In one of the many books I have read dealing with performance anxiety....an idea that worked for me was to accept that you were going to have dry mouth, so how can you figure out how to play through it? The suggestion was to recreate the symptom in your practice...maybe that means running up and down the stairs multiple times until your mouth is dry (not too mention heart racing!) then pick up your horn and play as if you were performing.
Barry Green's "The Inner Game of Music" is a very worthwhile read > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:53:50 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Dry Mouth > > Hi, Damon. See you soon. Have you tried any of Don Greene's books? I'm > finding them helpful. > > Bruce Clausen > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Damon Kirk" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 2:36 PM > Subject: [Hornlist] Dry Mouth > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > (Forgive me if this subject has been addressed before, but I didn't find > > anything in a cursory search of the archives.) > > > > Through the years, I've learned to control most of the side effects of > > performance anxiety. As we say in Toastmasters, I've learned to make the > > butterflies in my stomach fly in formation. But dry mouth continues to > > plague me in the most stressful situations--auditions and concerto > > performances. I've tried drinking gallons of water, sucking on lemons, > > Gatorade, and meditation, but I haven't found a reliable cure. I may try > > beta blockers, but before I do, I want to know what has worked for list > > members. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Damon Kirk > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > post: [email protected] > > unsubscribe or set options at > > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/bclausen%40dc.rr.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/sheila.mceown%40sympatico.ca _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
