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Phil Collins gives very good reasons for embouchure care and practicing away from the instrument. This comment in particular caught my interest:
Beating the lips into submission is one of the mindsets I was raised with unfortunately. Mind-over-lips has its place but also has its consequences. Denial of our limitations is not the strategy for improvement. When your lips scream at you, you need to listen. A wise approach to playing is not a warrior approach nor is it a wuss approach. Finding your balance is critical for long term lip life. Chop-protection is as valuable as chop-building.
[UPDATED 2021 — JE — from a former “Random Monday” post]
