The Ten Commandments – Trumpeter’s Version:

1. Loud is neither right nor wrong, it just is.

2. Rhythm is irrelevant as long as thoust play loud enough, and whoever shall play the loudest has the right rhythm.

3. Thou shalt use the back of a sax player's head as a mute whenever necessary.

4. Whoever shall play the loudest wins--and we always win.

5. Intonation is optional at fff or above--tone quality is also a bonus.

6. Tone quality may/can/should/must be compromised for sheer volume.

7. Thou shalt always have a target.

8. Humor the conductors during rehearsals--the performance shall be yours.

9. An outstretched palm means 5X louder.

10. A two-bar diminuendo is merely a big accent.

11. This rule just shows that we really can go to eleven.

        (Courtesy of Steve Goodson - the "Sax Gourmet" - and saxnation.com)