Woodwinds: Saxophone

Favorite blog posts, August 2019

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See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others!

Favorite blog posts, July 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, August 2019 edition.

Favorite blog posts, May 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, May 2019 edition.

Favorite blog posts, April 2019

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Jennifer Stucki, oboist: Why is my Reed Playing Sharp and Flat? Rachel Yoder, clarinet: Objective Language in Applied Music Instruction Just Flutes Blog (Roderick Seed): Tips on Andersen Etudes: Op15, No. 3 Sam Newsome’s Blogsite: Soprano Sax Talk: Acute and Chronic Practicing Bassoon Blog (Betsy Sturdevant): Contrabassoon for Dummies The Flute Examiner (Kelly Wilson): 11 … Read more

Favorite blog posts, March 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, March 2019 edition.

Favorite blog posts, February 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, February 2019 edition.

Switching between saxophones

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If you are an alto saxophone player and pick up a tenor or baritone for the first time, it’s pretty common to have a thin, weak tone, to be on the sharp side, to struggle with low note response, and to have issues like the top-of-the-staff G and G-sharp squeaking. If you are a tenor … Read more

FAQ: Ligatures

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These are questions I am often asked about clarinet or saxophone ligatures, by blog readers or by my students. Is there a ligature that can accomplish _____ for me? If you are looking for something to hold the reed onto the mouthpiece, then yes. If you are hoping to achieve something loftier, then probably not. … Read more

How to get 10 good reeds from a box

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If you are getting less than 80% playable reeds from the boxes you are currently buying, buy different ones.

Favorite blog posts, September 2018

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