This is the second edition of the Beginner Class Boot Camp oboe book with spiral binding. Ideal for beginner double-reed classes as well as in collegiate woodwind method classes . ISBN 978-1-7344972-4-3 Select Preliminary and Unit Videos by Authors can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10OVS_7GdBG1UdHqr6gezpQqYIPAAOu9N?usp=share_link About the authors: Sally Bohls is a professional performer/contractor, studio musician, and private teacher in the Dallas Metroplex. She is the founder of the Operation O.B.O.E. component of Bocal Majority. Sally is actively sought after as a guest soloist, clinician, and adjudicator. She has articles published in national and international magazines. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Texas Tech University and a Master of Music degree from Southern Methodist University. She has a private studio of young oboists grades 6 thru 12 and has taught at the university level. Her students are extraordinarily successful at all levels and in all types of competitions. Sally tries to instill a profound sense of self-worth and joy of playing in all of her students. Jennifer Auerbach is the CEO and founder of the Bocal Majority organization. She holds a bachelor’s degree in bassoon performance from Chicago Musical College and master’s and doctoral degrees in music theory from the University of North Texas. She has taught private bassoon lessons in the Dallas metroplex since 1998 to students in grades 6 through 12 and takes great pride in helping them get to the next level of their playing. She has given numerous clinics at the Texas Music Educators’ Convention, the International Double Reed Society on the topic of bassoon and double-reed pedagogy. Her goal is to provide high level information in a positive and uplifting teaching environment. Table of Contents Preface Preliminaries: Instrument construction pages prelims pages 1-7 Cost/Instrument care and maintenance prelims page 11 Reeds prelims pages 12-13 Foot patting prelims page 14 Note types and values prelims page 15 Tongue starts prelims page 16 Basic Music Theory prelims pages 17-19 Note/rest durations prelims pages 20-21 The Fingering Chart prelims page 21 Units: Unit 1:First Notes pages 1-5 Oboe: G, A, B, C Songs: Mary Had a Little Lamb Au Claire de Lune Hot Cross Buns Dem Bones Unit 2: Right Hand Notes pages 7-12 Oboe: F#/G-flat, E, F, D, C Songs: Au Claire de Lune Ode to Joy Mary Had a Little Reed Joshua Fought the Battle Unit 3 pages 13-18 Oboe: Left F and B-flat Ode to Joy Yankee Doodle Hush Little Baby Largo from New World Symphony Amazing Grace Unit 4 pages 19-23 Oboe: E-flat, Forked F Songs: Amazing Grace Jingle Bells Simple Gifts Hush Little Baby Yankee Doodle Surprise Symphony Unit 5 pages 25-30 Oboe: High E, F, G Songs: Sakura Sakura Musette by Bach Korean Folk Song Silent Night America the Beautiful Unit 6 pages 31-35 Oboe: A-flats Songs: Oh When the Saints Aria by Bach Jingle Bells Kookabura Virginia Reel Unit 7 pages 37-43 Oboe: C-sharps and Left E-flats Dynamics page 38 Songs: Korean Folk Song Trumpet Voluntary Menuet Serenade from Don Giovanni Schumann Melody Head, Shoulder Knees and Toes Danny Boy Unit 8 pages 45-48 Oboe: F-sharp Cut time page 45 Songs: Gavotte by Bach Menuet by Bach Can-Can Old Grey Mare Unit 9 pages 49-50 Chromatic scale 1 and style markings Unit 10 pages 51-56 Oboe: Low notes - B-flat, B Songs: Sailor’s Dance Anvil Chorus Hunter’s Chorus Rule Blessed Spirits from Orpheus by Gluck American Patrol Pomp and Circumstance Unit 11 pages 57-62 Oboe: High notes - A, A#/B-flat, B, C Songs: Banquet Chorus Daisy, Daisy Chester Clementine Unit 12 page 63-68 Oboe: Very high notes - C#/D-flat, D, D#/E-flat, F Songs: Over the River Row, Row, Row Your Boat For She’s a Jolly Good Counter Beethoven’s 5th Symphony Russian Dance Chorale from Jupiter Appendix: Level 1 Warm Ups page 69 Level 2 Warm Ups page 70 Learning Scales pages 71-97 Voicing page 98 One-Octave Scales pages 99-100 Two-Octave Scales pages 101-102 Chromatic Levels 1, 2 and 3 page 103 Arpeggios page 104 Five-Note Warm Ups pages 105-107 Trouble-Shooting Notes pages 108-109 Index of Songs page 110 Oboe fingering chart - end