A comprehensive guide to oboe reedmaking covering scraping and reedknife sharpening; cane and reed blank preparation; reedmaking for non-reedmakers. Paperback (sewn binding): over 338 color illustrations and photographs, 37 tables and index. Left-hand version.

Ann Rosandich is an experienced professional oboe performer, teacher and reedmaker. She was appointed solo English horn of the New Mexico Symphony at age 19. She has over 35 years experience. Ann has made oboe reeds professionally for “Oboe Cane & Reeds.” She holds a BM and MM from Boston University. Ann has performances with Emmanuel Music, Boston Classical Orchestra, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, New Hampshire Symphony and on WGBH-FM Radio. In addition to her position as Solo English horn in the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, she was a former member of the Albuquerque Chamber Orchestra. She studied reedmaking at the doctoral level under Stuart Dunkel and is a former reedmaker for “Oboe Cane & Reeds.”

“Ann is an experienced and skilled oboist and teacher, who clearly understands how students learn. For students who are more left-brained, Ann explains the concepts in a clear, logical manner, repeating ideas in different words. For those who learn by being shown, Ann uses graphs, codes, and color, making it easy to follow along with a more right-brain, intuitive perspective. Here is where Ann shines: her attempts to teach the student a difficult concept are explained on many different levels and from different perspectives. For the student who is not coordinated, the illustrations read like a fine map. It is a pleasure to highly recommend this new addition to the oboe reed library.”
—Stuart Dunkel, The Double Reed, Vol. 35 no. 2, 2012

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