Today we had an Oboe and English Horn presentation for the grade 2's and in a couple of weeks another presentation for the Grade 5 students. The students learned about the history of the instruments, how they are made, how sound is produced and even learned that all professional Oboe and English Horn players make their own double reeds!! Since we had just been to the WSO on Jan.20, we knew about these woodwind instruments and it was really neat to see them up close and personal. The grade 2's enjoyed passing around the cane that was imported from France to be made into reeds. They also had a lot of very good questions like "When did you learn how to play the oboe" and how is the English Horn made? Thank You to one of our LM parents Mrs. Wright for taking the time to come and in show us her oboe. You should have heard her play, it was amazing! No wonder she sometimes plays with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, we are very lucky.
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