Woodwinds

Solo and Ensemble Practice and Performance Tips Johanna Beth Sennett Part II The Performance Warm-up: Use a big beautiful sound. Find a favorite simple melody, tune or scale and breathe a warm singing tone into your instrument.…
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At a time of year when so many student competitions are taking place, I thought it would be helpful and perhaps even inspiring to review some basic practice and performance ideas.
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Dr. Cate's Flute Tips ~ Flute Pedagogy for School Music Directors
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If I'm recommending a student instrument I stick with the usual suspects - Yamaha, Bundy, Artley (flute, clarinet), Vito (saxophone), Selmer, Gemeinhardt etc. A long time ago I stopped trying to fix the cheap stuff that nobody's ever heard…
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To keep your instrument in the best possible condition, please consider the following information.
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STEP UP FLUTE If you are still playing the flute you first rented or purchased for beginning band and it has been more than 3 years, you might consider purchasing what is commonly called a Step-Up flute. This can be an intermediate…
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I very often receive the same question from players which goes something like this: "I really want to play in the altissimo register but I'm having a hard time hitting those notes. Is it me, the mouthpiece or the reed or all of the above.…
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