Home / Web reviews / Favorite blog posts / Favorite blog posts, August 2025 ByBret Pimentel August 31, 2025August 31, 2025 Just one post to share this month: earspasm – read. (Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet): Steve Williamson Can Play a 5. You Can’t. 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 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, January 2025 ByBret Pimentel January 31, 2025 At the Woodwindfixer’s Bench (Jeff Dening): Why do pads stick? Jenny Maclay (clarinet): 25 Clarinet repertoire hidden gems to perform in 2025 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 2023 ByBret Pimentel March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 International Clarinet Association (Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr and Jean Raines): Reprints from the Early Years: Music for Clarinet by Women HeaneyMusings – Joshua Heaney (saxophone): More than a Rough Draft: Debussy’s Rapsodie Pour Orchestre et Saxophone The Babel Flute (Lea Pearson): Myth-Conceptions about Breathing Nadina Mackie (bassoon): Talent Drills for Orchestral Excerpts Julie A. Linder (clarinet): Clarinet basics: pinkies The Flute View (Lindsey McChord): Making a Headjoint – A Fusion of Science and Art oboealli (Alli Gessner): Do you know the 3 elements of fast articulation? 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
Favorite blog posts Favorite blog posts, May 2016 ByBret Pimentel May 31, 2016January 1, 2018 Saxophonist Michael Shults advocates a thoughtful approach to musical versatility (doubling, playing jazz and classical music, etc.). Wistam Boustany discusses power vs. economy in flute playing. Oboist Jennet Ingle compares methods of ensuring playable performance reeds. Saxophonist Sven Seebeck suggests tips for trying out mouthpieces. Rachel Taylor Geier explains the flute’s C-sharp trill key. 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