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Author: Radovan
Date: 2024-10-26 23:00
Hello. I am currently a third-year student at the music academy. The program has become more and more demanding and complicated, and therefore I practice more than before. Recently, I have a problem that after a few beats of etudes, pieces, or concerts, I feel pressure behind my ears and pulsation, when my air is almost used up. This happens with any reed, thick or thin. Is there a method to solve this, or an exercise? Thank you very much.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2024-10-27 04:17
Just a guess, but this sounds more like some sort of medical issue that has come up recently. Pressure within the head could involve your sinuses. I'd get medically checked out if I were you.
............Paul Aviles
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Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2024-10-27 04:51
Paul is correct, have it medically checked. I also might self-check my bp & heart rate when you get the symptoms. Also, maybe take a covid test. All good data for you and your doctor.
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Author: LFabian
Date: 2024-10-27 06:29
I find breaks, water and chewing gum helpful. See a physician if you are diabetic.
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Author: ruben
Date: 2024-10-27 10:01
Ideally, you would find a doctor that plays, or has played a wind instrument and has first-hand knowledge of what this physically involves. There are many out there.
rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com
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Author: kurth83
Date: 2024-10-28 09:00
We have had this kind discussion before here. Ppl report medical problems that amount to some kind of overuse injury (RSI).
The internet is littered with ppl who "played through the pain" and permanently injured themselves and never played again. History records musicians who did the same. I am told that Shubert famously ruined his hands and permanently lost much of his piano playing for example.
The easy solution is to back off (less playing) and hope it goes away (which works well for most young people, but not for ppl who are getting older and need to accept that their bodies cannot produce the same level of output any more).
We also have stories of young ppl here who suffered pretty serious injury and did back off, and were able to completely recover their playing. You want to be one of them. :-)
You will ALWAYS run up against your physical limitations as a dedicated musician (at least that's my experience), might as well learn early that it's a lifetime balancing act, to nurse as much out of your body without injuring it as you can.
All this presumes it is a simple RSI that backing off can fix. If it doesn't you may have a worse problem.
It can't hurt to see a doctor.
Aging classical trumpet player beginning to learn clarinet as a second.
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Author: karusel
Date: 2024-11-01 18:36
I'm a beginner, so perhaps you can laugh the following off, perhaps it will give you something useful... I ran into the problem of fatigue immediately, obviously and I've asked my tutor if I can hinder my progress if I strain myself too much. He says that (for me) the limit is signs of soft palatal air leak, but generally, one should listen to their body.
So you must learn when the body says stop and take a rest. Perhaps you don't have any rest days at all, maybe you need one.
The other problem I found was that I'm sometimes biting too hard, closing the reed a bit, making it harder to blow, which means increased pressure and fatigue sets in sooner. So suggestion two is find a really good tutor and have them examine your technique very exactly, perhaps you have learned to compensate for something and adopted a bad habit, contributing to a higher than necessary strain on your muscles.
One thing I noticed too, was that when air I blow is almost used up and I still want to make a good sound, I will compensate with anything I have, which creates very noticeable strain.
Oh and there is one more option: general health, like blood pressure and heart problems, have that checked.
Give us an update soon.
Post Edited (2024-11-01 18:38)
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