


Vandoren Day 2016
Presented by MusicGear, Vandoren Day is an event about Reeds, Mouthpieces and accessories by renowned French maker Vandoren! The event is organized in collaboration with Vandoren’s product expert Jean-Louis Rene, who will present seminars about reed and...
All About the Saxophone
(cover photo: The Edmonton Saxophone Quartet where the writers plays with) The saxophone is the invention of a single man, Adolphe Sax (1814-1894), with the suggested year of invention of 1839, according to Jean-Marie Londeix. The saxophone is not a single instrument,...
Playnick Mouthpieces: Finding the Desired Sound
This review is written by Desmond Chow Desmond Chow graduated with Honours from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) in his Bachelor of Music course. His teachers include Ma Yue and Tang Xiaoping from the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Desmond is currently a member...
Selecting A Trumpet Mouthpiece
In selecting trumpet mouthpieces, I have some theories for myself. Although these rules have changed many times in my trumpet career, I still have some general rules when making these choices. Here is a list of mouthpieces that I have used with Bb trumpet over the...