Beginning Band: Playing the Oboe

INTRODUCTION

Meet oboe player Sarah Boyle Carmack! She will tell you about her instrument and why she chose to play it.

FUN FACTS

• Oboes have a double reed and belong to the woodwind family.

• Eventually, most oboe players learn how to make their own reeds!

• Another name for the oboe is hautbois, which means “high wood” in French.

LISTEN and WATCH

Here is some more music for the oboe.