Klarinet Archive - Posting 000054.txt from 2001/10

From: "Lacy Schroeder" <LacyS@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] Pain in the thumb
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 14:30:11 -0400

With all due respect, I think I'll have to disagree with this. I have
thumb pain myself, and it's not restricted to that. It goes all the way
up my forearm and if I let it go too long, all the way up into my
shoulder. Ignoring it made it worse, so I have to play sitting down with
the bell on my knees. If I want to play standing up, I have to use a
neckstrap or after 2 minutes my entire right hand will be stiff and
inoperable from the pain and nerve pinching going on. There's enough to
worry about technically without having the problem of hand pain
hindering your fingering.=20

Just my $0.02 worth

Lacy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Martin [mailto:thedad0352@-----.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 10:38 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Pain in the thumb
>=20
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> --- webler1 <webler1@-----.com> wrote:
> > Unfortunately, as in
> > all families, there is
> > always the complaining child. All it does is
> > complain about everything
> > little thing. That is the thumb of the right hand;
> > my complaining little
> > child. I explain to my students that the best thing
> > you can do for this
> > complaining child, is ignore it. Eventually, the
> > child will get the hint
> > that complaining will be of no use and go about
> > doing it's responsibility,
> > which is; to hold the Clarinet while the other
> > children get to play.
> >=20
>=20
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