Posted by js on July 12, 2003 at 17:10:09:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Lip questions posted by David on July 12, 2003 at 13:35:49:
I have a Monette mouthpiece and, according to Dave Monette, a change in the way I played was necessary to make the mouthpiece work correctly. I was skeptical at first but found the change to be a good one. Straightening the back and sitting up straighter makes me use my embouchure in a different way also. It doesn't completely eliminate the pivot style of playing but makes it much less noticable. The same tactics can be used with other mouthpieces with the same results.
The comment above in bold is something that has occurred to me each time I've read the blurb on the Monette tuba mouthpiece webpage.