Klarinet Archive - Posting 000379.txt from 1998/01

From: "Diane Karius, Ph.D." <dikarius@-----.edu>
Subj: A question (was swabs and mouthpieces)
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 01:13:30 -0500

All the discussions regarding mouthpieces wearing out due to swabbing
(and earlier discussions on "blow-out") got my little
"physiologically oriented" mind to wondering about the human side of
this. To what extent do normal changes associated with aging alter
our clarinet playing? Are there any consistent changes that aren't
necessarily predicted by other known effects of aging (e.g. slowing
of reflexes & motor activity so we can no longer single tongue at
lightening fast speeds etc?)

We've discussed changes resulting from trauma to the jaw etc...
but what about the more subtle alterations associated with aging?
I did a quick medline search (which doesn't index the muscial
literature for obvious reasons) and came up with nothing. I'm just
curious ...
Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Health Sciences
2105 Independence Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64124
email: dikarius@-----.EDU