Trombone (trumpet or
tuba)
SKU:
M7.AHW-1101
Original Unabridged
Edition. Composed by
Donald and Reinhardt.
Sheet music. 270 pages.
Charles Colin Corp. #AHW
1101. Published by
Charles Colin Corp.
(M7.AHW-1101).
English.
I
simply can't say it
better than the Doc
himself. Read what he
says about the Pivot
System, then grab some
samples, then a physical
book shipped right to
your home above. From the
Forward During the
initial or formative
years of a player's
career, he acquires the
mechanical habits which
determine the extent of
his development
invariably by pure
chance. If he happens to
be numbered among the few
fortunate ones who
unconsciously utilize
their physical factors to
advantage, eventually
someone will mistakenly
refer to him as being a
'natural' or 'born with
it.' If, as is more
likely the case, he
happens to be one whose
physical factors clash or
function incorrectly, he
inadvertently seals his
own fate. Either he can
give up shortly after
high school as most do,
or he can continue down
the blind alley of his
own circumscribed
potential. Most of these
unfortunates merely
resign themselves to a
career of mediocrity ('I
never had the chops'),
shying away (rom the
'lead book' in favor of
second, third or fourth
parts. A few (even worse)
go on mouthpiece jags or
scavenger hunts for no
pressure systems, etc. ,
always seeking, but never
finding the 'gimmick'
which will 'straighten
out my chops.' Some,
however, after a thorough
analysis, adopt the
scientific principles
which utilize every one
of their playing factors
with maximum efficiency.
These principles are what
is called the PIVOT
SYSTEM. - Doc
Reinhardt.