<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600661316002331646</id><updated>2026-07-27T13:30:04.256-07:00</updated><category term="education"/><title type='text'>Official Blog of The Woodwind &amp; Brasswind</title><subtitle type='html'>We founded our business on a simple philosophy of value and trust. We decided set up this blog to enable open conversation with anyone that has a passion for music and its future. Please, feel free to comment on any of the issues listed on this site.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3600661316002331646/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Cory E. Nielsen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13634840256509655827</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600661316002331646.post-935023895736978615</id><published>2008-01-22T11:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-22T11:48:03.775-08:00</updated><title type='text'>What is the best deal you ever received for your school?</title><content type='html'>We want to hear about the best deal you ever received for your school. We don&#39;t care if your story is from Yesterday or 1978, take advantage of this opportunity to brag.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/feeds/935023895736978615/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3600661316002331646/935023895736978615' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3600661316002331646/posts/default/935023895736978615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3600661316002331646/posts/default/935023895736978615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-is-best-deal-you-ever-received-for.html' title='What is the best deal you ever received for your school?'/><author><name>Cory E. Nielsen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13634840256509655827</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600661316002331646.post-5332872229019150421</id><published>2008-01-10T09:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-10T10:43:33.689-08:00</updated><title type='text'>What Are Your Favorite Events to Attend?</title><content type='html'>We are in the process of working on our 2008 event calendar. What events do you like to attend? Which do you find most beneficial? Which are the beneficial? Which events would like to see us at?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/feeds/5332872229019150421/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3600661316002331646/5332872229019150421' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3600661316002331646/posts/default/5332872229019150421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3600661316002331646/posts/default/5332872229019150421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-are-your-favorite-events-to-attend.html' title='What Are Your Favorite Events to Attend?'/><author><name>Cory E. Nielsen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13634840256509655827</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600661316002331646.post-8927671664919787591</id><published>2007-12-19T10:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-19T10:42:36.360-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Would a Musician’s Only Search Engine be Helpful?</title><content type='html'>Would you find a search engine geared towards students, musicians and music educators helpful?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Using Google Co-Op Search, we’ve created a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=005517334229630500393%3Ak3mpioaxc8q&amp;amp;hl=en&quot;&gt;Musicians Only Search Engine&lt;/a&gt;. I would love your feedback, and we are also looking for volunteers to help pick and rate the sites we add to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=005517334229630500393%3Ak3mpioaxc8q&amp;amp;hl=en&quot;&gt;this search engine&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here&#39;s the URL:&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=005517334229630500393%3Ak3mpioaxc8q&amp;amp;hl=en&quot;&gt;http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=005517334229630500393%3Ak3mpioaxc8q&amp;amp;hl=en&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/feeds/8927671664919787591/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3600661316002331646/8927671664919787591' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3600661316002331646/posts/default/8927671664919787591'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3600661316002331646/posts/default/8927671664919787591'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/2007/12/would-musicians-only-search-engine-be.html' title='Would a Musician’s Only Search Engine be Helpful?'/><author><name>Cory E. Nielsen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13634840256509655827</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600661316002331646.post-1675723300200569569</id><published>2007-12-10T10:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-10T10:12:56.559-08:00</updated><title type='text'>What Factors Count When Purchasing an Instrument?</title><content type='html'>What is the most important factor in purchasing an instrument? Brand, Price, Warranty, or another factor? Do these factors change when purchasing online vs. a local retail store?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/feeds/1675723300200569569/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3600661316002331646/1675723300200569569' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3600661316002331646/posts/default/1675723300200569569'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3600661316002331646/posts/default/1675723300200569569'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-factors-count-when-purchasing.html' title='What Factors Count When Purchasing an Instrument?'/><author><name>Cory E. Nielsen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13634840256509655827</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600661316002331646.post-8992421098860166177</id><published>2007-11-30T13:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-30T14:03:47.996-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Who Controls the Pricing?</title><content type='html'>Should instrument manufacturers be able to dictate the price of their items sold by dealers? As a consumer, do you feel like you are getting the best value available on your purchase?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/feeds/8992421098860166177/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3600661316002331646/8992421098860166177' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3600661316002331646/posts/default/8992421098860166177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3600661316002331646/posts/default/8992421098860166177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/2007/11/whos-in-control-of-pricing.html' title='Who Controls the Pricing?'/><author><name>Cory E. Nielsen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13634840256509655827</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600661316002331646.post-4063522305307353336</id><published>2007-11-16T01:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-19T12:12:44.975-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="education"/><title type='text'>Who&#39;s Responsible for Funding Our School Music Programs?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;We wanted your opinion of who you think should be responsible for making sure our school music programs are being adequately funded? Do you think the traditional means of using parent backed band booster clubs for additional funding are meeting the goals of these programs?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We look forward to your feedback on these questions.&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/feeds/4063522305307353336/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3600661316002331646/4063522305307353336' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3600661316002331646/posts/default/4063522305307353336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3600661316002331646/posts/default/4063522305307353336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brasswind.blogspot.com/2007/11/whos-responsible-for-funding-our-school.html' title='Who&#39;s Responsible for Funding Our School Music Programs?'/><author><name>Cory E. 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