Re: [Harp-L] Dry mouth on fast tunes - remedies?

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I play lots of fiddle tunes and have never experienced this. I also do
lots of vocals and long ago learned to eat fresh fruit 2-3 hours before
a gig. The fruit helps hydrate the body in a way that copious amounts of
water can't.

Bobby 


Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> 
> When playing fast fiddle tunes I get dry mouth, and I'm wondering if
> anyone has proposed solutions.
> 
> These kinds of  tunes tend to be wall-to-wall 8th notes that go about
> 400 notes per minute. 
> 
> There is no time to take a drink of water or any other beverage. There
> isn't even time to lick my lips.
> 
> I'm wondering if anyone knows a way to salivate at will, for instance,
> perhaps through auto-suggestion.
> 
> Or perhaps there are subtle ways to do something with the mouth,
> tongue, or instrument, that make wind drying less likely.
> 
> I'm sure the situation of being out front as a soloist and experiencing
> a surge of fight-or-flight adrenaline doesn't help, and maybe some kind
> of meditation to deal with that might also help.
> 
> All suggestions welcome, with noted exceptions.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Winslow
> 
> 
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