| I have a so-called "bad day" when I've skipped practicing the day before, or when I've had a unusually tiring gig the night before.
What I've found out is that I will feel bad at first (airy tone, inflexible chops, messy attacks, etc.) but by breathing deep, relaxing, and playing softly I can turn a "bad" day into a "normal" day. I just have to "play through" it.
Very rarely now do I just call it quits for the day and hope things are better the next day (this is what I used to do!)
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