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Dear Guests, Welcome to my blog which I treat like a creative garden where I regularly plant and change this and that be it poetry, philosophy, an Oboe Brilliance lesson, an essay of some kind, or a journal about composing. Visit every Monday for oboe coaching which is also helpful for many melodic instrumentalists. Musically yours, Kathryn
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"How do you compose?" That is the most commonly asked question I hear.
This blog is a window into my creative process and philosophies as a composer and instrumentalist. At times it may contain music, photos, and poetry as well. May you enjoy, return, and benefit!   My Archives  September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009
Poem: Save the Moon
Oboe Brilliance update unaccompanied solo commission special Monday Black Cat Waltz/commission special Sounds and Emotional Health Oboe Brilliance: Technical Elegance lesson #1 "Leap Frog" Monday Trick or Treat Waltz Oboe Brilliance intonation lesson # 5 C Major Monday encouragement and patience Tears of Contrition Oboe Brilliance intonation lesson # 4 Monday Thinking and happiness September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 |
Dear Guests,
Wednesday's blog is devoted to Oboe Brilliance. Right now, the focus is on intonation which is a portion of the "Technical Elegance" book of Oboe Brilliance. Today I have put up a kind of drone mp3 on the music page for intonation use. You can click and play so you can hear the mp3 off the computer for working, and/or you can buy it for just a dollar to keep, have hold, cherish, in good intonation and reed days and in bad... from this day forth... This drone provides you consistently with C, then G is added. Later a descending C Major scale, then ascending C Major scale are added for specific pitch intonation work. Remember: good posture double "O" embouchure fast focused supported air stream stay "open behind the mask" move pitch sharp and flat to discover your range of flexibility and to listen carefully to where exactly you are in the center of the pitch Feel free to improvise with this and other drones. Today, in this lesson, I encourage you to rediscover your dynamic range with C in different octaves, as well as G, also in different octaves. Have fun! Musically Yours, Kathryn |
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