Resources for Students ~ Professional Links ~ Colleagues' and Friends' Pages
General Resources:
Arizona State University's oboe professor Martin Schuring gives great advice about practicing: http://www.public.asu.edu/~schuring/Oboe/practice.html
Woodwind fingering chart: http://www.wfg.woodwind.org
Foreign Musical Terms Glossary: http://www.spindrift.com/Thesaurus/index.html
Music Summer Camps: http://www.esyo.org/resources/resources.htm#camps, also:http://www.fredonia.edu/som/camps/wwqcamp.asp
Empire State Youth Orchestra: http://www.esyo.org (they have a terrific resources page!)
Music theory/ear training links:
Blank staff paper that you can print for free: http://people.virginia.edu/~pdr4h/musicpaper/
The URL says it all: http://www.metronomeonline.com/
Music Theory lessons & practice: http://www.musictheory.net/
Ear training: http://www.good-ear.com/
More ear training, with a metronome: http://www.earpower.com/
Even more ear training: http://www.ossmann.com/bigears/
Local Supply and Repair Shops:
Cole's Woodwind Repair: http://www.coleswoodwind.com
John Keal Music: http://www.johnkealmusic.com
Nora Post (Kingston): http://www.norapost.com/index.html
Carlos Coelho Woodwinds (excellent, not local): http://www.carlosoboe.com
Places to order oboe reeds online:
Amy Selkirk: www.etsy.com/shop/TomCatOboeReeds
Bethany Slater: https://www.bethanyslater.com/store/c2/Reeds.html
Stuart Dunkel: https://dunkelreeds.com/
Reeds by Stephanie: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ReedsByStephanie
Oboe & Reed-Making Supply Shops:
Charles Double Reed Company: http://www.charlesmusic.com
RDG Woodwinds, Inc.: http://www.rdgwoodwinds.com/
Jeanne, Inc.: http://www.jeanne-inc.com/
Forrests Music: http://www.forrestsmusic.com/
Mark Chudnow Woodwinds: http://mcwoboe.com/
Edmund Nielsen Woodwinds: http://www.nielsen-woodwinds.com
Hodge Products, Inc.: http://www.annhodge.com
Miller Marketing Co., Inc.: http://www.millermarketingco.com/
Midwest Musical Imports: http://www.mmimports.com/
Nora Post, Inc.: http://www.norapost.com/
Albany Musician's Union: www.albanymusiciansunion.com
Capital Region Wind Ensemble (CRWE): www.sunysccc.edu/academic/music/crweband/mainpage.html
Georgie Wonders Orchestra: http://www.georgiewondersorch.com/
New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA): www.nyssma.org
National Association for Music Educators (MENC): www.menc.org
International Double Reed Society: www.idrs.org
Capital Area Flute Club: www.geocities.com/capitalareafluteclub
Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music: www.music.indiana.edu
State University of New York College at Fredonia, School of Music: www.fredonia.edu/som
Grace Johnson, of Johnson Double Reeds
Bethany Slater, oboist and reed-maker
Justin P. Cowan, music director, conductor, vocal coach, accompanist
Steve Lambert, jazz trumpet
Bill Sallak, percussionist
Andrew Hearn, percussionist
David Farrell, composer
Elaine Schlatter of Dillon Music, Inc. "World of Woodwinds" in Woodbridge, NJ, manager/salesperson, bassoonist
Maya Stone, bassoonist, professor
AnneMarie Dawson, flutist, professor, director of flute choir
Bret Pimentel, multiple woodwind specialist
Chris Brunner, aerospace engineer
Rob Gierthy, photographer & artist
Andrew Estel, composer
Bradley Morrison, music educator