| I see that you have 2 mouthpieces. With braces, this could be a disadvantage. If you want to get into symphonics, you may have to concentrate on that one thing. My students with braces spent MUCH more time on finger technique and double/triple tonguing rather than range. If you focus, you may advance more quickly!
In any case, there is no reason to envy the other player. He just got lucky with his braces coming off first.
See if you can organize a brass quartet or quintet to get some advanced repertoire while you are waiting for the next round of auditions. Some of the greatest musicians became so after getting their own gig started instead of playing for someone else!
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