A Practical Guide to Choosing Band and Orchestral Instruments
There is a moment in every musician's life when the instrument picks them, not the other way around. For some, it is the first time they hear a trumpet cut through the noise of a marching band. For others, it is the weight of a violin case in their hand, the smell of rosin, the quiet promise of a woodwind reed. I have been on both sides of that moment - as a student who saved for months to afford a used Selmer clarinet, and later as a professional who helped friends and stra