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RE: Sore upper lip

Author: Brent
Date: 2001-04-12 14:12

I play double lip all the time, and indeed those particular fingerings are more unsteady with double lip--and also more painful to the upper lip. When i switched to double lip, i ended up practicing several times a day for shorter periods until i got some strength (and a little bit of callous) built up in my upper lip. I would play for half an hour and my embouchure would be exhausted. Endurance does build up, though. Give yourself some time to get that endurance.

Ont thing you might try (i never have myself, although i thought about it) is using one of those pads that some folks use on the bottom teeth to protect the lip. If you use a similar thing over the top teeth, it may help the pain (although likely not the unsteadiness).

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