Klarinet Archive - Posting 000796.txt from 1997/07

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: 2 things
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 11:15:01 -0400

On Fri, 25 Jul 1997, Roger Shilcock wrote:

> (1) Re dry mouth: I get this quite often - I think it's a long-term legacy
> of previous tranq treatment. (Clearly, beta-blockers would be out for me).
> Does biting the tongue *really* work? It seems a bit risky.

Well, you don't bite the tip of your tongue! That would hurt! You press
your entire tongue between upper & lower teeth in the front & sides of
your mouth. Try it while you're sitting at the computer -- instant flow
of saliva! (I don't know *why* it works, however...)

> (2) I think we've all seen Craig C's anti-conductor maxims before......
> (1a) How well lit is Jacqueline's "dark pit"? One thing which bothers me
> is bad lighting - and if I have to lean forward to read the dots, I tend
> to lose a good hand position. Does anyone else have trouble like this?
> Awful printing doesn't help - particularly photo-reproduced old parts; I
> don't mean Xerox copies, but republications by such as Kalmus.
> Roger Shilcock
>
>
>
Yeah, we often read from poorly printed (hand-manuscript) opera parts,
which can be a drag -- you have to guess sometimes is the dot on the line
or in the space? But we have the clip-on stand lights, which light up
only your music and a small area around the stand. The pit is also deep,
so generally we can't be seen from the audience until we stand up!

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu