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Favorite blog posts, December 2020

December 31, 2020 by Bret Pimentel
  • Joffe Woodwinds (article by Ron Odrich): Science in the Art of the Clarinet Sound
  • Hodge Products, Inc. Double Reed Supplies Blog (Rebecca Watson): Bassoon Wire Gauge: Does It Make a Difference?
  • How To Make Oboe Reeds (Tim Feil): Reed Response
  • Jennet Ingle | Oboist: Harder Isn’t Better
  • International Clarinet Association (Marcus Eley): Clarinet Works by Black Composers
  • International Clarinet Association (Katherine Breeden): An Overview of Making Clarinet Reeds by Hand
  • Bill Plake Music (saxophone): Awareness In Playing Music: “Looking For” In Contrast To “Noticing”
  • Indy Flute Shop (Erin Nichols): Open-holed flutes
  • Best. Saxophone. Website. Ever. (Zhenya Strigalev): The Secret to Reaching Below the Saxophone’s Low Bb

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