Klarinet Archive - Posting 001322.txt from 2000/06

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] I have a question for those of you out there
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 15:07:17 -0400

I've had the same problem off-and-on over the years. We've had a couple of
threads you could look up in the archives. It's basically caused by fatigue
in your naso-pharynx (sp?). It happens to me generally when I am *both* out
of shape and dealing with a lot of allergic post-nasal drip. The pharynx
doesn't seal completely under the relatively high pressure of blowing
against the resistance of a clarinet reed/mouthpiece. The solution for me is
to be in shape, especially during the spring and summer when my allergies
are kicking up, and using antihistamines to control the drip. If I am
experiencing any problem, I make certain I'm playing on very responsive
reeds - it's not a good time to be using a stiffer one for some special
technical need or trying to make a less responsive reed last through a
couple of rehearsals just because it isn't awful.

If it only happened to you the one time, it could have been a combination of
fatigue from over-doing the practice schedule and tension from the
performance itself. It *is* pretty disabling, though, when it happens.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lacy Schroeder [mailto:LacyS@-----.org]
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 2:13 PM
> To: 'klarinet@-----.org'
> Subject: [kl] I have a question for those of you out there
>
>
> Has this ever happened to anybody:
>
> You're playing along, minding you own business and trying to play
> in tune as
> well as possible, and all of a sudden, air starts coming out your nose
> instead of your mouth!! The worst time this has happened to me was when I
> was performing Messager's Solo du Concours, and the bravura
> ending ended up
> coming out mezzo-forte. The look on my face as I finished with a
> weak third
> space C had my teacher asking me what was going on, and I was
> almost on the
> brink of tears!!! Does anybody know what I'm talking about or what causes
> it? It hasn't really happened since in any significant way, and that was
> almost 2 years ago. Please help!!
>
> Lacy Schroeder
>
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