Wednesday, February 25, 2009

WAYS TO TELL YOU ARE AN OBOIST (and proud!!!)


-Your non-oboe friends can understand you when you have a reed in your mouth, its just that frequent

-You know at least three ways to finger an F

-You have a fingering chart website bookmarked- for that 3rd octave...

-You know who Keisuke Wakao is

-You LOVE Keisuke Wakao

-When you listen to ANYTHING (not just classical music...) you listen for an oboe

-You know the difference between an English horn and an oboe

-You know that the beginning of Dvorak's New World symphony 2nd movement is definitely a french horn

-You know what a hautbois is

-There is more John Mack than hip hop on your ipod

-You hate flutes

-You know the difference between a Bonazze and Pisoni mandrel

-You totally relate to bassoons

2 comments:

  1. WOOO BASSOON PLUG!!! GAHHH!!!
    thank you very much.
    you know you're a bassoonist when:
    -you HATE the trumpets
    -you beat people with your butt strap
    -you can swear with a reed in your mouth
    -you swear at people AND beat them with your butt strap when they run into you with your $15,000 instrument
    -you LOVE oboes
    -you love blogging-oboes

    haha love ya dearie!

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  2. heheee. I'll launch chipped reeds with your butt strap....FAILed plan...i had to go today anyvay...

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