" As its name suggests, here is a little air that can last a very long time! For young instrumentalists from the first year of practice. " - Pascal PROUST

" This piece is written with the wish to bring the musician in the strange atmosphere that can be felt for example in a cave or in a cathedral. To be played by young instrumentalists with 1 year of musical experience. " - Arnaud MEIER

" Latin American popular music created for beginners, with many small patterns interspersed with silences to learn to count! This piece proposes three variations and a coda. From the technical point of view, only arpeggios or conjunct intervals are used. The musical text can be worked alone thanks to piano playback. " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for students from 1 year of instrument practice

" Some measures to make head spin ... for young musicians from 2 years of instrument practice. " - Pascal PROUST

" A small trip in calm waters... for young instrumentalists of the first cycle of conservatories. " - Pascal PROUST

A Piece for students from 3 years of instrument practice

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 3 years onwards

" The wind carries away the yellow leaves fallen on the pavement, the cafes put tables and chairs in... I evoke here a fall tour that is difficult to do quietly in Paris. How to take your time in this city with so many streets to cross (musical phrases of 3 measures), cars or buses to avoid (musical phrases starts on the second time). While the chestnut vendors are on subway entrances, how not to hurry like others (theme B) to 'catch' the subway... " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe from 3 years onwards

" Pall Mall, a pretty street in London where it is good to stroll... and where you can meet a young musician who plays this easy air. " - Pascal PROUST

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students for 4 years onwards

" Old cowboy stories told by young Oboe players - from 4 years of instrument practice. " - Pascal PROUST

An original and tonic piece from 4 years of instrument practice

" Here is the drawing of a theme built as an arch on the pillars of the piano left hand, declined in three rhythmic forms (linear, swing and with cadence) to address flexibly some technical issues to be acquired over the 4 first years of practice... " - Pascal SAINT-LEGER

A musical journey to propose to young instrumentalists with 4 years of musical experience.

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 4-5 years onwards

" Here is the drawing of a theme built as an arch on the pillars of the piano left hand, declined in three rhythmic forms (linear, swing and with cadence) to address flexibly some technical issues to be acquired over the 4 first years of practice... " - Pascal SAINT-LEGER

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - from 5 years of Oboe practice

" The purpose of this composition is to familiarize yourself with the unusual 5/4 metric, often associated to the famous jazz standard by Paul Desmond, Take Five. Rhythms and articulation are varied but without major difficulty. This piece is dedicated to the saxophonist "Michel Itier". " - Alain LOPEZ
A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 5 years onwards

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - from 6 years of Oboe practice

" Original composition using the famous habanera rhythmic cell (dotted quarter/dotted quarter/quarter), without which there would not be any tango... " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 6 years onwards

We play this music with images of a fun little movie in our head... For a hearing or an exam from 6 years of practice.

" As the title suggests, this piece focuses primarily on the octave leaps and chromatism. The arpeggio sequences serve as a leitmotif throughout the piece. " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for students from 7 years of instrument practice

A piece for instrumentalists with 7 years of musical experience.

" Bright and colorful composition, with melodic lines based on a set of syncopes and provided with a cadence. It is intended for interpreters with technical and musical levels already confirmed. " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for students from 7 years of instrument practice

A composition with a nice melody, from 5-6 years of instrument practice

This easy Piece brings a knightly ambiance that reminds us Middle-Ages jousts.

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 2 years onwards

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Saxophone for 3 years onwards

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 3 years onwards

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 3 years onwards

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 4 years onwards

" Easy variations on a famous popular theme. For an auditon or exam on folk songs, and with a piano accompaniement adapted to the young musicians " - Pascal PROUST
A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 4 years onwards

" As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of syncopation also enabled me to exacerbate the impact felt by the ebb and flow. " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for exams and auditions for students playing oboe for 4 years onwards.

" AABA form of Latin music which gives meaning to the work of opposed nuances. On the pedagogical side, some unusual rhythms at this level are proposed. " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 4 years onwards

" Melodic composition targeted to "young" students where rhythms of half note, quarter note, eighth note, on beat, are exclusively used. " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 1 year onwards

" A rhythmically simple composition that I wanted to be very melodic to encourage students to become familiar with repeated notes. " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 2 years onwards

" Blues with simple rhythmic cells and small ascending and descending chromatic movements. This piece will allow you to familiarize yourself with 'swing', supported by the piano accompaniment, imitating the horse's trot. " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 2 years onwards

" Latin music divided into three parts of 32 mes. each: the first is for students with 1-2 years of experience (only long values and small chromatisms are used), the second is for those who have 2 or 3 (add dotted quarter / eighth notes and intervals of fourths), the third is for those at the end of the first cycle (flow from eighth in addition). This piece can "follow" the students for three years and / or allow 3 students with different levels to play together. " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe from between 1 and 4 years

" How to make a good music recipe with few ingredients? Take some quavers, long values and swing the harmonies... " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe from 3 years onwards

" This composition was created for young musicians (mostly teenagers), and will be played as a pop song. Indeed, its texture (silky and polished) is related to the use of triplets and harmonic series built on the principle of 'verse / chorus'. Its tempo (close to the human body beat) and duration (3 minutes) will make it the hit of the summer! " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Oboe for 4 years onwards

" The chassé-croisé of quarter notes and eight notes triplets together with Piano incite to dance and remind us of cabarets' ambiance of the 1920s. This piece, coupled with a faster one is an ideal combination to propose for end of first cycle exam. " - Alain LOPEZ

" A romantic composition dedicated to my Director Jacques Andrieu and to his wife Danièle (pianist). The seventh intervals (range rarely used), major, minor or diminished allowed me to create a tender and touching melody. " - Alain LOPEZ

A Piece for exams and auditions for students playing Oboe for 4 years onwards.