{"id":10920,"date":"2020-05-13T20:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T16:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/?page_id=10920"},"modified":"2023-07-21T15:28:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T20:28:12","slug":"why-play-the-oboe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-oboe\/why-play-the-oboe\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Play the Oboe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"color4-background-color color-4-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-call_to_action-7 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-3078498772_1dd4cf7168_h-1600x1067-1.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-3078498772_1dd4cf7168_h-1600x1067-1.jpg'); background-size: cover; background-position: 50% 26%;\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 40px; padding-bottom: 50px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8 col-xs-12 text-center col-lg-8\">\n<h2 class=\"h1 color5-color bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy\" style=\"margin: 30px 0px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 64px; padding: 0em 0em 0.2em; font-family: Oswald; font-weight: 500;\" data-font-family=\"Oswald\" data-font-weight=\"500\" data-font-style=\"\">Why Play the Oboe?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<div>\n<hr class=\"color5-color bg-hr bg-hr-14 wow bounceIn\" style=\"border: 4px solid; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;\" data-wow-duration=\"2s\" data-wow-delay=\"1s\" width=\"50%\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color5-background-color color-5-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-text-2 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 50px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-image: linear-gradient(to left, #ffffff, #ffffff);\" data-bg-color-1=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color-2=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-direction=\"to left\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-6 text-center col-lg-4\">\n<div style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-10920-1\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" autoplay preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oboe.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oboe.mp4\">https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oboe.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 5em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14523 size-full\" title=\"oboe parts image\" src=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/oboe-pts.png\" alt=\"oboe parts image\" width=\"326\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/oboe-pts.png 326w, https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/oboe-pts-150x199.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 2em; color: #92278f; font-size: 24px; font-family: Oswald; font-weight: 500;\" data-font-family=\"Oswald\" data-font-weight=\"500\" data-font-style=\"\">Why Play the Oboe?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mod-reset\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-5 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 col-lg-5\" style=\"padding: 0em 1em 0em 0em;\">\n<p class=\"color2-color\">For some beginning band students, it&#8217;s hard to choose what musical instrument to play. Each band instrument has something intriguing to offer, whether it be what it is made of, the shape of the instrument itself, where that particular instrument section sits in the band, the sound that is produced when the musical instrument is played, and much more. So why play the oboe? There are many great reasons to play oboe in school band:<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 Some say that the oboe is the one instrument that sounds more like a human voice than any other instrument in the band. It is often heard as the solo instrument in the most emotional sections of music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 Oftentimes the oboe carries the melody with its lyrical and mournful color. The nasal tone of the oboe can give it an oriental quality that lends itself nicely to &#8220;exotic&#8221; or unusual passages of music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 Oboe players get to sit in the front row of the band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 The oboe is a small instrument, and the case is easy to carry just about everywhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 While learning any new musical instrument will have its challenges, the oboe is considered one of the more difficult ones to learn. However, just like every other instrument, practice is the key to becoming a great oboe player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 Oboes are part of many of musical ensembles, including the symphonic band, orchestra, woodwind quintet, and other chamber music groups. Oboe is also heard in both jazz and popular music, and it is often used in movie and television soundtracks, due to its unique sound.<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 Oboe-specific music is not as plentiful as some of the more popular instruments, like flute, clarinet, saxophone and trumpet, but since it&#8217;s in the key of C, like the flute, it doesn&#8217;t have to be transposed. Therefore, some flute music can be a substitute in a pinch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 The oboe can be a challenging instruments to learn, but it is often in demand, and is used in playing some of music&#8217;s most beautiful solos. It also offers a great opportunity in getting scholarships to attend college\/university.<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 Once you&#8217;ve mastered the oboe, other woodwind instruments (like flute, clarinet and saxophone), will be easier to pick up, should you want to learn them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-3\" style=\"padding-right: 0em; padding-left: 0em;\">\n<div class=\"bg-box\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-oboe\/renting-an-oboe-from-arts-music-shop\/\">Renting an Oboe <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-oboe\/oboe-care-maintenance-tips\/\">Oboe Care &amp; Maintenance Tips<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-oboe\/oboe-repair-advice\/\">Oboe Repair Advice<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-oboe\/oboe-fingering-chart\/\">Oboe Fingering Chart<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-oboe\/oboe-video-resources\/\">Oboe Video Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-oboe\/pdf-resources-for-oboe\/\">PDF Resources for Oboe<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-oboe\/essentials-for-the-advancing-oboe-player\">Essentials for Advancing Players <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/band-instrument-rentals\/online-band-instrument-rentals\/choose-instrument-online-rental\/oboe-bassoon-rental-options\/\">Rent Your Oboe Online<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Play the Oboe? Why Play the Oboe? &nbsp; For some beginning band students, it&#8217;s hard to choose what musical instrument to play. Each band instrument has something intriguing to offer, whether it be what it is made of, the shape of the instrument itself, where that particular instrument section sits in the band, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10868,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"bgseo_title":"Why Play the Oboe in Beginning Band?","bgseo_description":"Why Play the Oboe? For some beginning band students, it's hard to choose what musical instrument to play, but oboe is a great choice for some. 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