Denver Dill's Recovery from Trauma to the Lips - And How He Helps Others Do the Same.

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Join my new Facebook group! It's called "Can't Quit Trumpet" - and if that phrase means anything to you, you know exactly what I'm talking about.Click here to join! https://trumpetdynamics.com/fbgroup We go back to the archives of the podcast, this time with Denver Dill of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.Denver suffered a major injury to his lips and managed to recover from it. Word got out, so others who suffered injuries sought out his advice. To the point that he decided to write a book about his experiences.What you'll hear in this episode:-How Denver initially injured himself from overplaying...03:30-The difficult decision to go through surgery, and the long road to recovery...08:45-Differences between muscles on the sides and the middle of the lips...11:10-Use the lips, not the mouthpiece, to play...12:26-How long it took to feel "normal" while playing...14:00-Plus whatever your discerning ears deem worthy of your time and interest...