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 Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:16 am
i usually have spit right before the impact in the ballad, but i don't know when to empty my spit valve when there are ia judges walking around on the field???
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:52 pm
you spit right when the judge is directly in front of you so that you get them soaked. at least that's what i would do.
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:09 pm
Euphoniumplayer you spit right when the judge is directly in front of you so that you get them soaked. at least that's what i would do. that sounds awesome, too bad today at my home show judges didn't go near me, the closest one got to me was when he was chekin out the plum that fell off a snare's aussie.
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:58 pm
too bad he didn't. when i was a freshman i was told to run into a judge if he's in your way because it's his fault and he'll probably think of that as a positive because you're focused on the show and not him. plus my section leader said he'd buy me a pizza if i did, unfortunately i never got the chance. we used to march with Aussie's with dark blue peacock feathers but then we switched to chrome domes, which i hate because they are lame.
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:49 pm
selkie_chick i usually have spit right before the impact in the ballad, but i don't know when to empty my spit valve when there are ia judges walking around on the field??? I wish I knew, cause halfway through my show I've got spit running down my chin and my shirt. Hah..
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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:12 pm
i do it between songs trying hard to be to noticable
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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:15 pm
I always did it during a frantic part when everyone's moving so that the judges wouldn't notice my arm reaching out to the spit valve and so that my lost sound wouldn't be noticed.
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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:19 pm
Unfortunately, I'm a woodwind, so I have no such helpful advice, but it's better than us, when we have spit running.
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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 6:10 pm
i just fake a cough, and spit, no one has caught me
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:15 pm
In my band, you just don't. Everyone tries to get all their spit out before we compete, but you know, you'll always forgot one day and you'll have a inner spaz attack when it happens. That did actually happen to me and I just went on playing (but not very loud) . . .
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:11 am
I'm a woodwind, but from what I've heard from brass players and just plain old common sense, you're supposed to try and empty the spit valve during a rest, a visual (preferably one that involves bending your head), or when you're facing backfield. If possible, do it when all three conditions are met.
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:32 am
Psh. Try playing at Carrier Dome. They have an unbelieveably high box. Empty your spit when the guard does something distractiong and you don't have your horn up. What do you play anyways? It kinda helps.
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:33 am
And if a judge is in your path, run them down. Don't attempt to go around, it will only hurt your performance.
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:51 pm
I never had a lot of spit because I get so intensely into the show right before we go on that my mouth dries right up. So by the end of the show it's not too bad for me.
But I play tenor sax, and in our band when the saxes aren't playing, we keep the instruments in a horizontal position. So I just press all the sidekeys a few times when that happens and usually a few drops fall out.
I don't know what to say about brass. :s
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:16 pm
As gross as this sounds, we are trained to take one deep breathe in, suck in all the spit, and swallow :/ its absolutely disgusting when you say it but in reality its just pure water thats been condensing, and when you got one shot to please the judges, sometimes swallowing the spit is your only option. I've been there, done that.
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