Bill Adam

Quotes

• Fire it up!
• The faster you try to go the more behind you get.
• A mental thought produces a physical action.
• Take your time young man.
• Hear that sound.
• Rest as much as you play.
• 90% of all playing is mental and the last 10% is divided into 9% breath and 1% embouchure.
• Have the feeling of readiness you feel just before you dive into water.
• Feel the cold spot on the back of your throat (when you inhale).
• Stay relaxed but energized.
• Put a relaxed but energized breath through the sound.
• There are no quick fixes for good trumpet playing.
• If we can buzz the mouthpiece without getting tension behind the lips we are in good shape. But more often than not, there is a tension behind the buzz, and I've tried to do something that's more relaxed (by having students buzz the leadpipe.

Many thanks to Rick Winslow and Jim Hale for this material.