Klarinet Archive - Posting 000070.txt from 2008/06

From: Martin Marks <martymarks@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Help: Dry mouth ruins performance
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:45:49 -0400


On Monday, June 16, 2008, at 06:21PM, "Jason Tiller" <jason@-----.org> wrote:
>Hi, All, :)
>
>I was at a music conference in Riverside, CA, last weekend, where I
>accompanied my friend in an arrangement of "I Left My Heart in San
>Francisco" on her solo concert. It was the finale of an hour-long
>show held in a *horrible* conference center ballroom. The AC was
>up full blast and I could literally feel the moisture being sucked out
>of my body every time I opened my mouth. (Ross Perot didn't know the
>meaning of "giant," lemme tell ya.)
>stage during her
>penultimate piece, walking around and blowing air through my horn.
>But obviously *something* didn't work right, because it was a
>nightmare!
>
>Any suggestions for managing these less than ideal situations in the
>future? I imagine that my (brand new Festival) is getting fed up with
>me and ready to walk on to a more capable owner...
Hi Jason,
I have the same problem. Now I carry in my pocket a Binaca or Listerine breath spray. During longer rests I spray my mouth and throat.
No more problem since I have been doing this. Sometimes it got so bad my upper lip would stick to my teeth and not come down to
seal the mouthpiece.
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