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 Re: Oboe and Health issues
Author: cjwright 
Date:   2011-04-19 16:00

Robin gives a list of items that helped him get over his headaches. No doubt it worked for him, but I don't think it's necessary for everyone to use bigger shapes/staples and European scrapes to get over dizzying spells/migraines/fainting. I think the key here is more airflow through the reed, which can be accomplished through balance and different scraping.

I had a girl who used to get really dizzy, so before every lesson I'd take her through a routine of stretching and jumping jacks. That seemed to help get the blood flowing better and warm her up. No doubt Mary the RN could give you better advice, but perhaps a longer warm-up would help.

Also, practice during your long tones inhaling and exhaling. Inhale and play 6 beats, and then exhale (without inhaling again) and play for 4 more beats. Experiment with inhaling only a little and exhaling only a little. I think one of the hardest things to teach a student is that inhaling and exhaling doesn't need to be a "big-bad-wolf" affair, and more often than not, just a whisper in either direction can get you through the next period. I'm playing the 3 Romances right now, and it's critical for me to not only mark my inhales and exhales, but how big and how small my inhales should be.

Blog, An Oboe In Paradise
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