Monthly Archives April 2011

ii-V of the day: Chris Potter – 4.27.11 27th

Tweet It’s been a lot of days since the last ii-V, but I came across a good one in an old transcription I did several years ago. This ii-V was played by Chris Potter on Easy to Love from his 1995 album, Pure. I like this one because it’s mostly diatonic except for that little [...]

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How It’s Made. Videos for all the woodwinds. 23rd

Tweet  While browsing youtube the other day, I came across a video of saxophones being made at the Keilwerth factory. I am a geek of the highest order when it comes to this kind of stuff and could watch it for hours. This, of course, meant that I looked up other videos and I want [...]
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Kadri Gopalnath – Carnatic Saxophonist 14th

Tweet  One of the really cool things about the saxophone is that many musicians have been able to play it within many different musical traditions. Kadri Gopalnath is one of those saxophonists who pushed boundaries and made the saxophone a legitimate instrument in a tradition that is hundreds of years old. Carnatic music is the [...]
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Pneumo Pro Wind Director – Great Tool for Flute! 12th

Tweet I purchased one of these a few months ago from Flute World for about $30 and have had nice success for myself and working with students. You can use it as a standalone product, but it also fits into the body of the flute so you can work on your airstream while simulating other [...]
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