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Erin Brophey

Oct 28 in

Q&A with Erin Brophey

Q & A cancelled this week.

Hello All! With my apologies- I’m having dental surgery on our usual day. I’m not sure when I will be able to play my oboe. I’ll take the week to heal and see you all next week! Please enjoy all of the recordings of past masterclasses of you are looking for inspiration. They are located in the classroom section of this platform. Play the Joy and Ease, eRin

New comment 25d ago

Rhonda Smith

1 like • Oct 28

Ouch!! Rest well.

Rhonda Smith

Oct 16 in

Q&A with Erin Brophey

Gabriel's Oboe

The video I referred to in today's lesson. Very inspiring! https://youtu.be/w3frQW6zLE4?si=BNAkJCV8OprPlchO

New comment Oct 21

Rhonda Smith

Sep 18 in

Q&A with Erin Brophey

Instability of 2nd octave E and G

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.)

New comment Sep 27

Rhonda Smith

0 likes • Sep 25

@Erin Brophey Evidently this app is fully compatible with three browsers. I'll switch to one of them; hopefully that will solve the issue.

Rhonda Smith

0 likes • Sep 26

Your answer to my question yesterday about the topic of this thread has made a HUGE difference. It was the missing link I had been seeking for quite some time. I just hadn't been using the right terminology... which hindered this resolution. Asking/explaining yesterday in class and hearing your response... and putting it into use has me quite joyful with results today! THANK YOU!