Woodwinds: World woodwinds
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Recital videos, August 2023
I’m pleased to share videos from my recent Delta State University faculty recital.
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Favorite blog posts, January 2023
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, January 2023 edition.
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Favorite blog posts, December 2022
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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, December 2022 edition.
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Favorite blog posts, February 2022
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, February 2022 edition.
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A woodwind player’s introduction to: Native American flutes
There are many Native American flute traditions, but the one commonly called the “Native American flute” today is the endblown Lakota-style flute, native to the Dakotas. It is a duct- or fipple-type flute, which means it easily produces sound, like a recorder or pennywhistle, though the construction is different. Many of the commercially-available flutes are …
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A woodwind player’s introduction to: pennywhistles
The pennywhistle (or “tinwhistle” or “Irish” whistle) is common in Irish traditional music, and has found a home in some other styles such as southern African kwela music. They appear famously in movie soundtracks such as the Lord of the Rings movies and Titanic. Here are some important things to know: There are high-quality pennywhistles …
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A woodwind player’s introduction to: recorders
For a “modern” woodwind player, recorders might show up in “period” classical music performance or in commercial situations like musical theater or studio gigs. They might be used in commercial settings to evoke Renaissance or Baroque periods, to function generically as “world” or folk flutes with robust chromatic capabilities, or (maybe due to their association …
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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 …
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Favorite blog posts, October 2019
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, October 2019 edition.
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Favorite blog posts, August 2019
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, August 2019 edition.
