Komuso Lady

Some highlights from the woodwind blogosphere in December:

• Cate Hummel discusses the qualities of a good beginner-level flute. Good advice for those willing to do their homework; not a glib list of models to buy (which would just go out of date quickly anyway).
• Bassoonist Cayla Bellamy finds inspiration to attempt the impossible.
• Saxophonist Bill Plake prefers a good teacher (or good self-teaching) over a rigid “method.”
• Doubler “ericdano” shares a list of favorite blogs (sort of jazz-saxophone-oriented) from the past year. Thanks for the mention!
• The always-insightful Barry Stees shares a tip for diagnosing and fixing (cheaply and easily!) a common bassoon defect.
• Sherman Friedland discusses the first three notes of the Debussy clarinet rhapsody (and more).
• “Komuso Lady” from A Shakuhachi Journey muses on intonation.