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Author: ClarinetPlayer169
Date: 2014-02-24 11:28
Hi Everyone,
I was wondering having a sore throat and playing the clarinet at the same time; is it a good idea?
Thanks-Ruby
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Author: ned
Date: 2014-02-24 12:50
Got to keep your chops in don't you? Of course you need not worry about passing on the germs to your clarinet.
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Author: fskelley
Date: 2014-03-03 00:43
When I get sick I usually don't play, but I'm not consistent about that. Yesterday and today I had sore throat and played anyway. Not my greatest sessions, maybe little progress, but perhaps enough to avoid losing ground.
However, I do think my usual peroxide reed soak and Sterisol mouthpiece spray after playing are even more important when I'm sick. I need Mythbusters and a couple dozen microbiology students to rigorously test the risks involved* and determine the effectiveness (or futility) of the various treatments. I'm pretty sure Sterisol is more effective in general than peroxide, but tastes nasty on cane reeds. I used Sterisol daily on my Legeres with a water rinse afterward.
* reinfecting yourself later? should you be immune?
* infecting someone else who touches your reed/mouthpiece (student, teacher, tech)
* infecting somebody near you while you're playing even though YOU are no longer infected
Stan in Orlando
EWI 4000S with modifications
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Author: ThatPerfectReed
Date: 2014-03-03 06:38
As to the throat, clarinet playing is essentially breathing (exhaling), not singing, I can't imagine your run of the mill URI (upper resipiratory infection) cause for a soar throat, as opposed to trauma based sore throats (tonsils, intubation, esophagial tube pursuant to colonoscopy) would present problems.
I want to say we have a otolaryngologist on the bboard if you have specific questions.
Don't share clarinets during an infection's incubation period without hand sanitizing/sterisoling: which often ends (the infection) long before the sore throat does.
Do note that the same infection that causes a soar throat also often blocks the sinuses and Eustachian tube to some extent, and that as a result pushing the outer limits of your playing might not be a good idea.
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Author: jonok
Date: 2014-03-03 02:59
soar throat: n. (jargon) term used by clarinettists to describe the complicated requirements to play in the upper altissimo register.
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Author: ned
Date: 2014-03-03 03:47
Keep playing!
I'm currently suffering from rhinitis (since last October, in fact) but it hasn't stopped me from practicing even though I don't get regular work for my efforts.
Your normal clarinet hygiene should suffice. I used to use all sorts of anti-bacterial potions on the reed and elsewhere, in times past but all I ended up with was a weird smelling (and tasting) reed and mouthpiece.
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