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Re: Endurance issues?

Author: Simonsky
Date: 2015-09-10 15:33

Sweating can be caused buy excessive effort which then translates into anxiety which leads to tension in the arms and hands. The more anxious and frustrated you get (oboes IS frustrating at times) the more you get into a vicious cycle.

get some advice about modifying reeds and how to scrape different areas to help loosen things up without thinning the tone too much. i think getting the breathing better, as others have said is a good thing - often teachers don't do enough work on this aspect.

I find playing long notes with a variety of hairpin dynamics helps rather than blasting through digitally active etudes all the time.

ekbainousi@gmail.com

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