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Hi!
I was just wondering how many of you here are musicians and how braces have effected your performing? Especially some of you who may be in marching band. Can you still play the instruments? I can't even imagine what it is like.
Personally I am a drummer (5 pc classic rock band) and didn't think about it....until I had to sing. Life changed. LOL I can still sing, of course, but feeling brackets rubbing against my lips is not so fun.
How does one survive woodwinds, brass, all of the others???? Its got to be quite an adjustment!

Hey!

I play the flute and it was really hard for me to play during the first couple of months. However, I got used to it and inevitably changed my embouchure.

As for singing, it's also really different... it's like some words come out more 'closed' and in some songs I have a lisp (I had a reeeeeally really tiny micro lisp before but it gets worse when singing)