- DoctorFlute (Angela McBrearty): Tight Embouchure No Problem
- Nicole Riner, flutist: How can we better counsel our music students and their families?
- Jenny Maclay (clarinet): Why is my mouthpiece green? (And other weird clarinet questions you’re too embarrassed to ask your teacher)
Woodwinds: Flute
Using electronic harmonization with woodwinds
In a recent recital I performed my own arrangement of Ravel’s Boléro for multiple woodwinds soloist using electronics, with piano and snare drum. I used electronics to try to approximate some of Ravel’s harmonies (and timbres), and used what in my mind are three different techniques, which I’ll try to outline here. In performance, I … Read more
Recital videos, August 2023
I’m pleased to share videos from my recent Delta State University faculty recital.
Favorite blog posts, July 2023
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, July 2023 edition.
Favorite blog posts, June 2023
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, June 2023 edition.
Favorite blog posts, May 2023
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, May 2023 edition.
Favorite blog posts, April 2023
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, April 2023 edition.
Favorite blog posts, March 2023
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, March 2023 edition.
Experiments with electric woodwinds
I’ve been having fun with woodwinds enhanced with pickups or microphones. (If you’re interested in natively-electronic instruments like wind controllers, I’ve written about those elsewhere.) I still have a lot to learn about working with electronics. But here are a few observations in case anyone finds them helpful. Which instrument(s) to use? I find lower-pitched … Read more
Favorite blog posts, February 2023
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, February 2023 edition.