Woodwinds

Beautiful sonority depends on posture, breath control, embouchure, and practicing long notes. Here I will address embouchure, teaching you a...

The holidays are a perfect time to recommend a new instrument purchase to a student. As an educator you know...

There’s a saying there is no advanced level music or playing, just great fundamental playing at all levels whether beginner...

In a recent recording of the Civil Rights anthem “I Shall Not Be Moved,” Grammy-award winning musician Rhiannon Giddens spoke...

Bigfoot. Chupacabras. Unicorns. Nessie. These are all animals that (perhaps?) exist most vividly only in the minds of dreamers. Still,...

Congratulations! You have beginning oboe players! We think the oboe is the most beautiful instrument in the ensemble. So much...

Female High School Student Playing Clarinet Playing and teaching the clarinet is both challenging and rewarding. The clarinet is one...

The bassoon is an instrument that will present a compelling and rewarding challenge to any curious student. With a warm...

The National Standards for Music Education were put into place to help ensure all students receive varied and robust experiences...

With all the challenging emotions students across the country are feeling these days, I asked former band director, music educator...

For the past two years, Lisa’s Clarinet Shop has been successfully teaching woodwind repair online. We have found two common...

Before discussing the important details of picking a good, and stylistically appropriate, saxophone mouthpiece, it is important that the fundamentals...