A possibility for the "crunching sound" is for the valve to leak that seals the nasal passages from the mouth and throat. If that is the case, she may have to experiment with breathing only through through the mouth while playing or conversely to breathe more through the nose. Find some way to close that valve. It's been done.
I appreciate the job you are doing. Herb Foster ________________________________ From: Leslie the big huge nerd <[email protected]> To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, March 15, 2010 6:07:24 PM Subject: [Hornlist] congestion Greetings listserv, I am a band director in a very small school, so I have the "privilege" of teaching 5-12 band. I get students for eight years, and have really enjoyed it. Anyways, I've got a horn player who has been playing for 3 years, and has great potential. In the past 2 two months, while playing for more than 5 minutes at a time, she complains about a sort of "crunching sound" in her nose, and can't play anymore. Last week, we went to solo contest, so we had her try a decongestant, and it seemed to work. I don't want to give her drugs every time she plays, and it's frustrating both of us to the extreme. Has anyone had these issues? What have you done? Any help is appreciated. Thanks! Leslie Twite 5-12 Instrumental Music Director Adair-Casey CSD Adair, IA _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/herb_foster%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
