Step 3 Talk about the difference between high pitch sounds and low pitch sounds on the oboe. Students may remark that the high pitches sound like birds and the low pitches sound like singing men or bears.
Step 4 For the interactive part of the lesson, make colorfully-painted cardboard arrows for each of the students. Then practice listening for high sounds and low sounds. When they hear a high sound from the oboe, have the students point the arrow up. When they hear a low sound from the oboe, have them point the arrow down.
Some of the students may even be more specific, and be able to identify a mid-range pitch by pointing the arrow in between up and down.