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About Medisky Oboe Studio LLC
Located on the west side of Madison, Medisky Oboe Studio is a competitive studio with expectations for consistent, committed work and practice toward the goal of ongoing musical development. In addition to school band programs, students are active in Wisconsin Youth Symphony, Winds of Wisconsin, WSMA Middle Level and High School Level Honors Projects, WSMA Solo & Ensemble and various Double Reed Days and summer music camps.
Medisky Oboe Studio students:
- have a beautiful, controlled sound
- have good pitch & dynamic control
- learn all major & minor scales
- score high ratings at Solo & Ensemble
- earn top chairs in WYSO, WOW & WSMA
- get scholarships for college
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Studio Activities
Annual Spring Studio Recital
Medisky Oboe Studio features a studio recital at the end of each school year, and all students are invited to perform solos and play in the oboe choir finale piece. Performing is a rewarding part of being a musician, and this is a great opportunity for students to share what they have learned and to play with other oboists!
Medisky Oboe Studio features a studio recital at the end of each school year, and all students are invited to perform solos and play in the oboe choir finale piece. Performing is a rewarding part of being a musician, and this is a great opportunity for students to share what they have learned and to play with other oboists!
Oboe Dojo
Oboe Dojo is a fun spin on the martial arts model of earning belts as a student progresses and achieves specific technical requirements. Instead of belts, students earn ribbons that they can collect and attach to their cases.
Oboe Dojo is a fun spin on the martial arts model of earning belts as a student progresses and achieves specific technical requirements. Instead of belts, students earn ribbons that they can collect and attach to their cases.
Fall Technique Challenges
Fall Technique Challenges help give students' oboe technique a jump start for the new school year. Depending on the year, students will learn and memorize all of their scales, arpeggios, or thirds, and then pass playing tests in their lessons to earn points. Prizes are awarded to the top three point-earners, but everyone is a winner because scales, arpeggios, and thirds are SO MUCH FUN!
Fall Technique Challenges help give students' oboe technique a jump start for the new school year. Depending on the year, students will learn and memorize all of their scales, arpeggios, or thirds, and then pass playing tests in their lessons to earn points. Prizes are awarded to the top three point-earners, but everyone is a winner because scales, arpeggios, and thirds are SO MUCH FUN!
Group Classes
As schedules allow, I will offer group classes to students currently taking lessons. Past topics include:
As schedules allow, I will offer group classes to students currently taking lessons. Past topics include:
- Oboe adjustments
- Oboe cleaning
- Reed-making
- Stage Presence/Performance Energy
WYSO Mock Auditions
Each spring I hold 1-2 mock auditions for students to practice performing their WYSO audition materials. Everyone performs their solos, audition excerpts & scales, and sight-reading in front of the group. This a good chance to work on tempering nerves, and practice performing a variety of things in a short amount of time.
Each spring I hold 1-2 mock auditions for students to practice performing their WYSO audition materials. Everyone performs their solos, audition excerpts & scales, and sight-reading in front of the group. This a good chance to work on tempering nerves, and practice performing a variety of things in a short amount of time.