Completed in 2009, The Efficient Approach is a result of 25 years of "discovering what works" teaching. It distills and presents all of the concepts that I have found really work in making a difference in a students' progress. Described in The Horn Call as "a break from the twentieth century's staunch pedagogy, focusing instead on what works best for the unique features of the individual," The Efficient Approach is available from the Atlanta Brass Society Press at atlantabrass.com/abs-press.

Here are some pages from the book. My approach to conceptualizing how to play the horn is somewhat scientific, but always in the interesting of serving the musical result.