by Ahsan | Aug 13, 2026 | Tips
The journey from a novice to a skilled musician is paved not just with practice and passion, but also with the proper tools to truly let your talent shine. Whether you’re a young beginner, an aspiring artist, or a seasoned professional, the instruments you choose will...
by Lisa Canning | Jun 26, 2026 | Tips
There’s a story the music industry tells itself about growth, and I think it’s been quietly wrong for about twenty years. The story goes: scale up, distribute wider, cut overhead, sell into more markets, get bigger before someone else does. It’s the...
by Suzanne Segredo Kundler | Jan 22, 2024 | Tips
Written by Suzanne Segredo-Kundler- Senior Sales Associate & Exhibit Manager for Oboe Chicago, Oboist, & Educator www.oboechicago.com www.reedsbysuze.com Tone, tone, oh my gosh that gorgeous Oboe tone! It’s one of the highlights and most sought-after qualities...
by Eva Wasserman | Jan 15, 2024 | Tips
Eva Wasserman-Margolis and I got to know each other through one of the first virtual clarinet competitions that she helped organize and create: The International Clarinetist Corona Competition. It was created to help working clarinetists who had no work during the...
by Lisa Canning | Nov 13, 2023 | Tips
At Lisa’s Clarinet Shop we believe the best way to buy a new instrument is to sell the one you have and use it as a down payment toward a new one. In recent years, professional woodwind instruments have tremendously gone up in price, making it less accessible for many...
by Lisa Canning | Oct 26, 2023 | Tips
As a performer or a music educator, the number of years it took for you to become proficient, let alone exceptional at playing a musical instrument, is considerable. Private lessons and, the thousands of hours of investment you have made practicing your instrument,...