- Rachel Yoder, clarinet: Clarinet Playing During the Postpartum Period: My Story
- bassoon blog (Betsy Sturdevant): The devil’s in the details (Columbus Symphony Russian Winter Festival II)
- Joffe Woodwinds: How to Approach a Lesson
- Clarinet Divas (Diana Haskell): Short List of Favorite Works for Clarinet by Female Composers
- Peter da Silva Music: At the Repair Shop: A Playtest Checklist for the Saxophone
- The Flute View (Caitlin Rose): Tools to Help Combat Burnout
- Bill Plake Music: When Practicing Is More Than Just “Practicing”
- ProneOboe (Jennet Ingle): Shaq and the Oboe
Woodwinds: Oboe
Favorite blog posts, December 2019
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, December 2019 edition.
Favorite blog posts, November 2019
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, November 2019 edition.
Review: Duets for the ‘Double-Reed Doubler’ by Gene Kaplan
A few years ago I reviewed Gene Kaplan’s Duos for Doublers, a set of duets for woodwind doublers playing flute, clarinet, and saxophone. I was pleased to hear from Gene again recently about his new Duets for the ‘Double-Reed Doubler.’ It contains seven duets in a variety of styles, with one doubler playing oboe, clarinet, … Read more
Favorite blog posts, October 2019
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, October 2019 edition.
Favorite blog posts, September 2019
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, September 2019 edition.
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.
Woodwind doubling and oboe problems
There’s an increasing expectation that woodwind doublers be competent and confident oboists. It can be a challenging double, but a worthwhile one. Many of my doubling gigs have come to me because of my ability and/or willingness to play the oboe. And even though it’s not my strongest instrument, there are considerable spans of my … Read more