Author: ChopinLiszt
Date: 2015-07-22 00:17
I just had all four wisdom teeth extracted on July 9. The doc said that it would probably be a week until I could play again. Although the swelling was down and I thought everything was healed 7 days later, when I went to play clarinet again, I simply couldn't. There was way too much internal pressure in my mouth on my incisions, and I was sore the rest of the day. Today, 11 days after my operation, I was able to play for the first time. I could only go for 10 minutes before I began to get a headache, but there was only minor discomfort while playing. I'm guessing I won't be able to do my normal 1.5-2 hour practice sessions for another week or so, but the time I'll be physically be able to play will gradually increase.
The one big thing I noticed with my playing after the operation was that even though my technique and fingers were still there on my studies and my embouchure felt relatively the same, my tone was a lot thinner than it was before the removal. It wasn't necessarily bright or tinny, but just thin. There wasn't any muscle to it.
Do you have any suggestions to get myself to back where I was with my tone pre-surgery as fast as possible? I'm planning on doing 10-20 minutes of long tones a couple of times every day for the next week or so, with one before breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I may run through some of the repertoire I'm working on and some technique or something, but I need to get my tone back to where it was very quickly. I have rehearsals for 4-5 different ensembles kicking up again and starting lessons with a new teacher in a month or so, and I need to be ready for it.
Thanks!
Matthew
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