TPTV - Arnold Jacobs: Training the Brain

Arnold Jacobs said the focus of our teaching should be on training the brain, we cannot really train the muscles. Instead, we need to train the brain, which controls the muscles. 7th cranial nerve controls the embouchure’s function. The 5th cranial nerve is sensory. Pitch is conceived of in the mind. The thought of the pitch is sent down the 7th cranial nerve to the lip region and when is combined with wind at the lips produces the pitch for others to hear. There is a thought process involved. The student has to have a goal, which requires time in conceptual thought.