| I'll be the one to disagree. I believe that you need the proper tool for the job. Playing lead in a jazz band is different then playing first part in a concert band. You need a little different feel and sound to play lead in a jazz band. that isn't the easiest thing to get on a 5c or 3c.
I killed myself in High School doing just what the people above are telling you to do and then went to college and tried a couple of different mouthpieces for lead and it was a huge difference.
It's not cheating or cutting corners. You will loose something with the lead mouthpiece but to play lead you don't need it. When you go back to concert band and use the 3c or 5c or whatever you will have to warm up properly and it will all come back.
Go to a music store that has a lot of mouthpieces and try them. Buy an inexpensive one and work with it. Playing lead can be a lot of fun. Have some. And still do the exercises the others said you should.
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