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

Joe DiMonte

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."