Originally Posted by tom turner

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Today, I'm particularly grateful that I got a "second chance" to learn a correct embouchere without also having to cheat on what my high school band director was trying to get me to do all along . . . just to get me through a performance.

IN SHORT . . . I believe that removal of braces doesn't have to be the end of the world . . . or getting braces either!

The hardest thing for most players is losing their abilities temporarily but, if they can get over that, there's no reason that most folks can't come back better than ever.

T.