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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000043.txt from 2008/03
From: "Miriam Williams" <mwquacker@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Staying in shape during forced time off
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:05:24 -0400
I would suggest you have a couple nice soft reeds to help ease the period
when you start back practicing again, too. I hate having a layoff and then
come back to getting in shape, and all my reeds feel too hard! I start
thinking, "Gosh, who replaced all my nice reeds with these two-by=fours!!",
and am tempted to start whittling when what I really need to do is be
patient and do the "lip-ups".
I think you're on the right track with your lip-ups, Phil. Maybe you could
also just hold a reed in addition to puckering; just don't blow any air
through it.
My $0.02,
Miriam
----- Original Message -----
From: <philfrei@-----.com>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 9:50 PM
Subject: [DR-L] Staying in shape during forced time off
> Any suggestions for exercises for keeping the oboe embouchure toned during
> enforced layoffs? I hate restarting after taking time off. It often takes
> a week before my tone start to sound decent again. I'm playing around with
> squeezes: 1, 2 or 3 per second for a minute, or one every 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
> 6, & 10, 12 seconds for a minute. That covers about a 10-minute workout
> which can be done while washing dishes.
>
> I just had a tooth pulled, and was a bit worried to feel a bit of a draft
> (in the first hour) where the root breached the sinus cavity. Could have
> been my imagination, but I didn't want to test it. And I do want to give
> this a good week or two before putting any air pressure on it. Perhaps
> that is overly cautious?
>
> This was the first time I had a tooth pulled, not counting two impacted
> wisdom teeth as a teen. A nice little reminder about mortality. One
> forgets.
>
> Phil Freihofner
> Oboist & Composer
> Albany CA
>
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