Favorite blog posts, August 2022

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

Half-holes on the Fingering Diagram Builder

Here are instructions for using the Fingering Diagram Builder’s half-hole function.

Listing your woodwind doubles

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Here is a question I’ve gotten a few times recently: if you’re a woodwind doubler, and need to list your instruments, in what order do you list them? Here are some options.

Favorite blog posts, July 2022

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, July 2022 edition.

Make your musical lines sing and dance

man wearing blue jeans doing pirouette spin

In “classical” and related kinds of music, we are often asked to make our instrumental music sing or dance. In fact, most music of this type should do one or the other. Here’s how to make that happen.

Favorite blog posts, June 2022

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, June 2022 edition.

Review: Griff Musical Products EWI Stand

A few years back I posted my attempt at building a stand for my Akai EWI4000s. That stand has served me reasonably well since then, but I’m pleased recently to have found a much superior solution. The EWI Stand from Griff Musical Products’s Etsy store is a 3D-printed product (of durable PETG plastic) at a … Read more