Fingering Chart: An excellent fingering chart for ALL octaves of the oboe. Offers alternate fingerings for intonation.

Oboe Care

ASU Oboe Homepage: The homepage of the Arizona State Oboe Studio. Professor Schuring offers helpful advice on many oboe topics:

  • How to practice
  • How to select an instrument
  • Vibrato
  • Reed Adjustment Guide – offers advice for basic ways to adjust reeds that play too sharp or flat. Also offers advice for making your own reeds J (you will need the guidance of a private lesson teacher, and proper reed-making tools, to try this!).
  • An excellent reed diagram

    • Charles Double Reed Company: On-line store that will satisfy all of your oboe’s needs!

  • Reeds, reed cases, reed making equipment
  • New and used instruments
  • Books and CD’s

    • The International Double Reed Society: The world-wide organization of double reed (oboe and bassoon family) players, instrument manufacturers and enthusiasts (there are thousands of members!) This site offers:

  • Video, audio and podcasts of performances, master classes and interviews of world-renowned double reed professionals
  • Double reed music
  • Fingering Charts
  • Information about famous Oboe and Bassoonists