Re: breathing control

[Steve Price <sprice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 9 Feb 1995, Mike Curtis wrote:

> 
> Question: how many harp players depend on their noses being clear and 
> have trouble playing with a head cold?  How many carry nasal spray or 
> other nasal decongestants with their kits?
> 

I have trouble, and I'm probably not as quite as good.  Typically, other 
people don't notice (among those who've heard me straight), but I notice 
a difference.  I don't carry that stuff in the kit.  I'm more worried 
about blowing stuff out my nose in front of people than I am my 
performance, so I do blow my nose between songs.  If I'm totally clogged 
I suppose I have a lot of problems.  But if I can get just a little air, 
the tiniest amount is all I need.  

All Mike's advice doesn't seem to apply to me.  I've been playing since I 
was five, and I push myself to do increasingly challenging solos (not on 
every single song all night long), and I end up panting after some of my 
toughest songs, but I don't feel as I'm doing it like I'm going to die, 
or that I'm short of air.  
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