Jeanine of JK Double Reed Making invites you!
Reeds in the Time of Corona
Please join me in the JK Reed Making Zoom Reed Room on Tuesday, July 7th at 15:00 Moscow/ 14:00 Frankfurt/ 7:00 Dallas Fine Adjustments I will conduct a reed making session in English. Philipp Nodel will assist with Russian translations. (Thanks, Philipp!) All oboists are welcome to this live and interactive session. Please bring your reeds and reed making materials. Reed topic to be announced. Please note, by entering your email address above, you will automatically receive the Zoom link for Tuesday's session and you will be registered to receive my JK Reed Making Newsletter. You may unsubscribe at any time. |
JK Double Reed Making
Jeanine Krause
For nearly 30 years, I have been performing on modern and historical oboes all over the world, teaching oboe and reed making and producing professional quality, hand- finished reeds. I studied modern oboe and the American long scrape in the United States, working mostly with students of John Mack and with Tabuteau student, Rhadamas Angelucci. After moving to Germany, I spent over 10 years making reeds for Kreedo Shop, where I learned the European short scrape from oboe reed master, Jürgen Krebs. Stephen Hammer, Gonzalo X. Ruiz and Jennifer Harris mentored me further in the art of reed making for historical instruments.
"Some Men, I must confess, endeavour to Decry the Hautboy, pretending the Learners must blow so hard, that it is apt to bloat their Faces, and prejudice their Lungs: But this is a meer Mistake, as will be found on Experience: For all that play upon this Instrument, to a reasonable perfection, know, That with a good Reed it goes as easie and as soft as the Flute."
The Sprightly Companion, London 1695
The Art of
Oboe Reed Making
Most teachers teach reed making skills. Skills are easy to teach. But they are hard to learn. I take a holistic approach to reed making as a craft. Balancing skill development and the awareness of mindset and of the value of experience lead more directly to miracle reeds and the freedom to achieve intense musical expression.
Happy Reeding
