by Barbara Borowicz | May 18, 2022 | Improving Performance, Instrument Care and Maintenance, Music Career Development, Music Products and Accessories, Music Tips, Success in Music
Behind musicians and music educators are people who take care of them and their musical instruments. Have you ever heard about the important role of the music instrument repair person? This profession, a bit overlooked in the world, affects musical life and a lot of...
by Barbara Borowicz | May 5, 2022 | Improving Performance, Instrument Care and Maintenance, Music Products and Accessories
Beginning to learn to play a musical instrument is always fascinating, but brings a lot of difficulties and doubts. Woodwinds instruments have one big advantage and at the same time a disadvantage: The quality of the sound depends on the player, on the anatomy of the...
by Michael Kuczkowski | Apr 4, 2022 | Improving Performance, Instrument Care and Maintenance, Music Career Development, Music Products and Accessories, Music Tips, Success in Music
One of the biggest challenges for musicians, except for those rare superstars, is earning a decent living. If you find yourself not bringing in enough cash playing music, it could be because you’re not taking advantage of all the money-making opportunities available...
by Lisa Canning | Dec 21, 2021 | Instrument Care and Maintenance, Music Products and Accessories
If you are looking to learn more about the playing characteristics of Buffet-Crampon clarinets, you have come to the right blog post. As I mentioned in Part 1, it is helpful to think of Buffet Crampon clarinets fitting into one of two tracks: Models that are more open...
by Lisa Canning | Dec 21, 2021 | Instrument Care and Maintenance, Music Products and Accessories
When it comes to choosing the right Buffet-Crampon models of clarinets to try, Buffet does not make it very easy in their marketing literature to know the fundamental differences between their various models from a player’s perspective. In this blog post, I will help...
by Lisa Canning | Nov 29, 2021 | Improving Performance, Music Products and Accessories, Music Tips
In part one of Essential Tips and Tricks for Teaching Woodwinds in the Classroom, you learned how to assess your student’s natural color and shape of sound. In part two, we will align their natural abilities to a mouthpiece/head joint that will match their...