Claude Gordon
Claude Eugene Gordon (April 5, 1916 – May 16, 1996) was an American trumpet player, band director, educator, lecturer and writer.
Quotes
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- Big breath, chest up!
- Phrase on one of three rubber stamps Gordon used with students according to Jeff Purtle
- Hit it hard, and wish it well.
- Common saying of Gordon according to Jeff Purtle in his 2016 eBook titled the same
- Brass playing is no harder than deep breathing.
- Belief articulated by Gordon and title of his 1987 book, originating from Herbert Clarke
- Watch the tongue.
- Phrase on one of three rubber stamps Gordon used with students
- The air does the work. The tongue channels the pitch.
- Common saying of Gordon while working on Tongue Level Exercises according to Jeff Purtle
- Let the air save your lip.
- Another saying of Gordon according to Jeff Purtle
- Let the air do the work.
- Another saying of Gordon according to Jeff Purtle
- Rest as much as you play.
- Frequent cautionary statement made by Gordon
- Lift fingers high, strike valves hard.
- Phrase on one of three rubber stamps Gordon used with students
- Don't stop where I have, but go further.
- Gordon's encouragement to students, originally from Herbert Clarke
- You could have a lip strong enough to lift that piano and still not be able to play a low C!
- Observation by Gordon on the necessary technique to play a pedal tone on trumpet
External Links
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- Gordon: Master Teacher by Jeff Purtle, published October 2008 in The Brass Herald
- Gordon Practice Routines by Jeff Purtle, published December 2008 in The Brass Herald
- Lesson with Herbert L. Clarke by Claude Gordon