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Posted by Mr. Sad McHighnotes on December 02, 2003 at 17:21:40:

I, like most euph players, have a rough time in the high register(from about high Bb on). I have a hard time playing the notes, playing them in tune, and sustaining them. I have worked on this problem for quite awhile, and it is getting better. I know all the things that I am supposed to be doing while playing high correctly. I have often wondered though, I have a severe overbite, and one of the problems that I have in playing high is that when I try to keep the correct embachure, I lose the seal made with the mouthpiece. Then I start trying to add pressure or smile and it's all a vicious cycle. I was wondering if anyone has had problems playing with an overbite and what they did to help correct the problems. Note, I'm not asking about the age old question, "how do I play high?", I'm asking if anyone has a bad overbite and had problems because of it, and what they did to fix it.


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