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Lips and Jaw get fatigued after just a couple minutes of playingHello my name is Milton Randall and I have a problem with my lips and jaw getting sore after a couple of minutes playing. A couple months or so back I got a new alto sax mouth piece, a S80 C*, and a thicker reed, a 3.5 vandoren. Soon after using them for a couple of weeks, I notice my lips starting to feel sore and tired after playing for 5 minutes. I thought it was my braces, but I never had a problem with playing with them with my old mouthpiece. Then eventually my jaw gets sore. I practice a minimal 2 hours every day. I thought I would get used to the thicker reeds and mouth piece after playing with them for awhile, but it never got better. Do I need to take a break? I heared that you need to relax as much as you practice, but I don't want to stop practicing unless it would cure my soreness. Do I need my muscles to relax and "heal" by not playing for a couple of days so they'll get used to it and won't get fatigued anymore? |
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