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Embouchure: misaligned top and bottom jaws

Author: michaellee94
Date: 2017-05-16 23:14

My two top central incisors aren't quite aligned with each other (the right one is further forward than the left one, which is roughly aligned with the right lateral incisor). I've just realized that when I play, my mouthpiece sits slightly further to the right in my mouth so that I'm holding it directly beneath the right central incisor, and my bottom jaw follows the mouthpiece so that the reed rests on my lower lip above the middle of my lower set of teeth (between the two lower central incisors). As it is, I have a bad air leak in my embouchure on the left side. Could this be due to the way my jaws are aligned? Is there anything to be gained by trying to fix my teeth so that I can get the mouthpiece perfectly in the center of my mouth? If not, is there anything I should do to fix the air leak in my embouchure?

Post Edited (2017-05-16 23:18)

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