Category: Working as a woodwind player

As a woodwind musician, you might find that some of the easier jobs to get hold of are those that require you to play multiple woodwind instruments. Doubling can be difficult, particularly if you have only ever played one instrument before. I’ve looked into which instruments are widely accepted to be the easiest doubling groups and whether there are any that should be avoided.

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Being a woodwind teacher means you probably need to play multiple woodwind instruments, but do you also need to play the piano? Students often need accompaniment for pieces, particularly if they are for grade exams, but does the teacher always have to provide the accompaniment themselves?

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Plenty of people are looking for careers as woodwind players, all on different instruments. So, assuming they’re all a high standard, which instrument gives them the best chance of getting a job? Some instruments are much more popular than others, so it makes sense to get one of the less common ones. But how uncommon is too uncommon – at what point is the instrument so rare that there is barely any music written for it?

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