Learn from Great Oboe Teachers

Kristi grew up in Lorain, Ohio, just outside of Cleveland. She began playing the flute in her school band in fifth grade but quickly found it unchallenging. By seventh grade, she wanted to quit band altogether, but her mother insisted she stay. Determined to make a change, Kristi switched to the oboe in eighth grade, playing on an old instrument with plastic reeds.

Dr. Scott D. Erickson, D.M., currently serves as the assistant professor of Oboe and Theory at the University of Central Oklahoma and as second oboe in the Yakima Symphony Orchestra in Yakima, Washington. His unique experiences have given him an adventurous musical personality, and his pursuits for newer sounds and ideas manifest themselves in performances of both written and…

Hi, I’m Sam—a professional woodwind player, composer, and music educator focused on helping students become expressive, well-rounded musicians. I specialize in saxophone and oboe, and also teach clarinet, flute, and bassoon. As a working multi-instrumentalist, I perform in a variety of settings including pit orchestras and jazz groups, and I bring that real-world experience into…

My name is Victor, and I am a dedicated music tutor with experience teaching clarinet, oboe, recorder, saxophone, and music theory to both children and adults. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. I am currently a Master of Arts in Music student at the Mountain Top University, Nigeria.

Ian van Nuys is a woodwind specialist, with playing proficiency in saxophone, oboe, flute, and clarinet. His primary instrument is the saxophone, which he studied as part of Dr. Chien-Kwan Lin’s saxophone studio at Eastman School of Music. Before studying at Eastman, Ian studied saxophone with Mr.

I began studying the oboe 19 years ago and went on to earn a minor degree in Music Performance at the University of Illinois Springfield on a full music scholarship. My classical training gave me a strong foundation in technique, tone production, music reading, and disciplined practice habits—skills I now focus on passing along to beginners in a clear, encouraging way.

Oboist Sarah Williams experienced love at first sight at the age of four when her parents introduced a piano into the home. Displaying a natural artistic intuition, weekly piano lessons grew into a hunger for a comprehensive dive into the art of interpretation.