Klarinet Archive - Posting 000018.txt from 2001/12

From: "Lacy Schroeder" <LacyS@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] Adult Braces
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 20:00:32 -0500

Neil,

I currently have a student who has braces, and when she first got them,
she couldn't play for a week. That was a year ago, and it of course
affected her embochure, but she still has progressed greatly. When she
gets them adjusted, it's hard for her to play a lot in her lesson, so I
take it easy on her at those times. I don't think it's completely
detrimental, but it can have some slight setbacks. I just thank heaven
that my teeth grew in straight!=20

Lacy

>From: Neil Leupold [mailto:leupold_1@-----.com]
>I'm considering getting braces, and I would like feed back from those
of you who have/had =20
>braces relative to their impact on your playing. I also welcome
second-hand information, i.e.,=20
>impressions related to you by a clarinet player you know who had
braces, again relative to=20
>their effect on a person's playing.

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