A.Dip (Vancouver Academy of Music)
B.Mus (University of British Columbia)
Diploma in Music (Kwantlen)
Elizabeth Brown is an oboist, flautist and gardener. Born and raised in Powell River, British Columbia, she holds a Bachelor of Music from UBC and an Artist Diploma from the Vancouver Academy of Music. She seeks out exciting music to play wherever and whenever she can.
Elizabeth enjoys teaching because of the fresh perspective students often bring to her own playing. She feels that learning music should be an enjoyable and enriching experience led by the student’s own goals and dreams.
Get to know Beth…Beyond the Bio!
Hobbies: Sailing, gardening, skiing, canoeing
Musical influences: The Ocean, Beth Orson, Albrecht Mayer, Bjork
Favourite food: sweet & sour meatballs
Least favourite food: Brussel sprouts. ew.
Favourite music: currently K.Flay
Favourite song: Possibly Maybe – Bjork
Favourite movie: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring
Favourite movie music: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Favourite musical theatre/opera: The Threepenny Opera – Kurt Weill
Best quote from your teacher: “What makes me happy as an oboist is not necessarily what will make you happy.”
Favourite quote:
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
? Frank Herbert, Dune
Favourite book: Dreams underfoot – Charles de Lint
Latest Homework from Beth
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June 2, 2020
Cooper
I’ve sent you 3 more reeds and some pad paper/cigarette paper for cleaning the keys; make sure you save your dead reeds and shipping containers (just the clear plastic case) and then send them back with the postage paid envelope when you’ve got 6 or more – I can sanitize and reuse the case and the ‘staples’ which are the cork and metal part of the reed.
Books & materials to buy
- Needed: Gekeler Method for oboe books 1 & 2:
- Book 1 https://www.amazon.ca/Gekeler-Method-Oboe-Bk-1/dp/0769222145/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=gekeler+method+for+oboe+2&qid=1577569732&sr=8-1-fkmr1&linkCode=ll1&tag=abacofmu-20&linkId=f74f0ee6f43128bcb732e477fc17b55e&language=en_CA
- Book 2: https://www.amazon.ca/Gekeler-Method-Oboe-Bk-2/dp/0769228682/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=gekeler+method+for+oboe+2&qid=1577569732&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=abacofmu-20&linkId=9dbdb0f16b7d39a5a8e270f2482e5680&language=en_CA
- Optional (it has some fun pieces in it): Oboe music to enjoy: https://www.amazon.ca/Music-Oboe-Enjoy-pno/dp/B0009G0LVI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=oboe+music+to+enjoy&qid=1568235289&s=gateway&sr=8-2&linkCode=ll1&tag=abacofmu-20&linkId=876ee163873753660790a66b00ccc1fd&language=en_CA
- You will need a reed case: Keeping the reeds in the plastic shipping boxes can lead to mold! There are a range of options out there. I’ve included a list of ones that are not too expensive and that I like below. Avoid the ones where the reeds fit over pegs that swing out – they will get broken. The best ones have slots for the reeds to fit into
- Any of the reed cases from the following sites are acceptable:
- Cigarette paper without glue for drying wet pads/clearing water from keys:
Pieces
Gymnopédie No 1
- Warm up by playing the high A with lots of air as loud as you can; make it sound good!
- practice the F sharp to A transition.
- once you have played the trouble spots, try to play longer sections to keep your focus through the whole piece
- try to play along with the soundcloud backing track. Its a bit fast at 80 to the quarter
- Listen to some piano recordings and see if you think the slurs in the low F sharp and E are correct!
Scales
D Major
- Use the 4 quarter notes at 60 beats per minute to play 1 octave of the scale up and down
- Check the tuner for the whole scale, especially B Csharp D
- Play the scale up and down 1 octave slurred at 60bpm
Preferred Books for Beth’s Students
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Gekeler Method
The material in the Gekeler Method for Oboe is divided in two parts. The studies in Part I are for the purpose of developing musical style and interpretation; those in Part II are for the study of scales and intervals, and for improvement of articulation.
Gekeler Method
(See notes for book One)
80 Graded Studies
80 Graded Studies for Oboe is two books that bring together a broad selection of repertoire in a variety of styles. The studies are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, according to a carefully planned technical progression.
The Really Easy Oboe Book
Song book including: March of the Ducks * Daydreaming * Holiday Trot * The Brook * Mellifluous Minuet * Nocturne * Spring Song * Elizabethan Lament * The Barrel Organ * Siciliana * Dance of the Scarecrows * Ballad * Jovial Jig * Berceuse * Children’s Waltz * Wistful Waltz * Chrismtas Song * Comedy * A Winter’s Tale * Country Dance.
Oboe Music to Enjoy
Firs Book of Oboe Solos
First Book of Oboe Solos is the oboe solo part separate from the complete score of the First Book Of Oboe Solos (0571503721) that contains piano accompaniment. This book is a collection with the true beginner in mind, arranged and edited by Janet Craxton and Alan Richardson, introducing oboe players to an unusually wide range of music. All 26 pieces have been chosen to encourage attention to the basic technical aspects of oboe playing, and are organised in approximate order of increasing technical difficulty. The book helps young students take account of both technical and musical considerations from the very beginning.
