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*****The Reed Report: Issue 46*****
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In this issue:

-A Note from Maryn
-The Latest Reed Special Announcement
-The Reed Tip
-Oboe Reed Trivia

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A Note from Maryn
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Can you believe it’s almost July?

The fall is coming so quickly and we will be celebrating New
Year’s before you know it.

My daughter Amelia is almost 4, my son Egan is on his way to 2
(we haven’t even cut his hair yet 🙂 and we have one more on the
way in November…

When it really comes down to it, the most valuable resource on
earth isn’t gold, silver or anything else like that. It’s time.

Time to do what you want to do and achieve what you want to
achieve.

Try this. At your next practice session, don’t just plan it by
making a list of goals… SCRIPT IT by making a plan for each
minute.

When Hollywood gets together and creates a movie, they don’t
begin shooting when the outline is done. They shoot when
everyone knows the SCRIPT – the exact words everyone will say at
precise times. Not too much (except some room for the actors to
be creative) is left to chance.

And would you believe it… when shooting is done, they actually
get through the whole script? You never hear Hollywood execs say
something like, “Well, time just got away from us… We just
didn’t have time to shoot the ending. Hope you like the movie
anyway.”

It isn’t a coincidence that they get done, it’s just good
planning.

Setting goals for a practice session is good, but it is just the
beginning. Create your own practice session “script” so that
each minute you spend on the oboe is accounted for and
contributes to moving you closer to what you want to achieve.

That way, interruptions won’t derail you. You won’t have time
for interruptions because every moment of your practice time will
be accounted for and given a distinct purpose, before you even
get started.

Now let’s get to the good stuff…

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The Latest Reed Special
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We’re having a mini-sale on 10 of our new manuals: “The
Beginner’s Guide to Making Your First Playing Oboe Reed… In 9
Days or Less.”

Why?

Our local printer made a mistake.

Generally, we are really happy with our printer. They do a good
job and they are pretty fast.

But when we got our latest job back from them, we realized there
was a problem… A bit of a miscommunication…

Actually, it was our fault for not checking the order before we
left the store, but… we’ll just keep that between us.

10 of the manuals in the batch came back without a front or back
cover. The usual is cardstock cover with a clear vinyl coating
and black vinyl for the back. On ten of them, it just didn’t
happen.

We can’t sell them for full price so here is what we are going to
do:

Order one of our “misfit” reed making manuals (ALL of the content
is there, intact and in order, it’s just the cover that is
missing) and choose option 2 (the Independent Learner, $97.00)
and we will upgrade your order to Option 1, the Whole Kit and
Kaboodle (a value of $167.00.)

In a nutshell, you pay $97.00 and we will throw in:

1. Unlimited access to me via email for 60 days for all of your
reed making questions.
2. One FREE reed critique. You send me a reed or two and you
will get a complete report about the reed with a list of things
you can do to improve it.

“The Whole Kit and Kaboodle” retails for $167.00, but you’ll get
a free upgrade when you purchase one of the “misfit” manuals for
$97.00.

Just write “MISIFIT MANUAL” in the order comments when you order.

Like I said, we’ve got 10 of them.

You can get the details below…

http://www.mklreeds.com/9days.htm

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The Reed Tip
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Put the lip balm on after your practice session, and not
before.

If you use it before, you’ll soon begin to see waxy
buildup on your reed near the string. There may also be
some on the inside of the reed, which you won’t be able
to see. This will surely begin clogging the air that needs
to go through the reed.

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Oboe Reed Trivia
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Each week we feature a bit of oboe trivia to help keep your oboe
brains sharp. Sometimes the questions are easy, sometimes they
are not so easy.

Each Friday night, all of the correct answers we receive from all
of you are put into a hat and one lucky winner is chosen to
receive a special prize.

Congratulations to last week’s trivia winner, Dani Pennell!

Dani, just let us know via email where you would like your
prize sent.

Here’s this week’s question. It’s a bit more advanced:

What are harmonics on the oboe? Give an example of one fingering.

Submit your answers via email to [email protected] by Friday at
5:00PM CST to be included in the drawing.

Good luck!

Thanks for reading. Until next time…

Happy playing,

Maryn Leister
MKL Reeds
[email protected]
http://www.mklreeds.com

P.S. You can still get a Reed Maker’s Manual WITH a cover if you
want at regular price. We do have them. Just write “REGULAR
MANUAL” in the order comments so we make sure to send you what
you want.