Performing Friday

Welk · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2002 7:05 pm Post subject:

I have a big performenace on friday. Our school are doing a 1h30 concert. I wonder if there is any thing i can do to keep my choop working all the time cause i had my general practice tonigh and after 1h i was demolished...well...maybe not but i started to become sucky..any thing ot do betwwen song?
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_PhilPicc · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2002 7:39 pm Post subject:

Hi Welk,
If you have someone else playing the same chart it's not necessary to play every note. Just a few measures rest here and there helps in the long run. You need to keep the blood circulating.

I find if I have some ice water to soak my chops in it really helps. Don't know why but it does.

HTH (hope this helps):smile Good Luck and let us know,
Phil

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Welk · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2002 7:43 pm Post subject:

Sure ill let you know, and ill bring a bottle of water too!

. But is there any exercise i can do when i have like 8 mesure of silence? to reactivate my chop and lips?
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Cozy · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2002 7:53 pm Post subject:

Flutter your chops. Lightly buzz the lips.

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trickg · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2002 8:55 pm Post subject:

If you aren't the only one on a part, work it out with one of the other players so that you can take turns to lay out for a few bars here or there.

When I was an Army Bandsman and we did a cut-down band job (4 trumpets) we'd have 2 firsts, a second and a third. The two firsts would trade strains since everything pretty much repeats, to make it easier to get through the marches.
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mafields627 · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2002 8:59 pm Post subject:

before the performance, drink a lot of water. it will helf flush the lactic acid build up (the reason muscles cramp when exercises) and it's neccessary for the muscles to rebuild themselves.
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