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I’m not sure what’s going on, but I recently took a short break from horn after doing nearly 2 months of festivals. I didn’t play for a weekend, and on monday when I came back almost all facets of my playing were noticeably worse. It feels very hard to play the horn now- and my tone, flexibility, and response are not even close to what they were before the break. I don’t feel any pain, but i do feel tension in my throat when playing and have trouble directing my air. I’ve been trying some caruso and exercises from the tauber, but I haven’t noticed much change. Does anyone know why this has happened or where to move on from here?

I’m a horn players looking for a different mouthpiece. I’ve played on a Schilke 30 for years, and I’d like to try something with a slightly larger diameter and throat size. Any recommendations?