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New FreeTB Course, “Five Videos To A Stronger Trumpet Embouchure” Now Available!

April 10, 2021 / Leave a Comment / Playing Tips / Videos, Random Nonsense / By

(Maybe I had a little too much fun with these “stickers”…nah)

Well BTB readers, the title pretty much says it all on this one. Let’s bring in the new year with a fresh FreeTB Course!

Here are the details of BTB’s latest addition, “Five Videos To A Stronger Trumpet Embouchure.”

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Jaw Fatigue and Swelling From Trumpet Playing

March 27, 2021 / 3 Comments / Retro BTB / By

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Jaw Swelling & Trumpet Playing

Have you found that after a lot of physically demanding playing, you experience fatigue or swelling in your jaw?

Unless your teeth perfectly align when you close your mouth, your jaw needs to position itself to find a relatively flat alignment of your lower and upper teeth for the mouthpiece to rest on. This leads to a jaw position which may be …

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