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Expert Profile: Geoffrey Bridge

Expertise: Professional oboist with many years experience. Former pupil of Leon Goossens. Solo artist for Arts Council of Great Britain. Freelance recitalist/broadcasting/orchestras. Former Head of woodwind teaching in Hampshire, England. Questions on repertoire, playing styles, reeds, cane selection and processing.
Royal College of Music Licenciate of the Royal Academy of Music General Teaching Council certificate Broadcast solo recitals/performed with major symphony orchestras/Music Club recitals

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What do you like about this subject? Performing/passing on vast knowledge and experience of the mechanics of performing.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? know more about reeds!

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 5490
Knowledge	9.95 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.90 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.97 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		2
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		15
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		418

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	10/13/08
10	10	10	10	10/12/08
10	10	10	10	10/09/08
10	10	10	10	10/10/08
10	10	10	10	10/02/08

User Comments

Thank you so much for the additional information. It is a great help. The Howarth sounds great and my daughter loves how it plays. At the moment it
(Kathy on 10/13/08)

Thank you so much for the quick response. The oboe you recommend is the one my daughter likes the best, so your opinion is reassuring. We'll have th
(Kathy on 10/12/08)

Fantastic advise as always. I do appreciate you having Geoffrey on your staff!! Tara
(Tara on 10/09/08)

Thank you SO much!
(Barb on 10/10/08)

Thank you SOOOO much Geoffrey - you are helping me more than you realize; actually, you are guiding me more than my daughter's band director who I tho
(Tara on 10/02/08)

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Recent Answers from Geoffrey Bridge

2008-10-13 Discouraged: Dear Rebecca What a shame! I am sorry that you are getting teased by the other "lesser mortals" than us oboe players! The oboe is worth persevering with as I am sure you know in your heart. Never mind...

2008-10-07 learning Oboe: Hi Daniel I presume from the fact that you have enrolled your daughter into music school that she has shown talent in some musical activity. This is great! It's good that she can have specialist help...

2008-10-03 Switching to oboe: Hi Krystal Low Notes. Oh dear!! These can be tricky when you are new to the oboe but do check that the oboe is working properly. Get an oboist to try them and see if they find them difficult. The...

2008-09-29 Oboe valuation: Dear Alison The BH Regent you have I presume is plastic and a pretty good school oboe. There should be a buyer out there somewhere. Have you tried your local Education Authority by the way? What...

2008-09-27 Paris Cabart Oboe--pre-Loree: Dear Tara I AM sorry that I didn't tell Allexperts I would away fro three days! Typical I had a couple of questions waiting for me when I got back - just now... So, sorry for the delay. Cabart...