Georges Gillet

Studies for the Advanced Teaching of the Oboe

With many studies for the Oboe in print, Gillet's Studies For The Advanced Teaching Of The Oboe is set apart by the significant experience of the composer which informs the compilation. The preface, in which Gillet writes to his pupils, describes the need for new studies in keeping with advanced difficulties encountered in symphonic concerts. His exercises cover a wide range of techniques essential to progression on the Oboe. Moreover, Studies For The Advanced Teaching Of The Oboe also contains a clear, helpful fingering chart, comprising a huge 80 fingerings. The vast variety of studies and fingering charts combined in this volume create an essential book for advanced oboists.