How to Play a Flute with Braces

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Start by practicing with a straw.

   This can help give you the feel without chomping down on the flute and helps you to gain the needed flexibility with your lips.
   
   Can you draw a circle around the straw using your lips? Give it a try many times.
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   Step 2: Practice next with a head joint.

   Once the tone is back, practice on a B and extend. , You can add up to five layers, as needed.
   
   This will work wonders to help you. , Move your upper jaw forward a little, you will have to adjust. , This will help your range get back to what it used to be if not even higher. , Since braces tend to make you loosen the corners of your mouth, a common adjustment is to make sure that the corners of your mouth are turned down and are not loose. , After your lips adjust a bit to having bulky metal in your mouth, try to practice more than usual.
   
   Even if you can't get a good sound, practice, practice, practice! This helps get your lips used to playing again.
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   Step 3: Put masking tape over the lip plate.

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   Step 4: Start playing the flute again.

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   Step 5: Work through all of your scales

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   Step 6: and if you are able

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   Step 7: take them up an extra octave.

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   Step 8: You may have to adjust your embouchure (the hole between your lips when playing) as well as tuning beforehand.

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   Step 9: Practice.

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