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, April 2023 ByBret Pimentel April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 DoctorFlute (Angela McBrearty): You Can’t Have a Good High Register Without Having a Really Good Low Register oboealli (Alli Gessner): A new perspective on teaching oboists to play softly The Flute Examiner (Keith Hanlon): Getting in Shape When You’re Out of Shape Meerenai Shim (flute): How to choose a good recording engineer/studio 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 2025 ByBret Pimentel September 30, 2025 Best. Saxophone. Website. Ever. (Doron Orenstein): How to Growl on the Sax Like a Pro 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, November 2024 ByBret Pimentel December 1, 2024 oboealli (Alli Gessner): Top 3 tips for doubling English horn International Clarinet Association (Julianne Kirk Doyle): Pedagogy Corner: Fostering New Traditions in Programming 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 2020 ByBret Pimentel April 30, 2020August 30, 2021 ProneOboe (Jennet Ingle): Keeping My AIR to Myself and Top Six Reasons I Love Teaching Online Lessons Jennifer Cluff (flute): Rampal’s embouchure micromovements Jennifer Stucki, oboist: Tips for tips… (for tips??) Practice Monster (David Pope, saxophone): A Jazz Embouchure? and Creative Alternate Fingerings for Middle C-sharp Bill Plake Music (saxophone): Five Checkpoints For Healthy And Efficient Practice 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 2021 ByBret Pimentel June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 How To Make Oboe Reeds (Tim Feil): Reed Making Technique International Clarinet Association (Rebecca Rischin): The Clarinetist’s Enemy: Tendinitis: Part 2 The Flute Examiner (Kelly Wilson): Recovering…Again Bill Plake Music (saxophone): The Way I Wish I Had Learned To Play Music (Lessons From My Daughter) Josh On That Sax (Joshua Mlodzianowski): 5 Things to Consider When Building Your Saxophone Warm-up 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 2017 ByBret Pimentel August 31, 2017January 1, 2018 Saxophonist Steve Neff explores the “holy grail” mindset with regard to mouthpieces. Flutist Nicole Riner offers tips on making a living as a freelancer. John Isley discusses finding a personal voice on wind controller. Oboist Jennet Ingle discusses integrity in musical interpretation. (Note: also some political content.) Jennet’s new video series on reedmaking is also worth checking out. Clarinetist Jenny Maclay shares a method for transitioning back into serious practicing after summer vacation. Kristopher King shares an interesting bassoon museum piece. Erin Nichols shows off acoustic paneling made especially for flute playing. 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