Favorite blog posts Favorite blog posts, October 2026 ByBret Pimentel October 31, 2026October 31, 2026 Stohrer Music (Matt Stohrer): Saxophone Tonehole Crescents: Sometimes They Are O.K. Joffe Woodwinds (Ed Joffe): Rock/Pop Sax Solos See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others! Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
Favorite blog posts Favorite blog posts, September 2026 ByBret Pimentel September 30, 2026September 30, 2026 Just one to share this month: HeaneyMusings – Joshua Heaney (saxophone): OKMEA All-State Band Audition Tips from a Judge See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others! Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
Favorite blog posts Favorite blog posts, August 2026 ByBret Pimentel August 31, 2026 Stohrer Music (Matt Stohrer, saxophone): Original Selmer ToneX Resonator Sizes Dudukhouse Blog (Armen Matosyan): The Duduk in Film Scores: From Gladiator to Modern Cinema See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others! Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
Favorite blog posts Favorite blog posts, July 2026 ByBret Pimentel July 31, 2026 Hodge Products, Inc.: Latest News: The Geometry Of Tube Cane Jennifer Cluff (flute): Whistles to Flute in "Come From Away" the Musical Aaron Lakota: Oboe Reed Gouging: Understanding Side Thickness for Better Reeds Stohrer Music: Adolphe Sax's Last Patent: A Man Ahead of His Time See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others! Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
Favorite blog posts Favorite blog posts, June 2026 ByBret Pimentel June 30, 2026 New York City Woodwinds, LLC – BLOG (Michael Norsworthy): The Multi-Instrumentalist Moment (arguably commercial in nature but the information is useful) Steve Neff Music Blog (saxophone): Morgan Kind of Blue Cannonball Adderley Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review (arguably promotes a product but the history is interesting) Aaron Lakota: Oboe Reed Scraping for Beginners: A Three-Line Method The Flute View: The Flute Behind The Beatles’ “The Fool on the Hill” Heads to Auction Joffe Woodwinds (Ed Joffe): A Tribute to Gary Foster See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others! Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
Favorite blog posts Favorite blog posts, May 2026 ByBret Pimentel May 31, 2026 Just one to share this month: International Clarinet Association (Shawn Copeland and Jackie McIlwain): Pedagogy Corner — A Clarinetist on Her Head: Redefining Support See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others! Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
Favorite blog posts Favorite blog posts, April 2026 ByBret Pimentel April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Jenny Maclay (clarinet): How to choose the best clarinet fingerings At the Woodwindfixer’s Bench (Jeff Dening): Help! My instrument got stolen! oboealli (Alli Gessner): Chronic Octave Key Water The Flute Examiner (Keith Hanlon): Flute Olympics: Tactile Dissonance When Doubling See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others! Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
Favorite blog posts Favorite blog posts, February 2026 ByBret Pimentel March 1, 2026 The Flute Examiner (Patrícia Pires): Recovering from an injury: a retrospective around a flutist’s individual experience Tammy Evans, flutist: Why You’re Running Out of Air on the Flute (and How to Fix It) oboealli (Alli Gessner): Oboe 101: Do I need a third octave key? See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others! Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
Favorite blog posts Favorite blog posts, February 2026 ByBret Pimentel January 31, 2026 oboealli (Alli Gessner): How to get rid of extra air Jenny Maclay (clarinet): How to sing while playing clarinet earspasm – read. (Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet): Famous Jazz Clarinet Greats…and Their Clarinets See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others! Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
Favorite blog posts Favorite blog posts, December 2025 ByBret Pimentel December 31, 2025 International Clarinet Association (Shawn Copeland and Jackie McIlwain): Pedagogy Corner: Part 1 — Inhalation: When Balance Breathes For You earspasm – read. (Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet): I’m in High School. Is it worth it to get a Low C Bass Clarinet? oboealli (Alli Gessner): Oboe 101: How much reed is too much reed? See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others! Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email