Re: hold that jaw open!!!


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Posted by Jay Bertolet on February 10, 2001 at 17:00:28:

In Reply to: hold that jaw open!!! posted by The Mad Flute on February 10, 2001 at 16:38:48:

One of my students had this problem once and he used to walk around (aside from when he was playing tuba) with a very short piece of 1" diameter PVC pipe in his mouth. You only need about 2" worth. If 1" is too wide, try something a little smaller like 3/4". My student said that he benefitted from the graphic illustration of how much to keep his mouth open as well as how to breathe. If you also say the student must breath through the tube and not through the nose, the student will learn to breathe with this same oral position which is very effective. Good luck!

My opinion for what it's worth...


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