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Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2016-10-31 21:51
When I was a kid, I was taught to wait an hour after eating before swimming or I would get cramps. That's regarded now as a myth.
Somewhere along in my musical education, I heard similar advice about playing the clarinet. Cramps were not part of it, but allowing for digestion was.
I don't remember where I heard this, and it might have been so inauthentic a source as my own self. So, I always wait an hour after eating before playing clarinet.
What do others do, or think about this?
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Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2016-10-31 22:21
The only thing I've ever heard about it has to do with blowing food particles into the clarinet (same for sugary drinks). I know a trumpet player who brushes his teeth before putting his instrument to his lips at the beginning of a rehearsal or concert, also to avoid blowing anything harmful into the instrument.
Karl
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Author: derf5585
Date: 2016-10-31 22:30
I brush before playing so my clarinet does not smell like garlic
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-10-31 22:47
I was told recently the wait an hour after eating before going swimming or bathing thing was a myth and there's no scientific reasoning behind it. But it has been proven using a pill camera by a doctor on a BBC documentary that any strenuous exercise immediately after eating (such as going out for a brisk walk after a big meal) will slow down digestion and the best thing to do after any meal is to have a good rest which helps with digestion. I don't think it causes muscle cramps (which is why you should stretch before doing any exercise) if you do any kind of physical exercise after a meal, but you'll still feel full for longer.
I often do gigs right after eating as there's usually not much time between rehearsals and gigs or have been fed during sets and have never suffered as a result. But have a drink or brush your teeth before playing so you don't get any bits of food contaminating or compromising your set-up.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2016-10-31 23:25
Chris P wrote:
> but you'll still feel
> full for longer.
>
This is a bad thing??
Karl
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-10-31 23:27
You might get indigestion or heartburn when you're sleeping.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2016-11-01 01:12
Chris P wrote:
> You might get indigestion or heartburn when you're sleeping.
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There are pills for that.
Karl
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2016-11-01 02:02
> But it has been proven (...) that any strenuous exercise immediately
> after eating (such as going out for a brisk walk after a big meal) will
> slow down digestion and the best thing to do after any meal is to
> have a good rest which helps with digestion.
They should have told that to our drill sergeant back in my (mandatory) army days...
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Ben
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Author: Agomongo
Date: 2016-11-01 08:10
Well if you drank soda wait 45 minutes before you brush your teeth. When the acid from the soda and the properties of the toothpaste are mixed it will cause tooth decay. Though usually I eat then (roughly) rinse my mouth with water then start playing. I've never blown anything into my horn.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-11-01 16:18
If you drink any kind of fizzy pop, then don't play immediately as burping whilst playing will increase the CO2 levels causing your pitch to dramatically drop. Have a good burp first.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Sean.Perrin
Date: 2016-11-07 07:07
I used to worry about this/try not to eat before playing but I'm too busy these days.
I'll at least rinse my mouth and/or use mouthwash or brush my teeth, of course. But I simply don't have time to schedule my playing around eating. If it matters/affects anything... that's life! You gotta eat!
This would make an interesting podcast subject though... I wonder if any research on this has been done?
Founder and host of the Clarineat Podcast: http://www.clarineat.com
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Author: Mojo
Date: 2016-11-07 17:32
You salivate more for 20 min or so if you have eaten something. Could be helpful if you get performance dry mouth. Just rinse well before playing.
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