Woodwinds

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...

Various reed music instruments lined up before a concert In this month’s column, our focus is on the basics of...

It’s a perfect time of year to dig into basic repairs needed for woodwind instruments. We’ll begin with the clarinet....

SBO’s June issue serves as the launch pad for Lisa Canning’s new monthly column on all things related to woodwinds:...

There are many significant benefits to being able to adjust and maintain clarinet reeds.

Have you ever tried to saw wood with a dull saw blade? Or tried to use a butter knife instead...

Until electronics, woodwinds were the new guys on the block! The make-up of the modern symphony, symphonic and concert bands...