The Efficient Approach: Accelerated Development for the Horn (No matter how strong your inner musician is, it is impossible to achieve your horn-playing goals without understanding the basic cornerstones of technique. In The Efficient Approach, I discuss at length how a clear appreciation of air pressure, embouchure support, and syllabic manipulation influence our core sound, and how that sound production influences every aspect of our horn-playing success. "any number of complex things are explained " air, sound, embouchure use, warm-up " very succinctly, leaving out unnecessary complexity.)