Trumpet lips

1. Does playing trumpet damage your lips?
2. Does playing trumpet make your lips bigger?
3. How should your lips be for trumpet?
4. Do you have to buzz your lips to play the trumpet?

Does playing trumpet damage your lips?

You name it. All of these metallic elements and metal alloys are used to make mouthpieces for most trumpets. And, unsurprisingly, prolonged lip exposure to them often leads to nasty, and hurtful allergies. Symptoms include itching, small bumps, loss of sensation in the lips and mouth and even muscle issues.

Does playing trumpet make your lips bigger?

Do Trumpet Players Have Bigger Lips? Trumpet players do not have bigger lips but they sometimes have bigger cheeks, depending on the technique they use. However, people with bigger lips might have more control over the mouthpiece, which theoretically could result in more trumpet players having big lips.

How should your lips be for trumpet?

The mouthpiece placement should take into consideration the direction of the air and adjust appropriately. A trumpet or cornet player should have approximately one third of the upper lip and two thirds of the bottom lip in the mouthpiece.

Do you have to buzz your lips to play the trumpet?

You don't need to be able to free buzz or buzz the mouthpiece to play the trumpet; it's not the same physical action as with the instrument attached. If you can make a sound on the instrument but not the mouthpiece, don't worry about it.