- International Clarinet Association (Berginald Rash): In Discussion: The Clarinetists of Chineke!
- The Flute Examiner (Kelly Wilson): The Importance of Exercise
- ProneOboe (Jennet Ingle): Micro Rests
- Joffe Woodwinds: The Art of Slurring
Woodwinds: Clarinet
Clarinet vibrato
The question of whether the clarinet should use vibrato has been argued to death, and I won’t pursue the question further here. Suffice it to say that it’s a matter of taste and a matter of tradition. American and European classical clarinetists usually don’t use it. Why that particular quirk of taste and/or tradition has … Read more
Favorite blog posts, July 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, July 2020 edition.
Favorite blog posts, June 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, June 2020 edition.
Should I tighten the screws on my woodwind instrument?
For many household items, screws should be tightened if they seem loose. But for woodwind instruments it’s a little more complicated. Woodwind instruments (flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and saxophones) have many screws on them. They are usually the slotted type, for which you would use a standard (“flat-head”) screwdriver. And some of them need to … Read more
Favorite blog posts, May 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, May 2020 edition.
Favorite blog posts, March 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, March 2020 edition.
Favorite blog posts, February 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, February 2020 edition.
Favorite blog posts, January 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, January 2020 edition.
Favorite blog posts, December 2019
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, December 2019 edition.