Musical Desserts

I am not one of those teachers that is going to make my students play what I assign, and ONLY that material. Playing the oboe is hard enough as it is, and it really takes some patience and buckling down in the first years of learning how to play. The rate of progress for a young oboe player runs at it's own rate and it can seem slower than other instruments.

I really think that it is important to give young students some musical dessert from time to time. They need to stay excited about the oboe, and avoid getting stressed or discouraged... and summer is the perfect time to have something sweet :)

I have a few broadway books, movie themes, and and trying to collect some more fun musical selections. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated for beginning level through high school level!