Teaching Woodwinds: A Method and Resource Handbook for Music Educators

Teaching Woodwinds is a general pedagogy text for woodwinds players and teachers. Like the percussion, brass, and strings volumes in the Schirmer Books methods series, it gives an overview of basic instructional techniques with relevant musical examples; discusses selection, care, and assembly of instruments; and supplies a complete bibliography of educational materials. The focus throughout is on teaching strategies as well as on the fundamentals of instrumental performance. The book is organized in sections devoted to each of the primary woodwind instruments: bassoon (William Dietz), clarinet (Jerry Kirkbride), flute (Hal Ott), oboe (Mark Weiger), and saxophone (Craig Whittaker). William Dietz is professor of bassoon at the University of Arizona and a member of the Tucson Symphony. He has performed as a recitalist and chamber musician throughout the Western Hemisphere and is a regular contributor to a number of professional journals. Jerry Kirkbride is professor of clarinet at the University of Arizona and a twenty-year member of the Dorian Wind Quintet. Hal Ott is professor of flute at Central Washington University. Mark Weiger is professor of oboe at the University of Iowa. Craig Whittaker is professor of saxophone at the University of