A very interesting topic- making oboe and bassoon reeds! One might think, “How on earth does a person make a reed? Aren’t they mass manufactured on machines?”. You aren’t wrong, either. There are hundreds of thousands of reeds mass manufactured a year. However, many professional oboe and bassoon players still hand make their reeds and … Continue reading How to make oboe and bassoon reeds! →

  "Why do blessings wear disguises? If I were a blessing, I'd run around naked" — Sophia Petrillo Welcome to EN100! I know you are all excited, and perhaps a little nervous. This semester will challenge you, but it will also be a ton of fun--I promise. You will learn new rhetorical strategies, ways of … Continue reading Picture it. Cape Girardeau, 2018. →