TPTV - Arnold Jacobs: Examine Your Thoughts

In His Own Words, Arnold Jacobs discusses the importance of having the proper signal in the mind in order to perform with accuracy: focus on the correct pitch. One must be disciplined in order to develop habits based upon a conditioned response rather react to how things feel or fright. Using words to re-enforce focused concentration on the pitches. This encourages the development playing with statements in mind instead of questions. Allow a quota of mistakes so as not to become disproportionately negative. A perfectly shaped embouchure can be silent if the proper stimulus is not sent down the 7th cranial nerve to the lip. Bud Herseth was very unusual in that he missed very few notes. Special thanks go to Prof. Dee Stewart for arranging this wonderful Q&A session with Mr. Jacobs back in 1984. #ArnoldJacobs #JakePed