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Favorite blog posts, October 2018

July 18, 2022October 31, 2018 by Bret Pimentel
  • Oboist Jennifer Stucki offers some suggestions and resources for keeping a reed log.
  • Clarinetist Diana Haskell shares ideas on helping students avoid injury.
  • Flutist Roderick Seed explains a comprehensive method for memorizing music.
  • Anne Norman reports on the 2018 World Shakuhachi Festival.
  • Oboist Nuria Cabezas demonstrates hand and finger stretches.
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Favorite blog posts, September 2018

September 30, 2018 by Bret Pimentel

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, September 2018 edition.

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