SciShow
Scishow Quiz Show: Supersonic Giggles and Bat Cigars
It's a rematch Battle of The SciShow Hosts on today's quiz show! Will Olivia be victorious again or will Hank "try those logarithms" and win the day?
Curated Video
Opie Octopus Is Okay
Miss Palomine talks about the sign at Ollie’s Clothing Boutique, which reminds her of the letter -O. She then compares the shapes of the uppercase letter -O and the lowercase -o. She and the student then look for -o words that begin with...
Curated Video
The Clarinet and the Oboe
Nobel Laureate David Politzer (Caltech) relates how trying to mathematically quantify the difference in sound between an oboe and a clarinet is much more difficult than one might appreciate.
Two Minute Music Theory
The French Horn Isn't Really French
Two instruments that commonly go by "French Horn" and "English Horn" are lying to us. Today, we uncover the history behind their names, and why they are named the wrong thing.
Music Matters
Sight Reading Advice & Tips - Music Performance
Get better at sight reading with these expert tips and techniques, suitable for candidates preparing for ABRSM exams. How good are you at Sight Reading? It’s an area that many musicians worry about. In music exams, quite often it turns...
Two Minute Music Theory
What is Concert Pitch?
Concert Pitch is very important in music, but what is it? Today we examine topics like written vs sounding pitches, why orchestras tune to an oboe, and a brief history of the standard frequency of A.
Music Matters
Orchestration & Writing for Woodwind - The Oboe
A look at how to write for the oboe in detail. During this orchestration video you will discover the range of the Oboe, the clef it uses, how it functions as a double reed non-transposing instrument, and how to write for it in such a way...
Curated Video
The World of Woodwinds
Woodwinds are instruments that use airflow to create different sounds and notes. They usually have a tube-shaped body with holes or buttons to adjust the flow of air. Learn which instruments are considered part of the woodwind family and...
Odd Quartet
Music History - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Listener's Guide Music History
Rachmaninoff's piano concerto No. 2 is one of his most well known pieces, but did you know that Rachmaninoff struggled with depression and writer's block before being able to write this lovely piece of music? We look at the history...
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Marine Corp Band on Memorial Day
- Marine Corp Band on Memorial Day in Los Angeles, California
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Marine Corp Band on Memorial Day
- Marine Corp Band on Memorial Day in Los Angeles, California
Sky News
Tourists in historic centre of Lisbon
CLEAN: Exterior shots of tourists walking in square past traditional buildings and the Rua Augusta Arch as a street musician plays an oboe on 18 September 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal
Sky News
Tourists in historic centre of Lisbon
CLEAN: Exterior shots of tourists walking in square past traditional buildings and the Rua Augusta Arch as a street musician plays an oboe on 18 September 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Down but not out: Lord's Resistance Army haunts C.Africa
There were several thousand of them before 2011 and only a hundred today yet the Lord's Resistance Army continues to claim victims in Obo in the extreme southeast of the Central African Republic
BBC
Bbc Orchestra Guide: Woodwind Oboe
Presented by the BBC, this page features the oboe. You can read a brief description of the oboe, listen to various samples of the oboe and read an interview of a professional oboe player.