“The mind is the creator of concepts and attitudes that produce the physical activity necessary for proper trumpet playing. Wrong concepts can also make playing more difficult.”
I’m a big Bill Adam fan so in this post I wanted to share some material I gathered through the years:
1975 CLINIC ADDRESS by Prof. William A. Adam
A tribute to William Adam by Robert Baca and Brian Thorstad
JERRY HEY – LARRY HALL EXTENDED WILLIAM ADAM TRUMPET ROUTINE
Trumpet Herald Forum about Bill Adam
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BELL – A TRUMPET PODCAST; EPISODE #15: BILL ADAM TRIBUTE
Some guiding principles behind the Adam routine by Pat Harbison:
Pat_Harbison_Bill_Adam