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Did you know that playing wind instruments increases eye pressure?? O_O
Yeah
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nope
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umm..okay..*walks away nervously*
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Shokai

PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:53 pm


I am sure there are a lot of wind instrument players here in the guild. I just picked up a wind instrument and trust me...it requires A LOT if not TONS of breath (well like many wind instruments) and I have to keep changing breath pressure constantly.

Are there any excersises you can advice?

I practiced today for who knows who long. While playing everything was fine but when I stopped I felt lightheaded, dizzy, weak, unable to walk sweatdrop

Thanks
PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:18 am


That happens all the time...though I think you may have taken the practicing a little too far. The point where you can need to put down your instrument is when you feel even a bit dizzy or light headed. Believe me, continue after these warning signs and you might find yourself passed out. As for the breathing exercises, try breathing in and out for a set amount of beats, and gradually increasing the number of beats. e.g. in-two-three-four out-two-three-four, and then, maybe a day or two later, increase it by one beat, so in-two-three-four-five out-two-three-four-five etc. I recommend not to go past ten, as this might be a health hazard. I don't really know anymore breathing exercises, as I'm not really a wind instrument person, I only play recorder and occasionally sing. sweatdrop

winter.fantasy

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Shokai

PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:06 am


Thank you very much! We are practically on the same boat here.
PostPosted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:14 am


That's ok, you're welcome.

winter.fantasy

Invisible Shapeshifter


LT. Riza-Hawkeye

PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:03 am


Shokai
I am sure there are a lot of wind instrument players here in the guild. I just picked up a wind instrument and trust me...it requires A LOT if not TONS of breath (well like many wind instruments) and I have to keep changing breath pressure constantly.

Are there any excersises you can advice?

I practiced today for who knows who long. While playing everything was fine but when I stopped I felt lightheaded, dizzy, weak, unable to walk sweatdrop

Thanks


what are you playing?
okay, all i play (exept mallets and piano) is wind instruments.
and it actualy is better to play as much as you can when your starting, just make sure you dont fall over. * I did that when i started flute*

what you do is you stand up strait, take as deep a breath as you can, hold it for as long as you can, then let it out slowly, for as long as you can.
it sounds stupid, but it helps alot.

also, try standing when you play.
sitting down makes it harder to breath, believe it or not. when you get more experienced, it's good to sit down, just because you'll probably be preforming that way, *if you chuse to preform*

hehe.
your predicament reminds me of when i started marching trombone.
*if your playing a woodwind, imagine blowing 10 times more air, to get a sound. that's Brass*
i ended up marching it, and it was really hard. i almost passed out at practice.

It's really cool when you get to the point where you can breath while your playing. I can only do that on flute though.

Good luck.
PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:40 pm


Thank you so much. I really want to get back to playing my instrument but sometimes I feel that I am not in the mood because I am learning to play this other instrument.

Shokai

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