Selected Studies for Oboe - Volume 1

This collection of etudes duets and exercises was written compiled and edited by Russian oboist and pedagogue Yuri Maizels to provide the most efficient means possible for young players to learn the basics of oboe playing. The composers Hinke (a German composer who taught and worked in St. Petersburg during the reign of the Tsars) Wiedemann Garnier and Debondue are among the finest of writers and pedagogues featured in this series. These studies begin very simply and gradually increase in difficulty becoming more challenging melodically and rhythmically with increasing comprehension of the instrument. Short phrases enable the student to learn to control both breathingand intonation. This collection of studies in three volumes can help a high school student or young professional to master technique breathing and intonation while developing the endurance that is vitally important for oboe players. Yuri Maizels was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in the former Soviet Union. After the conclusion of the Second World War he was accepted at age 13 into the Naval Boarding Musical School in Leningrad (the school which had been organized in 1873 by Rimsky-Korsakov) to study the oboe. In 1964 he graduated from the College of Music with multiple degrees in oboe performance oboe teaching and conducting. During his career Yuri Maizels played in major orchestras working with such well-known conductors such as Yuri Temirkanov Mariss Jansons Yuri Simionov Valery Gergiev and others.

Grade 3-Janet Way's Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others.This practical anthology of carefully selected pieces provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 3 Oboe player and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:19 pieces & shortstudies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip.Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises.Brand new sight-reading activitiesNewly-commissioned aural awareness tasks.A Piano accompaniment booklet. This book for Grade 3 Oboe players includes the pieces Gavotte by Francois Couperin Beach Front by Christopher Norton the traditional English The Trees They Do Grow So High and more.Janet Way: Grade By Grade Oboe (Grade 3) comes complete with a CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.

Grade 5-Janet Way's Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others.This practical anthology of carefully selected pieces provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 5 Oboe player and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:19 pieces & shortstudies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip.Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises.Brand new sight-reading activitiesNewly-commissioned aural awareness tasks.A Piano accompaniment booklet. This book for Grade 5 Oboe players includes the pieces Duo I by Astor Piazzolla Andante Pastorale by Arthur Benjamin Sambossa by Mike Mower and more.Janet Way: Grade By Grade Oboe (Grade 5) comes complete with a CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.