Doublereed Archive - Posting 000035.txt from 2003/02

From: "tskiller" <tskiller@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] Over practising
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 16:48:22 -0500

Also, if you hold too tight, you can damage nerves in your hand.

andrew
tskiller

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[mailto:doublereed-l-admin@-----.edu] On Behalf Of Nat Echols
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 8:31 PM
To: doublereed-l@-----.edu
Subject: Re: [DR-L] Over practising

> Can over practising cause permanent damage do your body?

A friend of mine got tendonitis from practicing too much (I think he
said
6 hours/day). But he blamed this mainly on holding the bassoon wrong.
I
suppose once your hands start to hurt that's a good indication that
something isn't right. (Are you an oboist or a bassoonist?)

I've also found that on occasions where I was playing an unusual amount
(i.e. rehearsals solid from about 9 to 5, sometimes more) for several
days
on end, my teeth would shift position from the constant pressure of my
lips. Things were even worse when I had braces, which shredded the
inside
of my mouth. I wouldn't call these "permanant", though; a day off
usually
returned everything to normal.

-Nat

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