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Playing Flute With Braces Flute players with braces have to make slightly different adjustments compared to other woodwind players. A flute's mouthpiece requires players to press their lower lip into a metal piece and blow air over an open hole.
- Do braces affect flute playing?
- What instrument can you play with braces?
- What is the easiest instrument to play with braces?
Do braces affect flute playing?
Immediately you will find that you lose your lip strength and flexibility and initially braces will affect your flute playing. You may not even be able to make a sound. Please do not panic! This is due to your mouth having to adjust to having to move your lip further forward to cover the braces.
What instrument can you play with braces?
Reed instruments such as the saxophone, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon are considered some of the easiest to adjust to when you have braces, but even though the single and double reed mouthpieces don't require as much pressure as brass instruments, there can still be an adjustment period.
What is the easiest instrument to play with braces?
Woodwinds, such as the clarinet and saxophone, tend to be easier to play with braces. Brass instruments, such as the trumpet or the French horn, are a bit more difficult. There will be an adjustment period when you get your braces put on and when they are taken off.
