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Author: plclemo
Date: 2010-10-28 16:04
How do you guys manage to play your instruments when you are suffering from a cold or allergies? I feel like my head is going to "explode" but my nose is not really congested. I had an ear infection week before last (along with a sinus infection). Both are gone now, but I can't seem to play my oboe. I have a lesson this evening (skipped last week's so MUST go tonight) and I don't know what to do about the "exploding head" thing! Please advise. Thank You.
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Author: RobinDesHautbois
Date: 2010-10-28 16:47
There are no tricks except for Aspirin/Tylenol/Cold medicine.... and even that has not really prevented the head explosions! But the medicine with "sinus" in the title usually helps the most.
Easy reeds help, but only if you don't have to compensate for instable notes.
Now try playing in a military band with the thick red British-type uniforms in a smoke-filled dining room with a migraine headache!
Its all a part of being in love with the instrument.
Robin Tropper
M.A.Sc., B.Mus., B.Ed.
http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.ca/music
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Author: kimber
Date: 2010-10-28 17:40
A few Mucinex always clears me up (at least for a little while!) If my head's particularly stuffy, I will also try playing with my stronger earplugs in.
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Author: Jaysne
Date: 2010-10-28 17:47
I was playing a concert once with a bad head cold, and after the third measure of the first piece I thought I was going to pass out.
But I soldiered on, and just before the intermission I decided to swab out my oboe. The swab got stuck and I missed playing on the last piece. During intermission I frantically performed an emergency swabectomy using a coat hanger and a power drill I found under the stage. I succeeded in getting the swab out (in several pieces) about two minutes before the second half began.
Though I don't recommend this sort of therapy, I forget all about my cold!
Post Edited (2010-10-28 23:30)
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