Favorite blog posts, November 2024

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See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others!

Favorite blog posts, October 2024

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, October 2024 edition.

Recital videos, August–September 2024

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I’m pleased to share videos from my recent recital mini-tour, performed at Delta State University, Mississippi State University, and East Mississippi Community College. The program was five works for five different woodwind instruments, all using live electronics. My electronic setup was a Shure SM58 microphone (for flute and oboe), a PiezoBarrel clarinet pickup, a Little-Jake bassoon … Read more

Review: PiezoBarrel “Wood” clarinet pickup

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I’m a little late to the party here after Chris Mothersole’s recent article in The Clarinet, but I recently acquired a “PiezoBarrel” wind instrument pickup and wanted to share my experience. The PiezoBarrel pickup is a way to electrify wind instruments, for amplification and for the application of electronic effects, such as guitar effects pedals. … Read more

Use your metronome most of the time

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pencil and a digital metro tuner on music sheet

Why should you use a metronome when you practice? How much should you use a metronome? But doesn’t playing with a metronome make your playing sound too mechanical? What about when you’re practicing something that doesn’t fit well with a metronome, such as changing time signatures? What if you’re “not good” at playing with a … Read more