[TPIN] Air pressure injury? TMJ?

[Bryan Edgett]

Mike and others,

I want to start by saying that I have enormous respect for Jeanne. 
I've taken a lesson from her myself and she is one whom I talk to 
about those pedagogy issues that I find to be particularly difficult. 
Although this is subject to change, currently, I differ with her view 
of this just abit.

I've talked to 2 brass playing dentists both of whom said that a 
slightly forward jaw throus should not cause problems with the 
tempromandibular joint. In fact. there is one school of embouchure 
that says that the front teeth should be nearly even top to bottom. 
That requires a slightly forward jaw position.

I do agree with jeanne that often, people's jaws are too closed. 
Also, many have the opposite problem; the jaw recedes as they ascend.

I haven't done a lot of research on this yet and I do know that 
Jeanne isn't alone in thinking that a forward jaw position can affect 
the TMJ, but I'm not quite there yet in my own thinking.

YMMV.

Cordially,

Bryan Edgett

>Ellis  and Jeanne, thanks for your posts.  I'd have responded sooner but I've
>
>been out of town.  I don't think TMJ is the problem, but it's  something I'll
>keep in mind if the problem persists.  Now that I  think about it, I do
>thrust my lower jaw forward slightly when I play,  especially as I play
>higher above the staff.  Is this not a common  thing?  I think I've always
>done that.