Re: [Hornlist] Health Care
Hey, I've seen that happen. It was our First chair horn who up and quit, leaving me in his place the rest of the season! - Original Message - From: William Gross william.s.gr...@gmail.com To: The Horn List horn@music.memphis.edu Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Health Care Conductor induced head injuries? Horn players that walk off stage after some particularly stoopid comment from a conductor and beat their head against the wall to gain some relief, thus incurring additional injury? o ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/amegenity%40comcast.net ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Health Care
I once saw a principal oboe (amateur) quit the stage during a performance. It wasn't the conductor's fault really. We were playing some piece I can't remember but which contained a lengthy solo for the principal oboe. As the solo approached and our hero, who had played all the rehearsal I'm told, became noticeably more agitated, we heard the immortal words, I'm not playing that, I'm off and off he went leaving a whole passage of unnacompanied accompaniment. Cheers, Lawrence 2009/8/21 Anne Megenity amegen...@comcast.net Hey, I've seen that happen. It was our First chair horn who up and quit, leaving me in his place the rest of the season! -- Lawrenceyates.co.uk ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Health Care
But what if you develop say TMJ or a breathing disorder as one member who lurks this has, or even dealing with trying to play after suffering a stroke as another member on the list has. We can't look always through rosecolored glasses. We all will grow old and eventually our health will decline. I know that there are hornists in my area that don't have the luxury (at this time) of having health care bennies. Walt Lewis --Original Message-- From: Robert Gibson Sender: horn-bounces+lewhorn9=yahoo@music.memphis.edu To: horn@music.memphis.edu ReplyTo: The Horn List Subject: [Hornlist] Health Care Sent: Aug 20, 2009 2:12 PM This is a Horn Related site not a Health Care free for all!! ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/lewhorn9%40yahoo.com Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Health Care
Hi Robert, Yes this is a horn related site, and unfortunately health care issues sometimes hit us horn pickers much more severely than in any other profession. It takes so little to affect our ability to continue to play at a professional level. Little things that might in no way affect other areas of our life at all. I recently attended the horn workshop held in Ithaca NY where the subject of lip distonia was discussed at length. Difficult to diagnose, almost imposable to cure, and totally career ending. Very little medical information available in the health care profession. Myself... thank goodness I am old enough to retire postural tremors. Does not affect any other aspect of my life. You would not even know there was anything wrong. Took two years to diagnose, and then only by observation. It caused my earlier retirement. I know of another much younger horn picker that this is causing the end of a playing career. Again not much the medical profession can do, and even more important. If it isn't life threatening or really debilitating in other areas of life, there is not a lot you can count on from the medical profession. I do think the subject of health care as such should probably end now, but for you youngsters out there, the subject could be very important someday. In the last ten years I have seen three trombone players in the BPO lose their ability to play because of medical problems. Sorry to go on guys. Flame away. Milton Milton Kicklighter 4th horn BPO retired --- On Thu, 8/20/09, Robert Gibson bobgib...@gmail.com wrote: From: Robert Gibson bobgib...@gmail.com Subject: [Hornlist] Health Care To: horn@music.memphis.edu Date: Thursday, August 20, 2009, 2:12 PM This is a Horn Related site not a Health Care free for all!! ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/kicklighgter%40yahoo.com ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Health Care
Conductor induced head injuries? Horn players that walk off stage after some particularly stoopid comment from a conductor and beat their head against the wall to gain some relief, thus incurring additional injury? o ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Health Care
See, this would be an appropriate use of forum resources. ;-) Conja Joan Crawfordhttp://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/joan_crawford.html - I, Joan Crawford, I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend. On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 20:47, William Gross william.s.gr...@gmail.comwrote: Conductor induced head injuries? Horn players that walk off stage after some particularly stoopid comment from a conductor and beat their head against the wall to gain some relief, thus incurring additional injury? o ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/conja.summerlin%40gmail.com ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
