Here is the first of the short video series for the sounds utilized in my etude book. This one will cover harmonics. Fingerings and etudes included in my book. Link to book https://www.apakamusic.com/product/expanding-your-toolbox-a-guide-to-beginning-contemporary-techniques-for-oboe/ [...]
We have probably all had to create something we needed as oboe players, swabs, humidifiers, reeducate latch, etc. I made this one while I was a student in Iowa and I am still proud of [...]
Hello all, I just wanted to make a quick announcement. This year at IDRS 2019 in Tampa, Florida, at the University of South Florida, I will be giving my class on "Expanding Your Toolbox: A [...]
I wanted to say a big Thank You!! to Amy Collins and the oboe studio at the University of South Florida for making me feel so welcome and for being sooooo receptive to the ideas [...]
If you all are interested in oboe topics, which I think I could safely assume at this point, than you might be interested in this instrument. But I wanted to give you the short version [...]
Here is an example of the type of things I do during my creative time sessions (when I am lucky enough to get some!). I have taken on a passion project of exposing young players [...]
I wanted to just make a short post about some, please note not ALL, of the women that have had a major impact on my life. Mother First oboe teacher, Amanda Thompson First orchestra conductor, [...]
Hi all! I will be at Interlochen giving a masterclass on my etude book. I am looking forward to working with the talented young players at Interlochen Arts Academy March 13, 2019!
Bird Spirit Dreaming: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra (2002) Edwards creates another unique sound world and visual experience with his Bird Spirit Dreaming. This concerto is in a single twenty-minute movement instead of the traditional three [...]
Water Spirit Song (2003) Water Spirit Song began as one movement of a larger musical theater work, Koto Dreaming (2003). Koto Dreaming was commissioned by David Walker for the 2003 Asian Music and Dance Festival [...]
