Favorite blog posts, August 2025
Just one post to share this month:
- earspasm – read. (Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet): Steve Williamson Can Play a 5. You Can’t.
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Favorite blog posts, June 2025
- Tammy Evans, flutist: Flute Dynamics: Quiet High Notes and Loud Low Notes
- earspasm – read. (Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet): Classifying the Bore Designs of Pro Clarinets: The good, the bad and the broken.
- Jenny Maclay (clarinet): Is your clarinet thumb rest in the optimal position?
- Best. Saxophone. Website. Ever. (Tracy Heavner): How to Select Saxophone Reeds
- The Flute Examiner (Keith Hanlon): Piccolo Lessons – Teaching Woodwind Doublers
- Musings from a Saxophonist… (Ellery Eskelin): Gear & Promo
- Dudukhouse – Dudukhouse Blog: Finally! No More Mental Math: Introducing Duduk Scale Explorer & Duduk Finder
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New faculty position
I’m pleased to announce that I have accepted a new faculty position, teaching clarinet and saxophone at Mississippi State University. It has been a pleasure to work with the clarinet and saxophone studios there on a part-time basis during the past year, and I’m looking forward to hitting the ground running, full-time, in August.
The timing is good, as I’ve just finished my final year at Delta State University due to the closure of its music department (and others) as a cost-saving measure. My heart goes out to those who are still looking for a soft landing.
And if you are looking for a great place to study music, please do reach out! Hail State!
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New article: Exploring Synthetic Reeds
Check out my article published in the June 2025 issue of The Clarinet, “Exploring Synthetic Reeds.” It’s a survey of the synthetic reeds currently on the market for B-flat/A clarinets, plus some general thoughts on the current viability of synthetics for clarinet playing. The article is available in the print magazine, as well as on the International Clarinet Association’s blog, The Clarinet [Online].
The Clarinet doesn’t do product reviews per se, so the article doesn’t include any rankings/judgments/critiques of the individual reeds, but rest assured I’ve got some opinions. Stay tuned!
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Favorite blog posts, May 2025
Just one to share this month:
- At the Woodwindfixer’s Bench (Jeff Dening): The Woodwindfixer Glossary: Overhaul
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Favorite blog posts, April 2025
- earspasm – read. (Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet): Spit happens.
- Tammy Evans, flutist: 5-Minute Flute Warm-Ups to Instantly Improve Tone
- Kessler & Sons Music: Tariffs on Music
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Favorite blog posts, March 2025
- earspasm – read. (Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet): Traveling With Your Bass Clarinet: Insider Tips!
- The Flute View (Sandra Jackson, Julie Stone): Applying for Collegiate Music Positions
- Adolphesax: 4th march 2025. Jean-Marie Londeix passes away. R.I.P
- The Flute Examiner (Kelly Mollnow Wilson): Mastering Your Breathing During Performances
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Favorite blog posts, February 2025
- International Clarinet Association (Alexandra Doyle): Performance Anxiety: Not Just for Students
- the Operatic Saxophone (Mary Huntimer): Saxophone Mythbusters: Ibert’s Concertino da Camera is NOT Bebop
- Joan Martí-Frasquier (saxophone): Should I Change my Neck?
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Favorite blog posts, January 2025
- At the Woodwindfixer’s Bench (Jeff Dening): Why do pads stick?
- Jenny Maclay (clarinet): 25 Clarinet repertoire hidden gems to perform in 2025
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Favorite blog posts, December 2024
- Joan Martí-Frasquier (saxophone): 15 More Works for Baritone Saxophone (2)
- At the Woodwindfixer’s Bench (Jeff Dening): Jeez! Repairs Are Expensive! Part 2: Specialist Pricing
