subject: How to Teach an Oboe Lesson [print this page] So, in conclusion, an oboe lesson should include an effective warm-up, technical work early in the lesson when the student is still fresh and work on pieces (solo and/or ensemble playing). The whole lesson should be bound together with demonstration and explanation by the teacher. At the end of a lesson a student should always feel that they have moved forward in some way; - nothing motivates a student more than a feeling of progress.