The Techniques Of The Oboe - Sonority And Mechanism by Louis Bleuzet is a method for Oboe using the rational study of the scale. This first volume for beginners includes the following topics: 1. Scales 2. Mechanism 3. Sonority 4. Articulations 5. Trills The two other volumes focus on: Scales in third Mechanism Scales in fourths Mechanism Whole tone scales Chromatic scale Arpeggios and Staccato. Louis Bleuzet (1874-1941) was a French Oboist and a professor at the Paris Conservatoire.