From time to time, students ask the question “Is my mouthpiece in the correct position”? To their teacher, this is the question most instructors try to avoid. The reason for their reluctance is that to change a student’s mouthpiece position means many unpleasant lessons both for the student as well as their instructor. I will list some of the reasons brass teachers are reluctant to start on this sometimes unpleasant journey. 1. Changing a mouthpiece placement more often than not will entail a sudden loss of what the student is capable of at the time of change. The comfort zone…