Saxophone, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and world and electronic woodwinds
Here’s a new minor release of the Fingering Diagram Builder with a few small improvements:
Enjoy!
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, March 2020 edition.
At the time it seemed like the world was coming to an end. But things worked out. I canceled some things and modified or delayed some others. Some kind prof
If I try to play too softly, sometimes my notes don’t respond as I would like. If I try to play too loudly, sometimes my tone or intonation suffer. I have similar limitations when it comes to things like finger or tongue speed, tone color or pitch flexibility, and more. The way I deal with … Read more
It’s hard to escape the inertia of the “standard repertoire.” NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music: Alto Saxophone, Vol. 1 is an elegant solution.
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, February 2020 edition.
As of February 2020, I’ve made some substantial updates to my catalog of music written for players of multiple woodwind instruments: Music for woodwind doublers There are a few pieces I have listed as currently being researched, mostly cases where I am awaiting responses from composers. And I now have a special section for pieces … Read more
I have spent many hours of my life absorbed in difficult études and repertoire. Challenging music pushes the limits of my abilities. But when I actually get hired to play music, it’s almost never anything that complicated. Many of my workaday gigs are very easy—on paper. One part of my career is playing with a … Read more
On some level it feels more like teaching if I can tell a student a new thing to do. Assign them an additional task. But the most productive and valuable lessons (or personal practice sessions) are often the ones when I can convince a student (or myself) to do one fewer thing.
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, January 2020 edition.