Why would a trumpet get harder to blow?
I know nothing about the instrument. My 5th grader just started playing one this year in her school music class and she says that she cleans it but that it has been getting harder to blow. Her words, mind you. I just wanted to know if there is some maintenance we have been neglecting. It is a fact that she hasn't been practicing and isn't enjoying it and won't be continuing after this year. It is also a fact that it is a rental and I want it returned in good shape! So I've let this go too long... but, that said, is there anything to what she says, or is it just that she isn't likely to find it any easier since she never practices?