| Re: Young Man with a Horn
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Originally Posted by Brian H. Smout  I consult the Wise One with a question about Kirk Douglas' character being admonished by his teacher not to develop "a roll" in his embouchure.
Would this refer to a pucker or blown out center of the chops? The reference to the development of "a roll" is made a couple of times at least during the movie so it must reflect a hipster trumpeter of the day's language in describing a certain kind of embouchure ..... I think.
What do you think is being referred to here, sir?
Thanks,
Brian | My friend,that 1950 movie is for entertainment purposes and should not be viewed as a training tool !
Had they cast Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong or a CLARK TERRY in that flick one would learn more about trumpet playing than acting as a trumpet player.
Then again,style always trumps substance to whose who live/reside in a "Land Of Make Believe."
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