Author Topic: my instrument sounds like a dying duck  (Read 2466 times)


maybe you're playing it wrong or you bought a really cheap broken one


Just shoot up your band.

fr tho, what is the quality of your oboe?

Just shoot up your band.

fr tho, what is the quality of your oboe?

i don't think quality has anything to do with it, i think it's just op's been playing for a few months.

have you tried a new reed
yes
if you aren't patient enough to get better and ignore people's mockery, then you should just quit. it takes a lot of time to get good, especially with a double reed instrument. i've been playing Annoying Orangeet for 7 years and it took me at least 2 years of hard work and practice every day to become second chair.

i might be different, but once you set your mind on something, don't stop.
im not going to quit for sure

fr tho, what is the quality of your oboe?
idk it was a school issued instrument

maybe you're playing it wrong or you bought a really cheap broken one
i didnt buy it

trade the dying duck for an actual instrument
yeah like a newborn duck

do you take lessons? playing a double-reed instrument is hard

do you take lessons? playing a double-reed instrument is hard
no i have to try and git gud with practice at home

you could maybe consult your music teacher if you're having issues with your instrument
i may not be involved in band but i am a viola player
do you also clean it regularly? i'm not sure if this will effect the quality of the notes coming out of the instrument but it is a good habit to keep with any and all instruments

>School-issued.

Honestly this might be a problem. Usually school-issued instruments are not as well-kept. Although double reeds by nature are difficult to work with, there is a good possibility of at least one leak.

yea the issue is just that it's a school instrument. if you want to commit at all to your instrument then just buy one, doesn't have to be expensive

yea the issue is just that it's a school instrument. if you want to commit at all to your instrument then just buy one, doesn't have to be expensive
well then what do i buy??? i heard the wood ones are better than plastic but im not sure if thats true

well then what do i buy??? i heard the wood ones are better than plastic but im not sure if thats true
for oboe? hell no plastic is better