Woodwinds: Flute

Favorite blog posts, February 2015

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I’m running a little behind, but here are some of my favorite woodwind blog posts from last month:

Making sense of third-octave flute fingerings

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I recall as a beginning flutist (coming from background in saxophone) finding the third-octave fingerings to be a confusing, illogical jumble, but they do actually make some sense. There is an incorrect explanation for these fingerings that I hear every so often, and have seen published on a couple of flute-related blogs recently. It goes … Read more

Favorite blog posts, January 2015

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, January 2015 edition.

Interview: Sal Lozano, saxophone and woodwind artist

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Lately I have been enjoying Sal Lozano‘s recent CD, Everything’s Gonna Be Great (available from CD Baby and iTunes). The album is 13 charts by Tom Kubis for 5-piece saxophone section with rhythm section, and Sal plays all five of the saxophone parts. It’s a lot of fun, Sal sounds great, and there’s an all-star … Read more

Favorite blog posts, December 2014

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, December 2014 edition.

Woodwind t-shirts now available

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I won’t make a habit of posting advertisements here, but I wanted to make you all aware of a new way you can support what I do here at bretpimentel.com while also increasing your own cool factor. Behold the woodwind doubler t-shirt: It’s a nice quality American Apparel tee available in a variety of attractive … Read more

Favorite blog posts, November 2014

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, November 2014 edition.

Videos: Piazzolla Tango Etudes for multiple woodwinds

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Here are some videos from a guest recital I did at the University of Tennessee at Martin a few weeks ago. Among other things, I played Ástor Piazzolla’s Tango Etudes, originally for solo flute, in my own arrangement for multiple woodwinds soloist.

Favorite blog posts, October 2014

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, October 2014 edition.

Favorite blog posts, September 2014

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, September 2014 edition.