Oboes for Idgets- Home

Welcome! Bring me your tired, your weary, your frustrated..........

band directors or parents of oboe students, that is! This website is designed with the "oboe-challenged" in mind. Hopefully you will find some helpful hints and resources. Just in case you're wondering...... My name is Amy Sandlin, and I have been teaching middle school band for 17 years and private oboe lessons for 19 years. I graduated with Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Music Education from East Carolina University, and my major instruments were (and still are) Oboe and English Horn. I also achieved Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.


	Oboe Pitched in the key of C Finished reed length - ~70 mm Used in most bands and symphonic orchestras Sound clips:
	Oboe d'Amore Pitched in the key of A Finished reed length - ~50 mm Not very common -- mostly used in Baroque music. Bach used it quite frequently. Sound clips: Qui Sedes from Bach's Mass in B Minor, played by Amy Hinson Et in Spiritum Sanctum from Bach's Mass in B Minor, Oboe d'Amore played by Amy Hinson, English Horn played by Sarah Phillips
	English Horn Pitched in the key of F Finished reed lenght - ~ 55 mm More common than oboe d'Amore, less common than oboe. Used frequently in bands and symphonic orchestras as a solo instrument. Sound clips: English horn solo from Manuel de Falla's "The Three Cornered Hat", played by Amy Hinson Adagio from the Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez, played by Amy Hinson

For more information, contact
LoreeEH@ec.rr.com