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endurance problem

Author: asv5040
Date: 2010-08-07 20:32

For as long as I can remember, I have always had an endurance problem. during high school, i didn't often practice very much so that made sense, but now that I'm in college and practicing much more, I'm still having the same problems. I practice 1.5-2 hours a day, and at most I can play for about 7 min until my lips give out and I have to wait to continue. I recently had jaw surgery to fix my underbite in hopes that I would be able to play better and to get rid of my TMJ problem that began to take notice.

Its been about 2 months and after about 2 weeks of 1.5 hour practice sessions, I'm still only able to play for about 5 minutes. Does anyone have any ideas about what is happening? I keep thinking that I need to practice more, but its so difficult to get in 2+ hours when I have to stop and rest every 5 min. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Alex

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