Catherine, I'm with Bill and others. Get the surgery done (and done correctly, sounds your oral surgeon is giving you good service), get a note from him/her with specific instructions, and then go to college knowing that you may not be at your best but you will have 3 years to recover from the first one.
Remember also that you are going to be at the bottom of the heap in college. You may be thrown in over your head at first, so let the older students take the lead and learn from them. After being the top dog in my region all during high school my first year in college was an amazing learning experience. I was placed on 2nd horn in the orchestra, a role I had never filled before (I had only been playing in an orchestra for a year before this), and I spent the entire year struggling to keep up with the other 3 who were much more experienced. And I got stuff thrown at me that made my teacher nervous, let alone someone with no low register who was playing Beethoven 7. Take it easy, rebuild, learn, and remember its only 1 year of four. Have fun, find your place, and find your lip. And work with your new teacher to rebuild. In fact, call the college and ask how you can contact him/her now so you can begin discussing your problem. Margaret At 09:41 AM 8/17/2005, Bill Gross wrote:
Nothing more than some philosophical thoughts. If things don't go as well as you desire during the auditions this is your first year of college. You'll have three more to go. You'll have time to recover in the long run. (original post) On Thursday morning I will be undergoing my wisdom teeth extraction. All four will be removed (they are currently impacted). I have a very thin jaw which has lead my oral surgeon to schedule my surgery in a hospital instead of his office because of the very slight risk of it breaking. I will be starting college pursuing horn performance in September and have seating auditions for the year on the 19th. I've been told that I cannot play for 2-3 weeks post -surgery, so that leaves about 2 weeks to get back in shape before the audition. Could anyone give me some advice on the best way to do so? and any tips for recovery would be nice too, as I'm somewhat nervous!
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