Reed sorting day. Do you all have such a day once in a while? Wich ones are good, wich ones can go and then I sort them in pitch, sound and flexibility. ( is it normal in other countries to play pitch 442 in wind orchestras and 440 or lower in symphonie and baroque?)

This was a wonderful session. Thanks to @Dawn Lomax @Malcolm Thornley @Rhonda Smith for the great questions! Special thanks to @Magda Prins-Nip for playing some beautiful Bach for us!

Is there someone who played the Arie (no 3) of the Bach cantate 105? (see pdf) and wants to help me find some direction in it? Where to play to, what are the heavy points, why is the articulation written as it is and so on?

For next lesson, I'd like to know how to compensate for a certain issue. With some reeds, the 2nd octave E and G are unstable. Holding down the low B flat key remedies this. Turning the reed over helps sometimes. Do you know of a permanent fix? Is it a simple adjustment to make? It only happens with these 2 notes... and only on certain reeds. (Oboe had a tuneup two months ago.)