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 Re: Playing In Tune -- Or Not?
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2014-01-03 14:07

Carbon dioxide being heavier than air will bring the pitch down. The worst possible thing to do when playing oboe is have a can of Coke or any other carbonated (fizzy) drink.

Due to the very high breath resistance, if you burp while playing a long phrase, the pitch will drop to around a minor 3rd and stay there until you fully exhale and inhale a fresh breath. Not so much of a problem with flute or sax as a few notes will drop, then they'll come back up to pitch as the excess CO2 will have been breathed out.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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