Bret Pimentel, woodwinds

If you're considering a school where you might study with someone who isn't a performer on your double reed instrument, it would be worthwhile to find out their plan for teaching you reedmaking.

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

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

Answers to questions submitted for the blog's 10th anniversary.

Answers to questions submitted for the blog's 10th anniversary.

I was hoping to announce this a week ago, on the anniversary of the ReedCast™’s debut, April 1, 2015,but things got a little delayed. Anyway, you can now get your guaranteed-accurate, highly scientific ReedCast™ on your Alexa device. Check it out! You can, of course, still get your classic ReedCast™ on the web.

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

The “stale air” phenomenon afflicts oboists (sometimes clarinetists and others). It can be hard to relate to if you haven’t experienced it. Here’s how it happens. (The “math” and “science” here are very simplified for clarity.) The oboist breathes in a lungful of air. The air is about 20% oxygen and 80% other gases. The ...

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

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, December 2017 edition.