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Author: Dutchy
Date: 2010-02-10 21:26
Your upper lip WILL stretch and It IS possible to play the oboe with braces--the trick is to not be afraid that your braces are going to pinch the inside of your mouth as your embouchure closes around them, especially on the top. If your top braces are "ouchy" to the inside of your mouth, use wax. It takes a ton of wax--you'll have to plaster it on just for band practice and then peel it off again later--but it IS do-able. Sugar-free gum works well, too, although it tends to be harder to get off again.
Band teachers are notoriously insensitive to the needs of double reeds, it's not just you.
How long have you been playing the oboe? I strongly suggest that you get your parents to find you a "real" oboe teacher; you should not be left to the tender mercies of a band teacher who probably can't help you learn properly, let alone being insensitive to your needs.
ETA: Here is a Youtube video of a girl playing the oboe with braces.
Post Edited (2010-02-10 21:35)
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19kay95 |
2010-02-10 21:07 |
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Dutchy |
2010-02-10 21:26 |
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oboesax |
2010-02-13 19:01 |
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