Essays and Blogs

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Performance Tips for Success, by Dr. Karl Sievers

Mr. Adam Routine – Jerry Hey’s Expanded Version

Are You Hearing It, by Dr. Karl Sievers

As A Man Thinketh, by James Allen

Have You Placed Your Order, by Dr. Karl Sievers

Promise Yourself, by Christian Larson

If poem, by Rudyard Kipling

Routine Fundamentals & Alternates

Why We Do What We Do – Routine Explanation, by Bob Slack

Why Routine, Chapter 1, by Dr. Karl Sievers

Why Routine, Chapter 2 The Breath, by Dr. Karl Sievers

Why Routine, Chapter 3 The One Percent, by Dr. Karl Sievers

Leadpipe and Flat Out, by Dr. Karl Sievers

Bel Canto and Brass Playing, by Charley Davis

Routine Explanation, by Bob Slack

Some Helpful Hints For The Upper Register, by Dr. Martin Saunders

Care & Maintenance During Marching Band Season, by Dr. Martin Saunders

Big Band Trumpet Playing-Defining Roles For Younger Players, by Dr. Martin Saunders

Trumpet Mouthpiece-What’s Right For Me, by Dr. Martin Saunders