Favorite blog posts Favorite blog posts, May 2022 ByBret Pimentel May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 The Flute Examiner (Jessica Dunnavant): I Can Hear Clearly Now Northwoods Oboe (“Kaitlyn”): Oboe Reed Care and Maintenance 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 2022 ByBret Pimentel April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 Flute Journal (Jessica Valiente): The 19th-Century French Five-Key Flute and the Modern Boehm-System Flute in Cuban Charanga Blue Moon Bassoon Blog (Amanda Pierce): 10 Helpful Things I Wish I Knew Before Teaching Private Music Lessons Rachel Taylor Geier (flute): The Gizmo Key The Flute Examiner (Keith Hanlon): Arm-Chair Experts and Filtering Forum Content bassoon blog (Betsy Sturdevant): Playing the bassoon in an orchestra Jennet Ingle | Oboist: Reedmaking Fear and Anxiety 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, March 2022 ByBret Pimentel March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Joffe Woodwinds (John Yoakum): A Guide to Being a Studio Musician The Flute View (Terri Sánchez): On Practicing Slow Blue Moon Bassoon Blog – Blue Moon Bassoon LLC (Amanda Pierce): What’s Wrong With My Bassoon? DoctorFlute (Angela McBrearty): Playing with an Open Throat 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 2022 ByBret Pimentel February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 Steve Neff Music Blog (saxophone): Do Mouthpiece Patches and Beak Height Make a Difference to the Sound of a Saxophone? LearnTinWhistle.com: Best Tin Whistle Books The Flute Examiner (Jessica Dunnavant): Career Day Jenny Maclay (clarinet): Repertoire Research Checklist for Students Rachel Taylor Geier (flute): Fixing a Faulty Trill – Dr. G’s Top Five Trill Etude Recommendations 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, January 2022 ByBret Pimentel January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 International Clarinet Association: Clarinet Music by Black Composers The Flute Examiner (Kelly Wilson): Performance Space Jade Bultitude (flute): 6 ways to stop you having a bad tone day! 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 2021 ByBret Pimentel December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 Khara Wolf (oboe): Musician Health and Wellness Resource List The Flute View (Ory Schneor): Ory’s Flute Tips The reasons for your difficulties playing pianissimo on the flute Rachel Taylor Geier (flute): Top Flute Blogs 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, November 2021 ByBret Pimentel November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Jennet Ingle | Oboist: Authenticity or Integrity Flute Journal (Aleisha Ward): Pioneers of Jazz Flute The Flute Examiner (Keith Hanlon): Pieces And Parts – A Piccolo COA The Flute Examiner (Jessica Dunnavant): Watch Your Speed! The Flute View (Betty Bang Mather): Qigong Standing Meditations for Healthy Flute Posture 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, October 2021 ByBret Pimentel October 31, 2021October 31, 2021 Jennifer Cluff (flute): Top Ten Secrets of Great Flute Playing pdf Aaron Lakota (oboe): Reed Knife Sharpening, A Guide For Reed Makers The Flute Examiner (Jessica Dunnavant): Lights, Camera, Flute, Action! Everything Saxophone (Ben Britton): Learning Altissimo: From Low B♭ to Over Four Octaves Up Northwoods Oboe: Avoid My Reedmaking Mistakes: Not Adjusting With the Seasons The Flute View (Alan Medak): The ABCs of Music Stand Lighting 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 2021 ByBret Pimentel September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 The Flute Examiner (Kelly Wilson): A New Practice Strategy to Try Jennet Ingle | Oboist: Glorified Long Tones 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 2021 ByBret Pimentel August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 EG-REEDS (Éric González, oboe): The importance of previous postural and respiratory work at the beginning of the study of woodwind instruments.Rachel Taylor Geier (flute): The Myth of the Magic FormulaBill Plake Music (saxophone): For This “Career Ending Condition”, There Is HopeThe Flute Examiner (Kelly Wilson): Do You See What I See?Jenny Maclay (clarinet): 10 Ways to Create More Musical Phrases 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