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Guiding Principles Behind the Adam Routine
1. The imagination is the driving forcebehind music making. Hearing
the desired result vividly in yourimagination will activate whatever
physical activity it takes to make thatsound.
2. Every day and every repetition causesa more dependable result.
Inconsistency eventually vanishes as thebody makes a habit out of
the most efficient way it finds to getthe imagined result.
3. Most physical problems are airproblems. When the air and the
imagination are working, the embouchure,tongue, etc. can settle into
balance. If the air never flows steadilythe rest of your system will
also be in a constant state ofadjustment and compensation.
4. Physical and psychological tensionare the trumpeter's greatest
foes.
5. A trumpet player needs to be involvedwith every note they play in
an energetic way-both physically andmentally. It takes a lot of
energy to play well. It shouldn't take alot of force. If it does you
are fighting against yourself and/or theinstrument.
6. We don't want our body to fight thephysics and acoustics of the
trumpet. Those natural laws don'tchange. Therefore, we have to
change our approach.
7. Unnecessary tension comes when thebody is working against itself.
Isometric tension is created by opposingmuscle groups which are at
war.
8. Start the day by playing on theleadpipe/mouthpiece combination.
Use plenty of air and try to get themost steady and resonant sound
you can. On most Bb trumpets the concertEb is the natural resonant
pitch of the leadpipe.
9. After you have set up the air flowand warmed up the embouchure
(without creating undue embouchuretension), transfer that approach
to the trumpet.
10. Start with long tones or slowlymoving flow studies with smaller
intervals. Every single thing you playall day is a tone study!
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11. Establish arelaxed but energized airflow and a rich, resonant
tone on every note from the very firstnote.
12. Start in the middle register andgradually expand up and down
alternating higher/lower/higher/lower,etc.
13. Carry the beauty of sound and thefree flow of energized breath
into all the other contexts: expandregister, expand dynamics, go
through all the various articulations,lyrical playing, etc.
14. At all times remember to imagine abeautiful sound. Keep your
attention on that sound. Keep yourenergy up but never tense. Move
that energized air through your sound.Stay calm and mentally
focused...never anxious.
15. Never get angry with yourself andnever try to go so fast that
anxiety is created. If you do thosethings you are actually
practicing being anxious and upset whenplaying. Of course that is
how you will feel emotionally when youplay if that is how you have
practiced. Relax. It is supposed to befun. We don't work music. We
play music.