Can you play sax with lip piercings?

If you’re interested in being a sax player, don’t mess with your lip. You’ll have enough problems with mouthpieces and reeds to contend with.

How should your lips be shaped when playing your saxophone?

As previously mentioned, the corners of the embouchure should not be pulled back as if you’re smiling. Instead, they should be focused inward, as this formation provides sufficient support to the upper and lower lips, allowing for maximum vibration of the reed.

Is it hard to play sax with braces?

Saxophone and clarinet players adjust more easily to playing with braces because the area of the teeth that the braces are applied to do not come in direct contact with the mouthpiece. The same goes for those who play double-reed instruments like oboe and bassoon.

Does playing the sax make your lips bigger?

The main reason to play with the lip in a more outwards position is the fact that the fleshier part of the lower lip allows the reed to vibrate more, and because the reed is vibrating more, the sound produced is noticeably larger.

Can you play saxophone with dentures?

Teeth only support, your lips do most of the work so as long as your dentures fit securely.

Can you play wind instruments with lip piercings?

If you have a lip piercing, it’ll affect your embouchure. If you have a tongue piercing, it’ll affect your ability to tongue properly. So, added to all of the above comments, lip/tongue piercings and playing woodwind/brass instruments don’t go together well…

Can you play flute with a lip piercing?

thanks! Holes in your lip can’t be good for your embouchure. There are lots of muscles and nerve endings around the mouth and piercings could jeopardize the control of those muscles and/or reduce the sensitivity needed for control of the flute.

Can you play sax with no teeth?

Response: Some people do play without their top teeth touching the saxophone, it can be done. Might be what you want to do given your situation. Not how I play, but it’s an option.

Can playing the saxophone damage your teeth?

Most of the problems are experienced by musicians who play the saxophone or clarinet as they will put a lot of pressure on the lower lip and the teeth to support the weight of the saxophone/clarinet. Teeth misalignment may also be experienced if they play the instruments extensively.

Which way should your lower lip face when playing saxophone?

If you look a close ups of many of the great jazz saxophonists such as Michael Brecker, Dexter Gordon, Stanley Turrentine, and many, many more, you’ll notice that the lower lip is positioned outwards instead of inwards. So there you have it – two birds, one stone. A bigger sound, and a happy lower inner lip.

How do I Stop my lower lip from hurting after braces?

7 Tips to Keep Your Lower Lip Pain-Free 1) Stop rolling your lower lip in all the way over your bottom teeth. 2) Check to see if you’re pinching the mouthpiece. 3) Make sure that your setup isn’t too resistant. 4) Use an athletic mouth guard. 5) Cushion the lower teeth using a denture pad. 6) Make dental wax your friend.

How do I Stop my lower lip from rolling up?

1 Stop rolling your lower lip in all the way over your bottom teeth. 2 Check to see if you’re pinching the mouthpiece. 3 Make sure that your setup isn’t too resistant. 4 Use an athletic mouth guard. 5 Cushion the lower teeth using a denture pad. 6 (more items)

Why do sax players clamp down on the mouthpiece?

For many sax players, it’s a natural tendency to clamp down on the mouthpiece – especially when playing notes in the horn’s upper register, or playing at a loud volume. Get in the habit of using your, as Joe Allard refers to it, “inner embouchure” when changing pitch or volume.