Woodwinds: Flute

Favorite blog posts, November 2018

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  • Stephen Caplan embraces plastic oboes. Related: Elizabeth Brown lists some signs that your wooden oboe has a crack.
  • Clarinetist Miranda Dohrman gives advice on building a freelance career.
  • Jennifer Mackerras provides solutions for recorders slipping and sliding around in your hands.
  • Peter Westbrook shares a 2003 interview with Herbie Mann, covering aspects of jazz flute playing, woodwind doubling, and more.
  • Oboist Jennet Ingle offers some suggestions on a good mindset for solo performance.
  • Clarinetist Jenny Maclay lists some reasons you might not be improving as much as you would like.

Favorite blog posts, October 2018

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, October 2018 edition.

Favorite blog posts, September 2018

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, September 2018 edition.

Recital videos, August 2018

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Here are some videos from my recent Delta State University faculty recital. I enjoyed tackling Brett Wery’s challenging Sonata for multiple woodwinds (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone) and piano, plus some little oboe pieces and the André Previn bassoon sonata. As always, the goal was to challenge myself, so, as always, the performance had some hiccups. But … Read more

Recording: Claude T. Smith Suite with Delta State Wind Ensemble

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A few months ago I got to perform Claude T. Smith’s Suite for Solo Flute, Clarinet, and Alto Saxophone with the Delta State University Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Erik Richards. It’s a fun showpiece for a woodwind doubler with band, which I’ve had a few opportunities to perform over the last 10 years. The … Read more

Favorite blog posts, June 2018

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, June 2018 edition.

Favorite blog posts, May 2018

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, May 2018 edition.

Favorite blog posts, April 2018

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, April 2018 edition.

Favorite blog posts, March 2018

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, March 2018 edition.