How to Make Oboes with Straws

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Gather your materials.

   Make sure you have everything before you start, as getting up in the middle will distract you.
   
   You will need a straw, a piece of paper, scissors, a pencil, and a sharpie (optional). , Make sure that the holes are smaller than your fingers, and trace it using a sharpie if you have one.
   
   Fold the straw slightly, and cut a hole.
   
   Repeat under that hole., Find the angled end of the straw, and just practice making a tone in it.
   
   Don't wrap your lips around the straw, but blow into it like a flute., Download a tuner such as InsTuner and find what each stop (fingering) is.
   
   Write down the fingering for the notes on a sheet of paper., Find a simple song online such as "Mary had a Little Lamb"
   
   and perform it! Make sure the song you plan to play has no chords or notes that your instrument can't play.
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   Step 2: Cut the holes.

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   Step 3: Blow into it.

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   Step 4: Find the notes.

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   Step 5: Perform a song.

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