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 Re: Oboe and Health issues
Author: WoodwindOz 
Date:   2011-04-20 13:41

As a flute player first, as Jeltsin says, I often find myself taking in too much air. While this is great for long phrases, it also means WAY too much CO2 to have to get rid of!

I use a combination of 'backwards breathing', as Mary puts it, which I often find useful in band, and the Gekeler idea of spacing out the inhaling and exhaling. I find if I have specifically notated this (I use a 'V' for in and a 'O' for out) it isn't distracting. Flute playing has helped a little in this regard, as we use so much air, we are used to specifically practising the breathing spots, or else we simply can't complete the phrase nicely.

Certainly the exhaling has helped the lightheadedness I first experienced, as well as realising that a good tone is not so much about the hardness of your reed - a free-flowing reed has so many more benefits.

There is a choir warm-up we used at school that I am currently using with my flute students who do not take in enough air - I believe it strengthens the diaphragm. Inhale over a period of 4 counts, hold for 4 counts. Repeat twice WITHOUT exhaling first - you will be amazed at the amount of extra air you are able to squeeze in. After you have recovered from this process, try the whole thing in reverse (exhaling). It is amazing just how much 'waste' air we subconsciously hold in.

I find this one of the more challenging parts of playing oboe compared to other instruments - good luck!

Rachel
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