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Old 01-31-2008, 05:03 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: tongue and jaw position

The best advice I received was to keep the lower lip under the upper lip.

For me, that means tilting the trumpet down and keeping my lower jaw forward.

If you have the money, buy David Hickman's book on Pedagogy. It has a lot of this information. I am not comfortable quoting from it since a teacher is needed for this type of question.
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