[TPIN] Sweat and Tone Production

[Xylo Acevedo]

I've had similar issues and got some advice from our TPIN colleagues and 
others.

-some player's chops  swell in hot humid conditions so the chops can be 
disadvantaged at the outset.
-drink lots of water to stay hydrated (sweating can dry out your lips and 
lead to swelling from the increased effort required to stimulate a buzz in 
dry lips)
-Eat salty food beforehand or drink a sports drink like Gatorade to help 
retain water.
-The mouthpiece may move around more because of the increased moisture on 
the lip's surface area from sweat, so a plastic or polycarbonate rim may 
help keep the mouthpiece from moving. (swelling could result from the 
increased effort of dealing with the mouthpice moving around the face.)
-bring a small portable fan and position it to cool you down, but not 
interfere with your sound.



Hope this was useful.

Cheers,
Xylo


>From: "Louie Eckhardt" <monetteb2 at charter.net>
>To: "TPIN" <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
>Subject: [TPIN] Sweat and Tone Production
>Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:26:39 -0500
>
>This past Thursday night, my brass quintet had our concert.
>
>The conditions in the hall were awful...it had to be near 90 degrees on the
>stage.
>
>Both the other trumpet player and I were having some tone production
>problems.  Both of us are sure it was due to the fact that we were 
>sweating.
>I had a handkerchief (which I usually have with me when I perform) which I
>used to wipe my lips off periodically, but it still wasn't perfect.
>
>How do you all combat this??
>
>Louie
>
>
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>Louie Eckhardt
>Graduate Teaching Assistant, Trumpet
>Pennsylvania State University
>School: http://www.music.psu.edu/
>Personal: http://www.LouieEckhardt.com
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