| Dear Talcito,
Clearly the issue is volume and how you fight the tired feeling from honking away. Since you feel more at home with the small group music maybe you need a different horn for the bigger band. I'd try something that gives you freedom and let's you relax while you blow.
If you fight the horn, it's going to tax you.
Past all that, remember to relax the breath when you inhale and let the musical tension be only in the music not the body. You'll last longer and feel fresher after the gig. Don't overpower the horn, it'll back up and that is the worst feeling.
Go into the next gig really psyching yourself up as the world's most relaxed, big breathing player and see what that produces. It's worth a shot. I promise you won't be worse of than you were before.
ML |