Wind Talkers

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

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

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...

I asked SBO to allow me to create our column, Windtalkers, because I want to help music educators like yourself be...

Welcome to 2022! We are kicking off this year with a discussion on clarinet embouchures and mouthpiece selection with professional...

As an educator its always helpful to be able to recommend products that will help your students improve, as holiday...

In part one, you learned to assess your student’s natural color and shape of sound.  In part two, we align...

In the last three columns, we talked about basic repair for clarinet, saxophone and flute which is the number one...

September rounds out our focus on repair basics. In October, we will cover essential tips and tricks for teaching woodwinds...