[TPIN] cupid's bow

[Michael Anderson]

I have had a similar experience in 25 years of teaching college students
that John describes below with three students. I'm not totally sure it was
because of a cupids bow or a tubercle, but we did come to the conclusion
that these students were never going to reach their goals on the trumpet.

In each case I moved them to either trombone or euphonium and they each
could immediately play with more power and range. I just did this with a
student last semester and ever indicator is that it will be a successful
move. 

Sometimes I think it is just that the physiology doesn't work with the small
mouthpiece.

Lawrence, you should try trombone or euphonium and see if you can't make
those work.

MA

John: 
>We got to work, but nothing worked.  Of course
>he would go through periods of great discouragement, and I
>constantly tried to encourage him while wondering why he
>didn't just work harder.

Dave:
> A person with a prominent tubercle may have difficulty with range
> because of lip mass that cannot be taken out of the equation.  I'm
> not saying that person cannot be a good trumpet player.  I'm just
> saying that a person with a prominent tubercle may have significantly
> more difficulty playing lead than someone with a fairly flat top lip.



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