Oboe Playlist
Fun play-along videos to help kids learn to play the oboe!
-For beginner and intermediate oboe students
-Starts at the beginner level and increases in difficulty
-Self-assessment rubric included in each video
-Videos rotate through 11 activities to engage students in different modes of learning
1. Warm-ups (Get Ready): Warm-ups
- Long tones, scales, arpeggios, articulation, etc.
2. Music Theory (Inside Info): Music theory and fundamentals
-Note names, rhythms, time signatures, key signatures, scale degrees, intervals, chords, form, harmony, etc.
3. Rhythm Practice (Sync Up): Rhythm practice
-Reading, counting, clapping
4. Echo Rhythms (Catch The Groove): Listening practice
-Listening, playing, reading rhythms
5. Echo Melodies (Play By Ear): Listening practice
-Hear the difference between pitches, listening, playing, reading pitches
6. Sight-Reading (Mix It Up): Sight-reading
-Extra challenge: sing the melody after playing it
7. Improvise Rhythms (Make A Beat): Rhythm improvisation
-Echo a rhythm, then play something different
8. Technique (Power Up): Instrumental technique
-Long tones, breath control, facility, articulation, interval studies
9. Ensemble Practice (All Together Now): Play duets
-Play different parts of a duet
10. Improvise Melodies (Your Choice): Melodic improvisation
-Play a written melody, then gradually play something different using specific choices
11. Sight-Reading (Bonus Level): Sight-reading
-Sight-reading with piano accompaniment
12. Recap: Vocabulary review
-Multiple-choice "quiz" review
-One Recap video after every 100 Dynabuddy videos
Think of each 11 videos a unit of study. Every 100 videos is about a year's worth of instruction, ending with a Recap video for review.
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Video 25: Rhythm Practice (Sync Up)
Count and clap rhythms for oboe using:
-Quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests, dotted half notes & rests, whole notes
-“C” time signature -
Video 26: Echo Rhythms (Catch The Groove)
Echo rhythms on oboe using:
-E-flat only
-Quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes, whole notes
-“C” time signature -
Video 27: Echo Melodies (Play By Ear)
Echo melodies on oboe using:
-B-flat, D, & F
-Quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests, dotted half notes
-4/4 time signature -
Video 28: Sight Reading (Mix It Up)
Oboe sight-reading using:
-B-flat major key signature
-Quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes
-Ties
-Dynamics: p & f
-Repeat signs
-4/4 time signature
-Metronome and piano accompaniment
-Extra challenge: sing the notes -
Video 29: Improvise Rhythms (Make A Beat)
Echo and improvise rhythms on oboe using:
-G only
-Quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests, dotted half notes & rests, whole notes & rests
-4/4 time signature -
Video 30: Technique (Power Up)
Oboe technique:
-Articulation: tonguing -
Video 31: Ensemble Practice (All Together Now)
Oboe ensemble using:
-Duet
-Round
-D minor key signature
-Quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes, whole rests
-Ties
-Dynamics: p & f
-Solo & tutti
-“C” time signature -
Video 32: Improvise Melodies (Your Choice)
Sight-read and improvise melodies on oboe using:
-B-flat, D, & F
-Quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests, whole notes
-2/4 time signature -
Video 33: Sight Reading (Bonus Level)
Oboe sight-reading using:
-B-flat major key signature
-Quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes, whole notes
-Ties
-Dynamics: p & f
-Breath marks
-Fermata
-Repeat signs
-“C” time signature
-Piano accompaniment -
Video 34: Warm-ups (Get Ready)
Oboe warm-ups using:
-B-flat major scale & arpeggio
-New notes A & B-flat
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes, whole notes
-Breath marks
-4/4 time signature -
Video 35: Music Theory (Inside Info)
Oboe music theory & fundamentals: Eighth notes & rests
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Video 36: Rhythm Practice (Sync Up)
Count and clap rhythms for oboe using:
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests
-2/4 time signature -
Video 37: Echo Rhythms (Catch The Groove)
Echo rhythms on oboe using:
-C only
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes
-Ties
-2/4 time signature -
Video 38: Echo Melodies (Play By Ear)
Echo melodies on oboe using:
-C, E-flat, & G
-Eighth notes, quarter notes, half notes & rests, dotted half notes
-4/4 time signature -
Video 39: Sight Reading (Mix It Up)
Oboe sight-reading using:
-B-flat major key signature
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes
-Slurs
-Dynamics: p & f
-Repeat signs
-“C” time signature
-Metronome and piano accompaniment
-Extra challenge: sing the notes -
Video 40: Improvise Rhythms (Make A Beat)
Echo and improvise rhythms on oboe using:
-B-flat only
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests, dotted half notes & rests, whole notes & rests
-“C” time signature -
Video 41: Technique (Power Up)
Oboe technique:
-Interval study: thirds in G major -
Video 42: Ensemble Practice (All Together Now)
Oboe ensemble using:
-Duet
-B-flat major key signature
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes
-Slurs
-Divisi
-Breath marks
-Dynamics: p & f
-2/4 time signature -
Video 43: Improvise Melodies (Your Choice)
Sight-read and improvise melodies on oboe using:
-C, E-flat, & G
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests
-4/4 time signature -
Video 44: Sight Reading (Bonus Level)
Oboe sight-reading using:
-B-flat major key signature
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes
-Slurs
-Dynamics: p & f
-Repeat sign
-2/4 time signature
-Piano accompaniment -
Video 45: Warm-ups (Get Ready)
Oboe warm-ups using:
-E-flat, F, G, A-flat, & B-flat
-New note A-flat
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes
-Breath marks
-3/4 time signature -
Video 46: Music Theory (Inside Info)
Oboe music theory & fundamentals: Ties & slurs
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Video 47: Rhythm Practice (Sync Up)
Count and clap rhythms for oboe using:
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes
-3/4 time signature -
Video 48: Echo Rhythms (Catch The Groove)
Echo rhythms on oboe using:
-E-flat only
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes
-3/4 time signature