Favorite blog posts, March 2019
- Everything Saxophone (Ben Britton): Basics of Voicing
- Jennifer Stucki, oboist: Three Common Mistakes New Reed Makers Make
- Recorder Jen: Breath control: How to cure unintentional vibrato
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Favorite blog posts, January 2019
- Joffe Woodwinds: Practicing on the Gig
- JQ Flute: Rough times happening? Oh look, there you are making gold out of it. Here’s 3 heartfelt observations about your playing to get you through the storm
- Oboemotions: Promising Research
- Kristopher King (bassoon): Low A
- The Flute View: Creating and Refining Better Habits in Your Practice Room by Rena Urso
- Wayne Leechford: Auditioning for All-District
- Jenny Maclay (clarinet): My Winter Warm-Up Routine For Cold Days
Favorite blog posts, January 2018
Just a few to share this month:
- Betsy Sturdevant shares some key ways to improve your bassoon playing.
- Oboist Christa Garvey gives advice on reedmaking, especially for students in a reed class setting.
- Saxophonist Sam Newsome offers tips on developing a personal “brand” as a musician.
Favorite blog posts, November 2025
- Joffe Woodwinds (Ed Joffe): How to Practice Doubling
- The Flute View (Anjan Shah): Breath, Bamboo, and Stillness: A Saxophonist’s Journey into the Bansuri
The following are from commercial sites, but have worthwhile information:
- Clarinets by Copeland (Alexander Malone): Your Mouthpiece and You: An Overview
- Hodge Products, Inc.: Latest News (Clair Cangialosi): The Do’s And Don’ts Of Bassoon Reed Care
Favorite blog posts, December 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
Favorite blog posts, December 2023
- Peter Spitzer Music Blog: A Complete History of Rico Reeds – dissertation by Neal Postma
- International Clarinet Association (Jessica Bell): MPINGO: A CLOSER LOOK
- The Babel Flute (Rogier de Pijper): Key Clicks: why you should hear the keys while playing
- Nicole Riner, flutist: (Chamber) music is the cure!
- The Vintage Clarinet Doctor – Blog (Jeremy Soule): Re-padding vs. Overhauling A Clarinet pt.1
- oboealli (Alli Gessner): Do you keep a reed log?
- DoctorFlute (Angela McBrearty): Arm Placement for Better Tone
Favorite blog posts, May 2018
- Flutist Jolene Madewell improves her articulation with understanding of how the tongue moves.
- Patty Mitchell discusses the oboe and getting into college.
- David Pierce gives brief summaries of some books on bassoon reedmaking [update: link dead].
- Saxophonist James Barger explains a method of vibrato development using a mobile app.
- Clarinetist Jenny Maclay is organizing a Kroepsch studies boot camp for June.
- Nicole Riner gives piccolo advice.