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WORDS OF WISDOM FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THE OBOE: Get a private teacher ASAP: A private teacher can help students fix specific oboe problems they encounter (and there will be a lot). They will also be experts in oboe repertoire and able to assist with reeds. If there isn’t a private teacher in your area, many teachers are open to giving online lessons, which can be a great alternative. Consider purchasing a personal instrument. Unless your school has a decent instrument that has received regular repairs and adjustments, students who can afford it will be better off purchasing their own oboe. There are many great brand options, including: Fox, Lorée, Yamaha, and Howarth. A big consideration is whether to purchase a plastic or wooden instrument. Plastic instruments are more resilient to heat and cold but lose something by way of tone. Wooden instruments require special care, including a break-in process and warming up wood before playing to prevent cracking, but often have more resonance and a richer tone. It may be best for students to purchase plastic unless they’re planning to continue studying oboe in college. Develop a consistent warm-up routine and practice plan: regular long tones, scales, and other exercises will help students improve rapidly and gain consistency. Listen to great oboe players: There are CDs and other recordings available for purchase or streaming on the internet and Spotify. Listening to incredible performers will help students know what they’re aiming for sound-wise. Some of my favorite players include Linda Strommen, Elaine Douvas, John Ferrillo, Jeffrey Rathbun, Roger Roe, Eugene Izotov and Frank Rosenwein. Students should attend any available events to learn about their instrument, including camps, faculty recitals, double reed days, and orchestral and band concerts. Exposure to great music will help make better musicians! KATHLEEN CARTER BELL A passionate educator and performer of solo, chamber, and orchestral repertoire, Dr. Kathleen Carter Bell has recently relocated with her husband to the Nashville area, where she serves as Instructor of Oboe and English Horn at Tennessee State University. Kathleen served as Oboe Lecturer at Auburn University for three years, is oboe faculty for Indiana University’s Summer Music Clinic, and taught at Interlochen this past summer as the Oboe Teaching Fellow. Kathleen has given masterclasses and presentations across the country and represented Indiana University at Seoul National University’s 2019 Chamber Music Festival. Her trio, Elicio Winds, has been awarded several grants, including: an Alabama State Council on the Arts grant to commission five woodwind trio pieces, which will be performed on an upcoming CD; a Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities collaborative outreach project; and a SEC Travel Grant to the University of Arkansas. Kathleen recently performed with the Elicio Winds at the NFA Conference (Chicago) and presented several recitals at the IDRS Conference (Boulder). An advocate of new music, Bell has collaborated with several female composers, including Althea Talbot-Howard, Alyssa Morris, and Meera Gudipati. Kathleen and her husband, Conor Bell, have started an organization called Double Talk Workshop to equip educators to teach young double reed players. Bell is fascinated by the interdisciplinary arts and music’s place within the broader context of art and culture. Her current research includes the influence of the ancient Greek aulos on Wagner’s use of the oboe. Kathleen earned her DM degree from Indiana University and was one of six graduate recipients of the 2012 Barbara and David H. Jacobs Fellowship, granted for “excellence and leadership in the world of music.” Purchase: a good reed case, a tuner, metronome, and drone Explore double reed vendors online: Forrests Music, Midwest Musical Imports, RDG Woodwinds, Trev-Co Varner Music, Harvard Double Reeds The oboe is a beautiful instrument which presents many unique challenges. Helping students develop confidence and skill early will increase their enjoyment in making music and raise the overall level of your musical ensemble! A previous version of this article appeared in Ala Breve (February/March 2020), the official publication of the Alabama Music Educators Association, and is reprinted here with permission. 26 | TENNESSEE MUSICIAN | 2023 | Volume 75, No. 2
TMEA BACK THEN ➣ ➣ ➣ In this issue of the Tennessee Musician, then-TMEA President O’Dell Willis reflected upon the work of the TMEA under his leadership term and welcomed thenincoming TMEA President Tom Cowan. An announcement recognized O’Dell Willis on his honor of being elected to the American Bandmasters Association. According to the article, Mr. Willis was the only Tennessee member of the organization at the time of this May 1964 publication. A news release highlighted the Knox County Junior-Senior High School Festival that was held at the University of Tennessee Alumni Memorial Auditorium on April 24, 1964. Over 300 students participated in the High School Chorus under the direction of Mr. Edward H. Hamilton (a former TMEA Past-President and former conductor of the Knoxville Chorale Society). Additionally, approximately 700 vocalists performed in the Junior High School Chorus with conductor Mr. J. B. Lyle (a former Supervisor of Music for Knox County Schools). ➣ The summary of the East Tennessee Vocal Association’s spring East Tennessee Vocal Festival was included in this publication. This event occurred April 15-16, 1964, and was hosted on the campus of Maryville College. The following individuals served as adjudicators for the festival: Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Warner L. Imig (University of Colorado, Boulder) Paul W. Peterson (Salem College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina) Richard G. Cox (University of North Carolina, Greensboro Louis O. Ball (Carson-Newman College) Dan Linsinger (Maryville College) Gordon Leavitt (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) ➣ Five bands from Tennessee performed in the 1964 Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, D.C. The Tullahoma High School Band, the Memphis Central Band, and the Cookeville High School Band were three of the bands that represented Tennessee at this parade. THE TENNESSEE MUSICIAN (MAY 1964) Volume 16, No. 4 – 12 pgs. O’Dell Willis, TMEA President Carolyn M. Scruggs, Editor Tennessee Music Education Association | www.tnmea.org | 27
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