- EG-REEDS (Éric González, oboe): The importance of previous postural and respiratory work at the beginning of the study of woodwind instruments.
- Rachel Taylor Geier (flute): The Myth of the Magic Formula
- Bill Plake Music (saxophone): For This “Career Ending Condition”, There Is Hope
- The Flute Examiner (Kelly Wilson): Do You See What I See?
- Jenny Maclay (clarinet): 10 Ways to Create More Musical Phrases
Woodwinds: Clarinet
Favorite blog posts, July 2021
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, July 2021 edition.
Favorite blog posts, June 2021
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, June 2021 edition.
Favorite blog posts, May 2021
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, May 2021 edition.
Favorite blog posts, April 2021
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, April 2021 edition.
Favorite blog posts, March 2021
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, March 2021 edition.
Favorite blog posts, December 2020
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Favorite blog posts, September 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, September 2020 edition.
Stop teaching clarinet and saxophone embouchures like this
As a ten-year-old beginning saxophonist, I was taught to form an embouchure like this: Put your top teeth on the mouthpiece Let your lower lip sort of roll or squish over your lower teeth Close your mouth That’s how I played for years. As I advanced and started to practice more, I would sometimes hurt … Read more
Recital videos, August 2020
I’m pleased to share videos from my recent Delta State University faculty recital. I performed for a very small in-person audience due to COVID-19 precautions. All the repertoire is unaccompanied. The program begins with multiple-woodwinds repertoire by Samuel Adler, Kyle Tieman-Strauss, and Nicole Chamberlain (a world premiere of a commissioned piece), followed by some odds … Read more