Woodwinds

The saxophone is a fantastic instrument and certainly has its place in music history and on many stages and classrooms....

In life, we strive for a balance in our everyday activity and lifestyle, and double reeds require the same balance...

With marching band in full swing, and beginning clarinet students on the horizon, August seems like a perfect month to...

By Dr. Pamela Shuler, Assistant Professor of Music, Eastern New Mexico University It is difficult to over-sensationalize the role air...

Tone, tone, oh my gosh that gorgeous oboe tone! It’s one of the highlights and most sought-after qualities of playing...

Lisa Canning: Eva Wasserman-Margolis and I got to know each other through one of the first virtual clarinet competitions that...

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...