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It is the latest in a long list of achievements for the multi award-winning saxophonist following her Classic BRIT Award win in 2018 and having become the first ever saxophonist to exclusively sign a record deal with Decca Classics. Both her first album ‘RISE’ and her second album ‘TIME’ have reached No.1 in the Official UK Classical Charts.

Légère American Cut reeds are the culmination of a 6-year research project to advance Legere's Signature Series technology and create a reed that answers the needs of the world’s most discerning jazz musicians.

Flute Lesson on 'Breathing' for flute players by Bill Dowdall, 'Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin'. Brought to your courtesy of Trevor James Flutes.

Initial investigations show that some hand sanitisers can cause tarnishing and/or corrosion when left on the surface of your instrument. Yanagisawa have tested the endurance of lacquer finish against sanitisers containing different chemical components and verified their findings.

Aulos set about designing tests and experiments - using state of the art camera technology - to analyse the risks of playing recorder to those around you.

Here’s some advice from Yanagisawa about the most effective and safe methods of using disinfectants on saxophone instruments, components and accessories.

Founded in 2013 by Vandoren UK performing artist and leading saxophone tutor Sarah Markham, the annual awards recognise the achievements of Sarah’s graduating students.

As music stores start to reopen and musicians tentatively move toward playing together again, two companies at the sharp end of the woodwind world - Vandoren and Légère - have issued some useful tips for musicians and music stores.

The Trevor James 10X flute has been top of the student flute rankings for a good few years now, and here at Barnes & Mullins we’re delighted that’s the case. However, it got us thinking about exactly why the TJ10x beginner’s flute continues to be such a success.

Yanagisawa Saxophones UK and Vanderoen UK are thrilled to announce that endorsee Jess Gillam has won a Classic BRIT award. Jess was awarded with the ‘Sound of Classical Poll’ award at the Classic BRIT 2018 ceremony held at The Royal Albert Hall on 13th June.