- The Flute View (Kim Lewis): Three Takeaways from Playing at the Met Gala with Lizzo
- Flute Journal (Peter Westbrook): The Bansuri and Pulangoil, Bamboo Flutes of India
- the Operatic Saxophone (Mary Huntimer): The Mystery of the Selmer Cigar Cutter Alto Saxophone in E and the followups A Selmer Cigar Cutter in E? Some Answers and more Questions… and Selmer high pitched alto saxophone? Possible answers to why this exists… [spoiler: it’s a “high pitch” alto]
- International Clarinet Association (Douglas Carleton, Bob Wilber, Henry Duckham, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman): Reprints from Early Years of The Clarinet: Jazz
Favorite blog posts, May 2023
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, May 2023 edition.
Q&A: Personal reflections
A couple of weeks ago I put out a call for questions, in honor of today being the fifteenth anniversary of this blog. A few of the questions asked about my own career and approaches to various things. I’ll try to answer the best I can. One reader asked about music education and work/life balance. … Read more
Q&A: Woodwind doubling advice
A couple of weeks ago I put out a call for questions, in honor of today being the fifteenth anniversary of this blog. A bunch of the questions boiled down to: what advice do you have on woodwind doubling? Here are a few answers: Some other readers asked about the “secrets” to practicing multiple instruments. … Read more
Fifteenth anniversary
Today is fifteen years since I started the blog. Thanks for all the comments, social media shares, emails, donations, and other connections. I hope you will continue to read and engage. A few weeks ago I put out a request for questions from my readers. Here are a couple of posts with some answers:
At the 15-year mark: ask me anything
To my own amazement, this blog is rapidly approaching its 15-year anniversary later this month, May 24th. (Some of the content is dated at even older than 15 years, because I wrote it before starting the blog and retroactively turned it into blog posts.) If you like, send me question(s) about whatever you want, about … Read more
Favorite blog posts, April 2023
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, April 2023 edition.
Do I really need…
For woodwind doublers and lots of other musicians, the shopping list can go on and on. Do I need a clarinet in A? In E-flat? Do I need an alto flute? A contrabassoon? A bass saxophone? Clearly there’s no one-size-fits all answer, but here are some things to consider. It’s hard to predict which instrument … Read more
Principles for teaching woodwind methods
If you are teaching a woodwind methods course, you might be interested in my book.I teach a woodwind methods course at my university. This class (sometimes known as “woodwind techniques” or “class woodwinds”) is for music education majors. It’s a kind of crash course in the woodwind instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone) in … Read more
Favorite blog posts, March 2023
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, March 2023 edition.