Klarinet Archive - Posting 000683.txt from 2001/03
From: stewart kiritz <kiritz@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] The spirit is willing but the lip is weak! - from
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:12:46 -0500
Diane,
I am the person referred to who had lots of questions about embouchure
weakness on the forum a week or so ago. My question for you is: is it
possible that playing for too long after not playing much could fatigue the
muscles to the extent that it takes several weeks to recover? I was going
along playing in 20-30 minute sessions several times a day with no problem
until about 2 weeks ago when I played with an accompanist for about 50
minutes. By the end of that session, which was very focussed, my chops were
gone.
>From then on it seems I can only play for 5-10 minutes before needing a
several minute break. Playing on a softer reed gives me a bit more time.
After my 1-3 minute break my muscles seem to recover and I can go back to
playing for about the same amount of time, maybe a little less. Is it
possible to "strain" muscles like this in such a fashion that the length of
time before fatigue sets in will be shorter even after a week or two of
recovery from such an intensive session? If so, would it be best to
completely stop for several days or a week, or just to continue for short
spurts with recovery time in between?
Thanks much for all your insight,
Stewart Kiritz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Karius" <Dkarius@-----.edu>
Subject: RE: [kl] The spirit is willing but the lip is weak! - from
aphysiologist
1. On increasing the number of capillaries to a particular muscle region
(point 1 in your discussion of muscle endurance): I seem to remember reading
something that suggested that achieving a high level of aerobic conditioning
does this, even for muscle groups not directly involved in the conditioning
exercises. Is that correct or incorrect?
In a limited sense, it may be correct (whether it occurs to any
physiologically-relevant degree in other muscles is argued about). However,
the greatest change occurs in the exercised muscle.
2. On forming the embouchre without the clarinet: is the benefit primarily
to be gained from forming and releasing the embouchre or from forming and
holding it? I assume from your discussion that the latter is the case, but
just want to verify.
The latter, because the problem described is endurance.
Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Health Sciences
1750 Independence Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816)-283-2219
dkarius@-----.edu
www.uhsweb.edu/physio
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