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

Practice For Tomorrow, by Dr. Karl Sievers

Jerry Hey & Larry Hall Extended Mr. Adam Trumpet Routine, Bob Reeves Other Side of the Bell Podcast

Chris Botti Trumpet Interview, Bob Reeves Other Side of the Bell Podcast, Episode #24

Chris Botti Revisited, Bob Reeves Other Side of the Bell Podcast, Episode #113

Karl Sievers Interview, Bob Reeves Other Side of the Bell Podcast, Episode #82

Point of Reference, by Chris Hammiel

The Teachings of William Adam, International Trumpet Guild Conference Presentation, June 2024, by Dr. Karl Sievers

Why Pronunciation, by Dr. Karl Sievers

Intense Focus, by Dr. Karl Sievers

William Adam — A Personal Journey and Reflections on His Philosophy, International Journal of Music, May 2019, by Dr. Eric Siereveld

William Adam – First Trumpet Class 1977, Indiana University, recorded by Mr. Greg Wing

William Adam & Greg Wing Playing Routine, Indiana University