- earspasm – read. (Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet): Mailbag: Auditioning for a semi-pro orchestra?
- DoctorFlute (Angela McBrearty): Playing the First Notes of Your Solo
- oboealli (Alli Gessner): English horn support options
- Joan Martí-Frasquier (saxophone): What I Like About A Baritone Sax?
Favorite blog posts, September 2024
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, September 2024 edition.
Recital videos, August–September 2024
I’m pleased to share videos from my recent recital mini-tour, performed at Delta State University, Mississippi State University, and East Mississippi Community College. The program was five works for five different woodwind instruments, all using live electronics. My electronic setup was a Shure SM58 microphone (for flute and oboe), a PiezoBarrel clarinet pickup, a Little-Jake bassoon … Read more
ClariMate review follow-up
Follow-up review of the Buffet-Crampon ClariMate MIDI features and other updates.
Favorite blog posts, August 2024
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, August 2024 edition.
Favorite blog posts, July 2024
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, August 2024 edition.
Review: PiezoBarrel “Wood” clarinet pickup
I’m a little late to the party here after Chris Mothersole’s recent article in The Clarinet, but I recently acquired a “PiezoBarrel” wind instrument pickup and wanted to share my experience. The PiezoBarrel pickup is a way to electrify wind instruments, for amplification and for the application of electronic effects, such as guitar effects pedals. … Read more
Favorite blog posts, June 2024
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, June 2024 edition.
Use your metronome most of the time
Why should you use a metronome when you practice? How much should you use a metronome? But doesn’t playing with a metronome make your playing sound too mechanical? What about when you’re practicing something that doesn’t fit well with a metronome, such as changing time signatures? What if you’re “not good” at playing with a … Read more
Favorite blog posts, May 2024
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, June 2024 edition.