Reading

Diary

“To All Wind Instrument Players: A Dentist’s Advice” by Toshio Nemoto

I, too, was once a member of a wind band, struggling with trumpet embouchure and lip fatigue.I first came across the ori...
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Clarinet Craze with Akky

For Band Journal readers, Akihisa Kato’s long-running column was a familiar feature. When the series began in 1993, I wa...
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Stage Etiquette for a Successful Concert

I got a book, Stage Etiquette for a Successful Concert by Takahiro Kauchi, on its release day — and read through it in a...
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Globe-Trotter Travel Guidebook — SAITAMA

Globe-Trotter Travel Guidebook — SAITAMA is so interesting!Saitama is generally considered a suburb-residential area and...
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“Going on WHO”(WHOをゆく)by Shigeru Omi

Finished reading a book Going on WHO (WHO o Yuku/WHOをゆく) by Dr Shigeru Omi.He is the former Regional Director of WHO Wes...