Favorite blog posts, September 2019

See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others!

Review: D’Addario Evolution clarinet mouthpieces

D’Addario was kind enough to send me a couple of their new(ish) Reserve Evolution clarinet mouthpieces to try out. The Evolution currently comes in a single opening/facing, but the two Evolution mouthpieces I received are different in appearance: one is the standard black, and the other is what’s called “marble” on D’Addario’s website, or “sandstone … Read more

Recital videos, August 2019

Here are videos from my recent faculty recital at Delta State University. I performed the Saint-Saëns oboe, bassoon, and clarinet sonatas, plus the flute Romance and “The Swan” from The Carnival of the Animals as a baritone saxophone transcription. “The Swan” is originally for cello, so I assumed it might work well as a baritone … Read more

Favorite blog posts, August 2019

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, August 2019 edition.

Favorite blog posts, July 2019

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, August 2019 edition.

Favorite blog posts, June 2019

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, June 2019 edition.

Favorite blog posts, May 2019

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, May 2019 edition.

Favorite blog posts, April 2019

Jennifer Stucki, oboist: Why is my Reed Playing Sharp and Flat? Rachel Yoder, clarinet: Objective Language in Applied Music Instruction Just Flutes Blog (Roderick Seed): Tips on Andersen Etudes: Op15, No. 3 Sam Newsome’s Blogsite: Soprano Sax Talk: Acute and Chronic Practicing Bassoon Blog (Betsy Sturdevant): Contrabassoon for Dummies The Flute Examiner (Kelly Wilson): 11 … Read more

Favorite blog posts, January 2019

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, January 2019 edition.

FAQ: Ligatures

These are questions I am often asked about clarinet or saxophone ligatures, by blog readers or by my students. Is there a ligature that can accomplish _____ for me? If you are looking for something to hold the reed onto the mouthpiece, then yes. If you are hoping to achieve something loftier, then probably not. … Read more