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Daily Routine Bill Adam

Bill Adam recommends buzzing the leadpipe of the trumpet to warm up the embouchure in a relaxed manner. He states the goal is to get air through the horn with minimal tension and muscle. To buzz the leadpipe, remove the tuning slide and buzz at the pitch the leadpipe resonates, thinking of letting the air blow the embouchure into place. Buzz for about a dozen times or until the embouchure responds relaxed to the breath. He then recommends long tones to further warm up, holding each pitch as long as comfortable at a mezzo forte to forte volume while focusing on the desired sound.

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Daily Routine Bill Adam

Bill Adam recommends buzzing the leadpipe of the trumpet to warm up the embouchure in a relaxed manner. He states the goal is to get air through the horn with minimal tension and muscle. To buzz the leadpipe, remove the tuning slide and buzz at the pitch the leadpipe resonates, thinking of letting the air blow the embouchure into place. Buzz for about a dozen times or until the embouchure responds relaxed to the breath. He then recommends long tones to further warm up, holding each pitch as long as comfortable at a mezzo forte to forte volume while focusing on the desired sound.

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  • The Bill Adam Daily Routine: Contains warm-up exercises for musicians including buzzing the leadpipe and long tone practices.
  • Clarke Technical Studies #1: Technical exercises to improve finger dexterity and speed for brass musicians.
  • Two Octave Chromatics: Exercises designed to enhance chromatic skills over two octaves.
  • Schlossberg Exercises: Series of exercises from Schlossberg to improve articulation and range.
  • Endurance Studies: Exercises intended to improve endurance and control over extended practice sessions.

The Bill Adam Daily Routine

Buzzing the Leadpipe


Bill Adam states "I know there has to be a certain amount of mouthpiece buzzing to warm up the resilience that we have to have here.
But if we can set the mouthpiece and tube in vibration, the embouchure is much more relaxed. What we're trying to do is to get the air
through that horn with the least amount of tension and the least amount of muscle."

To buzz the leadpipe, remove the tuning slide. On a Bb trumpet, the mouthpiece/leadpipe should resonate at approximately an F (Eb concert).
Cornets and higher keyed trumpets will resonate at different pitches as the pitch is determined by the length of the tube. Hear the pitch in your
mind (can you sing the pitch?), take a full, relaxed breath, place the mouthpiece to your lips and blow. Think about accelerating the air through
the leadpipe and of letting the air blow the embouchure into place. The sound should be a resonant, reedy buzz. Focus on creating a resonant
buzz, not an airy sound. Buzz the leadpipe about a dozen times, or until you feel your embouchure responding to the breath in a relaxed manner.

Long Tones
Hold each pitch as long as comfortable at a volume of mf to f. Hear the sound you desire in your mind before you play.
Take a full relaxed breath and blow, accelerating the air through the horn. Blow just as you did on the leadpipe. Keep your
mind focused on the sound you desire and let the air be the motive force that causes the horn to resonate. For advanced players,
start on 3rd place C and expand chromatically in the same manner. This pattern will end on low F# and high F#.

Advanced Long Tones


Schlossberg #17

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