This collection of etudes duets and exercises was written compiled and edited by Russian oboist and pedagogue Yuri Maizels to provide the most efficient means possible for young players to learn the basics of oboe playing. The composers Hinke (a German composer who taught and worked in St. Petersburg during the reign of the Tsars) Wiedemann Garnier and Debondue are among the finest of writers and pedagogues featured in this series. These studies begin very simply and gradually increase in difficulty becoming more challenging melodically and rhythmically with increasing comprehension of the instrument. Short phrases enable the student to learn to control both breathingand intonation. This collection of studies in three volumes can help a high school student or young professional to master technique breathing and intonation while developing the endurance that is vitally important for oboe players. Yuri Maizels was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in the former Soviet Union. After the conclusion of the Second World War he was accepted at age 13 into the Naval Boarding Musical School in Leningrad (the school which had been organized in 1873 by Rimsky-Korsakov) to study the oboe. In 1964 he graduated from the College of Music with multiple degrees in oboe performance oboe teaching and conducting. During his career Yuri Maizels played in major orchestras working with such well-known conductors such as Yuri Temirkanov Mariss Jansons Yuri Simionov Valery Gergiev and others.

Eleven easy pieces-Eleven easy pieces for Oboe as composed by Michael Rose some unaccompanied others with Piano accompaniment.

18 Études For Oboe Or Saxophone was composed by Eugène Bozza for upper intermediate / advanced players. Quite difficult most of these studies are one-page long and will improve the flexibility and the sonority of the players:  1. Moderato – a piacere with the character of an improvisation 2. Moderato – expressive and flexible 3. Allegro giocoso 4. Très modérément – with a nice sonority 5. Allegetto scherzando 6. Andantino – with a nice sonority 7. Andantino – deep and quiet 8. Tarentelle (Allegrovivace) 9. Andantino 10. Recitativo 11. Allegro moderato (grazioso) 12. Allegro moderato 13. Allegro vivo 14. Sicilienne 15. Improvisation – after Pastoral Fantasy for Oboe and Piano 16. Recitativo (Moderato) 17. Presto 18. Moderato Eugène Bozza won different prizes at the Conservatoire de Paris such as the First Prize for the Violin conducting and composition as well as the Grand Prix de Rome. He composed several operas chamber works and ballets among others.