Bill Adams Routine
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Can anybody point me to a Bill Adams warm up routine? I would like to compare. Downloadable PDF perhaps? Thanks.
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@Kehaulani, Hope this uploads cleanly. This was found somewhere on the web a while back.
I've since heard several interviews with some great players taught by Bill Adams and from what I remember, students' routines varied according to individual needs, but FWIW, here is one...
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I'll try again. (Gremlins.
I am curious as to -- How many have tried the mouthpiece buzzing, and
- Was it, or was it not, beneficial?Thanks.
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@Kehaulani I think he is talking about using mouthpiece plus leadpipe (rather than just mp) as a warm-up. The notes infer that the embouchure will be more relaxed than when buzzing on a mp. The block of text before the Long Tone section talks about "blowing just as you did on the leadpipe" when working through the long tones.
In answer to your question about using the leadpipe, no, I just move straight on to long tones ona whole horn (but don't hold myself up as any example
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I interpret "Leadpipe Buzzing" to mean buzzing directly on the leadpipe, not the mouthpiece.
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The full warm up includes several other exercises, edited from Clark and Schlossberg. I can post the complete pdf if you wish (or i can figure out how to post the pdf.)
