This year I created a group coaching program, The Invincible Oboist, a beginning reed maker course, Zero to Reedmaker, and a weekly social Reed Club, designed to help adult oboists get past the STRUGGLE to find ease in their playing. These programs have been very successful, and I will share what I have learned about working with adult oboists and about working online and using technology to create connection and community in the midst of a pandemic!

My tools were simple – Zoom, Facebook, Youtube, and email. The results have been dramatic – friendships formed, oboists supported, reedmaking improved – and I fully replaced the performing income I lost due to COVID.