Winter 2011

Volume 36, Number 4

This issue's articles include:

• Jamie Talbot
  Strictly Come Dancing saxophonist interviewed, John Robert Brown
• Scrapheap Orchestra
  Woodwind instruments made from scrap for a performance at the Proms, Stephanie Reeve
• Barbara Thompson
  Interview, William Upton
• Competition
  Saxophonists can win a lesson via Skype with Rob Hughes
• What Age Should Children Begin Playing the Clarinet?
  Andrew Roberts
• The Selmer Factory
  What makes a Selmer special?, William Upton
• Clarinet & Saxophone Society Playday
  In pictures, Peter Thompson
• Clarinet & Saxophone Society Clarinet Soloist and Saxophone Quartet Competition 2011
  The winners
• Learning to Improvise
  Guidance from Zoltán Sagi, Kenneth Morris
• Recording
  Guidance on making a recording for auditions, competitions, a CD or to help with practice, William Upton
• Retail Perspective
  Sam Gregory takes a look at the latest Yamaha professional model clarinet
• 2012 - The Year of the Tenor Saxophone
  Ideas from David Poulter, David Poulter
• The Bass Clarinet: A Personal History
  Harry Sparnaay interviewed, Sarah Watts
• Soapbox
  Is the Basset Clarinet worth all that money?, John Playfair
• A CD is born
  Leslie Craven
• The East Anglian Single Reed Festival
  Full report, Suzanne Horwood
• The Best Seat in the House
  Last word, John Robert Brown

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