Among the many brass instruments, my personal favorite is the French horn, for it is a powerful and warm musical instrument that can pronounce melodies well. The modern-day French horn originated from the hunting horns used in both Germany and France during the 16th century to communicate with their fellow hunters. For this reason, it retains […]
Woodwind Instruments
The Famous Flute Players Around the World
The flute may not look complicated, yet it is one of the best sounding musical instruments you would ever listen to. It is also a beautiful instrument to play, and as an aspiring musician, you would find playing the flute with many advantages. Around the globe, thousands of musicians have mastered the use of the […]
How and When Was Saxophone Invented?
Many consider the saxophone as the sexiest musical instrument because of its sweet and seductive sound. For this reason, we are often enthralled whenever we listen to the saxophone. Of course, the saxophone is a fairly young instrument compared to other musical instruments whose origins are traceable to ancient times. Moreover, it holds the distinction […]
Most Famous & Best Saxophone Players Today
Most of us have shown a timeless fascination with the coolness of the saxophone’s sound, and we very much enjoy listening to it. Not all, however, who play saxophone deliver excellent performances, for not all saxophonists are great. Nevertheless, several saxophone virtuosos have distinguished themselves from the rest, and in this post, you will know […]
Best Flute Brands (For Beginners, Intermediates & Professionals)
Do you want a flute with an excellent tone? Do you want it to last a relatively long period? Then you need to buy a flute from the best brands in the business. Now that you have picked the flute as your preferred instrument, there is only one thing left — getting the perfect flute. […]
Best Clarinets for Marching Band
Although different marching bands vary in terms of their instrumentation preferences, most bands include the clarinet in their presentations. Indeed, the clarinet has proven itself as an invaluable instrument to marching bands. However, you cannot afford to use just any clarinet while performing. This begs the question of what the best clarinets for a marching […]
Is The Clarinet Hard To Play?
Right off the bat, we can tell you the clarinet is not an extraordinarily difficult instrument to learn. Yes, there are certain technicalities you must understand to become a proficient clarinet player. Yes, there is a learning curve you must go through to master the instrument. But, at the heart of it, the clarinet is […]
Interesting Facts About The Flute
Did you recently stumble on the flute and started wondering what all the fuss is about? Perhaps you’re a music enthusiast trying to decide whether or not to settle with the flute? Whichever the case may be, you’ve come to the right place. In this blog post, we’ll share exciting facts about the flute with […]
Best Native American Flute for Beginners
If you want to learn the rudiments of flute playing, it will help if you have the best Native American flute for beginners. It is a no-brainer that the first thing you will need to master the flute is to have the best Native American flute for beginners. The prices, of course, of this type […]
How Is The Flute Made?
While I was playing the flute the other day, a friend asked me how the flute is made. Well, his question is not easy to answer because the manufacturing of flute requires several processes. The flute, of course, belongs to the woodwind group of musical instruments. It consists of a specific family of musical instruments. […]
How To Play Wooden Flute
The metal flutes seem to be the popular flutes nowadays. Yet, many flutists are still quite fond of the wooden flute. Moreover, there are advantages concomitant with the use of the wooden flute. One of these advantages is that of producing better and richer sound compared to metal flutes. Besides, wooden flutes seem to be […]
Different Types of Saxophones
A visual assessment of the saxophone may make you think that it is a brass instrument. Yet, it is not for it is a wind instrument, despite being made usually of brass. It is a woodwind instrument because it has the oscillating reed made traditionally of woody cane that makes the sax’s sound. The saxophone […]
Who Invented the Flute?
Quick question: What is the oldest extant musical instrument in the world? If your answer is flute, you are right. The flute, of course, is the oldest extant musical instruments we know. Paleolithic people, for example, made use of a rudimentary form of flute with hand-bored holes. The oldest ones found dated back to 43,000 to […]
Best Clarinet Reeds for Beginners
The reed is an essential part of the clarinet, and it lies fixed onto the mouthpiece. When you blow some air into the mouthpiece, the air that passes along the reed makes it vibrate to create acoustic waves. Compared to the Oboe and bassoon that use double reed, the clarinet only uses a single reed. […]
Beginner Flute Scales: Ways To Improve Your Flute Skill Faster
You may get intimidated upon hearing your flute tutor speaks about flute scales on your first flute tutorial lesson. Nevertheless, if you really want to master flute playing, you will take it as a challenge instead. You would find the scales helpful enough to improve your flute-playing skills with the right care and teaching from […]