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*****The Reed Report: Issue 61*****
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In this issue:

-A Note from Maryn
-Highly Recommended
-The Reed Tip
-Oboe Reed Trivia

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A Note from Maryn
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Monday 10:00 a.m. EST
Batesville, IN

“I need to take an emotional breath, step back and remind myself
who’s actually in charge of my life.”

-Judith M. Knowlton

I have yet to meet a professional musician who couldn’t benefit
from reading this quote!

Although being a “freelancer” might seem like a lifestyle full of
freedom, sometimes you can feel trapped – like you have anything
BUT choices.

Money isn’t always abundant in this profession, so there is this
feeling that we have to pounce on each and every opportunity that
comes our way. We have to play every wedding, every holiday
concert, even the week long concert series with 450 Variations on
the “Stars and Stripes Forever.” (No it’s not a real piece, but
just imagine…) 🙂

It’s not difficult to see how you might feel like your life is
out of control.

The solution is different for everybody, but it usually always
involves trying to develop some balance and perspective.

So maybe you have to take a job you’d rather not take. What can
you do to feel more in control of that decision?

Maybe it’s planning something special for yourself to do the next
day, or booking that recital date you’ve been meaning to. Or
maybe it is as simple as seeing these gigs as important stepping
stones to reaching your larger goal.

Either way, never forget that you always have choices and the
opportunity to make your life YOUR life – just the way you want
it.

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Highly Recommended
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Attention Reedmakers!

If you’ve ever felt a bit lost on your reedmaking journey and
just want some help getting back on the path to great reeds, the
“Nothin’ But The Truth Oboe Reed Critique” will help you get past
the obstacles that are standing in your way.

You can find out more here:

http://www.mklreeds.com/oboe-reed-critique.htm

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The Reed/Oboe Tip
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If you are learning to make your own reeds and are still at
the beginning stages, don’t waste your money on expensive
cane.

Look online or call your oboe supply shop and ask them if
they have “mystery cane,” or cane they use to center their
gouging machines, for you to purchase at a significant
discount. When you are just learning the basics of how to
tie cane on and how to get control of your knife, you really
don’t need anything too special, and this can save you a lot
of money over time.

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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, Jack Burk!

The answer we were thinking of was Samuel Barber. He died while
writing his oboe concerto commissioned by the New York
Philharmonic.

Little did we know that several of you would come up with another
answer as well: Marco Aurelio Yano.

Yano did complete the entire manuscript for his concerto
(commissioned by Alex Klein in 1988), but did not complete the
orchestration before his death at age 27.

You can read about the work here:

https://www.cedillerecords.org/079.html

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

Here’s this week’s question:

Name at least 3 composers of oboe trios from 3 different musical
periods.

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