Reed Making & Music Theory
We have held our first of four reed making classes. Though it can seem overwhelming, please keep tying those oboe reeds!
Review of what we learned:
What tools we would be working with and being careful with a very sharp blade
How to wind and tie a gouged and shaped piece of cane onto a staple
How to hold the knife and use the thumb to guide the blade
Basic scrape on a blank reed - a two lane road with a median
The description of the sections of a reed
Tip, Heart, Spine, Windows, Rails
Music Theory:
Circle of 5ths