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Piccolo Tips! Three Considerations for Choosing a Piccolo Player

Piccolo Tips! Three Considerations for Choosing a Piccolo Player

This is the year your band is ready to push the boundaries, and the music you’ve chosen for your program…
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Piccolo FAQs

Piccolo FAQs

The popularity of the piccolo has increased dramatically in recent years. Though the instrument is small, its power is great….
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Flute Basics: Fixing Fingering Problems

Flute Basics: Fixing Fingering Problems

Does your flute section struggle with balancing their instruments? Does the tone quality of some high register notes sound muffled…
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Bassoon Seat Strap Position

Bassoon Seat Strap Position

The position of the seat strap for a bassoon player seems like a small thing when compared to playing the…
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Helping Flute Students Adjust to Braces

Helping Flute Students Adjust to Braces

Getting braces can be a pretty traumatic experience for a student who plays the flute. I have had kids come…
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Mastering the Art of Flute Articulation

Mastering the Art of Flute Articulation

Flute articulation can be very simple, but also can be one of the fundamental concepts most often ignored or misinterpreted…
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