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I have played the Oboe for two years and am starting my third year playing and I also just recently learned the Clarinet so I could play in the marching band. I have found that the fingerings are similar, but not quite the same. For one, the clarinet has two back keys and those 4 keys on the right side of the clarinet that you hit with you knuckles. It also has holes instead of keys (for the main six).
The embouchure is also completely different. I have found that I am constantly squeaking because my lips are too tight. The clarinet embouchure is very relaxed and only the bottom lip is rolled in. You also have to open up your throat a lot more. For the oboe, both your lips are rolled in and you must keep your lips tight around the reed. You also need to create back pressure in order to force the air through the instrument, so you tighten up your throat as well. This causes your air to become "stale" so by the time you actually get around to using it (we don't use a lot of air), it doesn't work and you need to take a breath even though your lungs are still filled with air. So first you have to expel all of the air out and then you take in another giant breath, just for the air to go stale again. You repeat this process until you finally finish playing and you can breathe like a normal human being again. The clarinet does not have this problem, so you probably run out of air faster.
Also, it is easier to play pianissimo, piano, or even mezzo piano on the clarinet because you don't need back pressure. On the oboe, it is very hard to play at these levels. However, when you play forte or fortissimo on the clarinet, you tend to squeak because the clarinet can't take that much air, while the oboe just says give me more air I am not loud enough, and I don't feel like squeaking so you don't have an excuse for not playing louder.
While the embouchure's are different, I have found that if I think of playing the clarinet like playing the lower octave of the oboe, I tend to stop squeaking. Also, both instruments have some complicated fingerings, but I think that is just a woodwind thing.
What else can I help you with?
How tall is an oboe?
the oboe is 30 inches i think
What is clarinet cousin?
maybe oboe
What is the big brother of clarinet?
the Oboe?
What is just like a clarinet and an oboe?
bass clarinet (single reed, like clarinet); bassoon (double reed, like oboe)
Which is bigger clarinet or a flute?
Yes, unless it's a student size bassoon compaired with a bass-oboe
What plays lower oboe or bass clarinet?
The bass clarinet plays lower notes than the oboe.
Who is a clarinet's cousin?
Oboe
What is the closest instrument to the clarinet?
oboe
What is similar to an oboe and clarinet?
A saxophone
What is similar to clarinet and oboe?
A Saxophone
What instruments are related to the Oboe?
oboe sounds like the oboe, the clarinet sounds somewhat like it, but its not the same.
What are 5 woodwinds that play in the orchestra?
The main four are the flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. Beyond that, there is the piccolo, the English horn, the bass clarinet, and the contrabassoon.
