With many studies for the oboe in print, Gillet's Method for the Beginning of the Oboe is set apart by the significant experience of the composer which informs the compilation. During the preface, in which Gillet writes to hispupils, he describes the need for studies to deal with the typical problems that beginners to the oboe face. His exercises cover a wide range of techniques essential to progression on the oboe. Moreover, Method for the Beginningof the Oboe also contains a clear, helpful fin...