Favorite blog posts, July 2016

Interesting things from the woodwind blogosphere in June:

• Saxophonist Sam Newsome discusses slow practice and using clarinet reeds on the soprano saxophone.
• Oboist Jennet Ingle shares some ideas about how mindset affects aspects of performance, specifically intonation and phrase shaping.
• Saxophonist Bob Reynolds gives advice on professionalism.
• Patty Mitchell examines the mythology of the oboe and college scholarships.
• Kristopher King looks at some members of the bassoon family and why you might want them in your arsenal.

All of my favorite blog authors from June are ones I’ve featured previously, some many times. That’s fine by me but I’m always anxious to check out ones I haven’t been reading already. If you think I might be overlooking some, please get in touch! I’m in the process of updating my blogroll, and happy to add new woodwind-related blogs.