwood- I think the appropriate adaptation of this quote for oboists is "fear has a sound." It does not matter how much you practice or how good or bad you think your reed is. Fear is obvious, and it is a sound that has no place in
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- [Which Are You Playing?  The Oboe or the Music?](https://mklreeds.com/which-are-you-playing-the-oboe-or-the-music/) - Play the music, not the instrument. - Author Unknown Boy how true... especially for us oboe players who spend so much time trying to get along with such a finicky instrument. How often have you spent more time trying to play the oboe than you have trying to play the music through the oboe? I
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- [Evaluating Your Reeds](https://mklreeds.com/evaluating-your-reeds/) - Evaluating Your Reeds No matter how you do your initial scrapes, every reed goes through a period of evaluation and refining scrapes based on crow, appearance, and overall characteristics. Hopefully, you have a gouge and shape that suit your individual needs and work well together, you've got a well formed blank, and you've started to

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