How Dental Structure Impacts Trumpet Mouthpiece Position and Performance

[@geneofone]

I believe I remember Lynn Nicholson saying (on a video) that your teeth will determine your anchor point. As a comeback player I switched from the center to left of center. The mouthpiece now sort of locks in on a tooth. I use that as my horizontal anchor point.

[@trumpetthoughts]

Yup - you are correct - Lynn did talk about this.

[@thebigfish6282]

Great video, I have been playing for ~2.5 years and am in 9th grade now. I play with my mouthpiece slightly down and left and found it works because my teeth are pretty messed up. I find that I can play with a much more beautiful sound, and higher/lower, but my endurance slightly struggles. IMO though the benefits still outweigh the negatives

[@trumpetthoughts]

It's great that you're finding a way to work with your individual anatomy!

[@chasefreak]

Great video! Understanding of course, there are no two players on Earth with the exact same MPC placement. If you exam your cheeks, they're a different thickness on each side, your lip is even a different thickness going across. And when teachers say "place in the center" that's a very nice thing, but where exactly IS the center? The center of your lip is not the center of your teeth, your nose is not the center of your lip so, in other words we're all cockeyed individuals let's face it. There is, however, a point to it. Depending on your jaw shape, teeth length and formation will determine how high (or low) the MPC will set.

[@trumpetthoughts]

You bring up a great point! It's more about finding the right feeling, not the absolute center.