I know, I know... everyone likes to think of their instrument as being closest to the human voice, but in so many ways playing the oboe really IS singing.
That being said, just as singers do, we can experiment with Vowel Sounds.
Just like witches, there are good ones and bad ones for us to play around with.
Good
Soft A (Ahhh or Awww) You know, what we say at the Dr.'s with the popsicle stick.
O (Ohh) and also Oooo
These sounds open up the inside of our mouths, creating more resonance and a fuller, rounder sound
Bad
Hard A (Ehhh)
Hard E (Eeee)
These sounds spread our mouth horizontally, closing down the area in which resonance is created
Turn on the tuner, and experiment on a B-Flat with each sound to find one that you like best out of the GOOD examples.
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