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.