Your chops are dumb

#BrassQuote of the Week:

“Accuracy comes from the brain, not from the chops.”

—Arnold Jacobs (via @JacobsQuotes)#tuba #brass #pedagogy pic.twitter.com/WY76W8nAO3

— The Brass Junkies (@pray4jens) August 27, 2018

Your chops are as dumb as a box of rocks. Your brain is what’s driving this train.

So don’t focus on feedback from your lips while you’re supposed to be actively creating art. That doesn’t end well for the audience.

Besides, to quote the great Mark Gould:

“It’s not supposed to feel good. It’s a piece of %#&$ing metal on your face.”