A lot of people have told me that I should get piano lessons because it would help me with oboe. I have always wanted to take piano lessons, but I don't have a private instructor for oboe right now so should I focus on finding one or should I look into piano lessons?
2006-07-21 16:05:19 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
I have been oboe for about 3 years and have been witout an instructor for almost a year.
2006-07-21 16:07:26 · update #1
It will open you to knowledge about music you might not learn by sticking to oboe. If you can't get oboe lessons, why not take piano? Unless you don't have one to practice on, there's no reason not to. It sounds like you're a pretty serious musician and this will broaden your knowledge.
Good luck!
2006-07-21 16:11:46 · answer #1 · answered by Polly 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Since you already have quite a bit of oboe under your belt, piano may help you and if you get good at the piano you can go into accompaning for soloist and you can make some money through that. Piano will help you a lot with all the music theory stuff and makes chord structures much easier to understand since oboes only play one note at a time.
2006-07-21 17:34:27 · answer #2 · answered by Jenna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure it will help, but to be honest, it won't help you play the oboe better. It will only help you to read the notes better.
Oboe is a difficult instrument because of the embouchure, tuning, and making of reeds. One of the hardest things for the Oboe is making a reed that will produce a good quality sound, and you need a good instructor to help you do this. It's so important to find that teacher who can help you to make reeds. Then, the teacher will help you tune the oboe. The oboe is a hard instrument to tune, and a lot of times, oboists play out of tune. Along with tuning, you will need to learn how to properly articulate the notes, and the technique of playing the instrument. Breathing is very important, and only a good oboist can teach you how to breath correctly for each musical line.
Piano lessons will help you to read notes only, but not address the technical difficulties of the Oboe. Find yourself a good oboe teacher. The best way is to call your local symphony and ask for the oboists' phone numbers. Or you can also call the Universities in your area, as all of them have music programs and you can look for one of their oboe faculty members.
2006-07-21 22:31:08 · answer #3 · answered by Chinese Cowboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learning one instrument will help you learn another. I don't think, since you've already started the oboe, that piano lessons will imporve the oboe playing. It would make playing the piano easier! If oboe is what you want, keep practicing. (I play piano, clarinet, and guitar.)
2006-07-21 16:13:41 · answer #4 · answered by punxy_girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking piano lessons will definitely improve your oboe playing. The reason - it will help to improve your ear. You HAVE to have a good ear in order to play the oboe, otherwise, you will never know when you are out of tune :)
2006-07-23 05:21:27 · answer #5 · answered by Amino Acid 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually you take piano lessons to play the piano. Kind of like golf lessons to play golf, swimming lessons to swim, and oboe lessons to play oboe! Can't mix apples and oranges or you get lemonade
2006-07-21 16:08:45 · answer #6 · answered by Stephanie P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking music lessons of any kind will help you be a better musician. Since you are an oboe player I assume you are interested in formal, classical education. The sooner you can sightread traditional keyboard scores (that is, play the paper music at first sight with both hands at once), the sooner you can develop your own artistry.
2006-07-22 14:30:33 · answer #7 · answered by nouryture 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
taking at least a year of piano would help, then take oboe lessons
2006-07-21 16:09:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Playing a chord instrument will help with music theory, and the notes on the piano are layed out quite simply.
2006-07-21 16:10:26 · answer #9 · answered by helixburger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i used to play the piano and i think it's one of those instruments that a lot of musicians have played, it's good to be able to read notes, excercise your fingers.
to me it's like the latin of music in a way b/c it's a basis for a lot of other instruments
i love the piano and am actually looking for a teacher where i live so i can start back
2006-07-21 16:09:48 · answer #10 · answered by lulucakes32 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋