Here’s a memory with some relevance. I was chatting with a friend and she was lamenting being too busy to write. It was exactly the way I’d been feeling,Continue readingDeciding
Five Minute Reedmaker: Reed Strengths
This week’s video is about my sorting process: How I organize my reeds to be Medium, Medium Hard and Medium Soft What those designations mean to me How I workContinue readingFive Minute Reedmaker: Reed Strengths
Five Minute Reedmaker: Shaping
My friend Muhammad wrote: Dear Jennet, I’m very interested in knowing how you shape your cane. Some people shape the the top of the ears of the tip and someContinue readingFive Minute Reedmaker: Shaping
Five Minute Reedmaker: Knife Techniques
This is possibly my favorite video so far – I enjoy thinking of different ways to describe the various scrapes and gestures that I use in constructing a reed. AmongContinue readingFive Minute Reedmaker: Knife Techniques
New Beginnings
I love beginnings. If I could start a project every month I probably would – I have at least three in my mind right now that I’m holding back onContinue readingNew Beginnings
Five Minute Reedmaker: The Windows
Last month I was in a Reeding Circle with two of my regular attendees. It was an exciting event because BOTH of them had major reed breakthroughs and made multipleContinue readingFive Minute Reedmaker: The Windows
Every Little Bit Counts
Here’s a memory that might inspire! I was three hours from home and I had just finished playing Adrian Mann’s Canzone Vecchione, a totally charming little duo for oboe andContinue readingEvery Little Bit Counts