Wind Talk for Woodwinds

Mark C. Ely, Ph.D. is Professor of Music Education and Saxophone at the University of Utah. Dr. Ely holds a Master of Music Degree in saxophone performance from Western Michigan University and a Ph.D. in Music Education from The Ohio State University. He currently teaches courses in music education and wind methods at the undergraduate and graduate levels.Amy E. Van Deuren holds a J.D. from the S.J. Quinney Law School in Salt Lake City, Utah, a Master's degree in Music Education from the University of Utah, and an undergraduate degree in Music Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ms. Van Deuren taught high school and middle school instrumental music in the Salt Lake City area and continues to be involved in music and music education as a private teacher and performer. She has presented at state music education conferences and has published several articles in music education and law journals.

Wind Talk: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching Woodwind Instruments is a user-friendly source of pedagogical information specific to woodwind instruments. It is designed to facilitate understanding of terminology, topics, and concepts frequently encountered by instrumental music teachers and provides teachers with a quick and easy-to-use pedagogical resource for woodwind instruments commonly used in school instrumental musicprograms.

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