- Joffe Woodwinds (article by Ron Odrich): Science in the Art of the Clarinet Sound
- Hodge Products, Inc. Double Reed Supplies Blog (Rebecca Watson): Bassoon Wire Gauge: Does It Make a Difference?
- How To Make Oboe Reeds (Tim Feil): Reed Response
- Jennet Ingle | Oboist: Harder Isn’t Better
- International Clarinet Association (Marcus Eley): Clarinet Works by Black Composers
- International Clarinet Association (Katherine Breeden): An Overview of Making Clarinet Reeds by Hand
- Bill Plake Music (saxophone): Awareness In Playing Music: “Looking For” In Contrast To “Noticing”
- Indy Flute Shop (Erin Nichols): Open-holed flutes
- Best. Saxophone. Website. Ever. (Zhenya Strigalev): The Secret to Reaching Below the Saxophone’s Low Bb
Woodwinds: Saxophone
Stop teaching clarinet and saxophone embouchures like this
As a ten-year-old beginning saxophonist, I was taught to form an embouchure like this: Put your top teeth on the mouthpiece Let your lower lip sort of roll or squish over your lower teeth Close your mouth That’s how I played for years. As I advanced and started to practice more, I would sometimes hurt … Read more
Recital videos, August 2020
I’m pleased to share videos from my recent Delta State University faculty recital. I performed for a very small in-person audience due to COVID-19 precautions. All the repertoire is unaccompanied. The program begins with multiple-woodwinds repertoire by Samuel Adler, Kyle Tieman-Strauss, and Nicole Chamberlain (a world premiere of a commissioned piece), followed by some odds … Read more
Favorite blog posts, July 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, July 2020 edition.
Should I tighten the screws on my woodwind instrument?
For many household items, screws should be tightened if they seem loose. But for woodwind instruments it’s a little more complicated. Woodwind instruments (flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and saxophones) have many screws on them. They are usually the slotted type, for which you would use a standard (“flat-head”) screwdriver. And some of them need to … Read more
Favorite blog posts, May 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, May 2020 edition.
Favorite blog posts, April 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, April 2020 edition.
Favorite blog posts, March 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, March 2020 edition.
Review: NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music: Alto Saxophone, Vol. 1
It’s hard to escape the inertia of the “standard repertoire.” NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music: Alto Saxophone, Vol. 1 is an elegant solution.
Favorite blog posts, February 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, February 2020 edition.