| Trumpet: | 1218 |
| Trombone: | 336 |
| Alto Sax: | 236 |
| Tenor Sax: | 120 |
| Baritone Sax: | 16 |
| Other horns: | 4 |
| Author | Message | |
|---|---|---|
|
sock
User |
Posted: 2006-12-23 20:13 CEST | |
|
so yeah, i smoke (and have been for about a year now). i play trombone, and was wondering if anyone knew if it could affect my playing at all? i know my lung capacity has gone to shit already, but i was wondering if there were any other smokers out there who knew what i was talkin' about |
||
| Web Mail | ||
|
marty
Moderator |
Posted: 2006-12-24 00:37 CEST | |
|
I smoke pot fairly regularly and I have noticed some slight differences in my breathing. However, I know many excellent trumpet players that smoke like chimneys but can blow you off your feet. If you do some exersize, you should be cool. There's also an exersize you can do to expand your lung capacity. I'll post it in a different thread. |
||
|
TrombonistDon
User |
Posted: 2006-12-24 02:58 CEST | |
|
Ummmmmmmmmm I don't know that it has any immediate affects, but I can't imagine it wouldn't be bad for your playing long term. 
|
||
|
Reid
User |
Posted: 2006-12-26 06:54 CEST | |
|
I really can't imagine it does much. I haven't really noticed any difference, from pot or otherwise. Besides, so many great horn players were smokers -- Charlie Parker, for instance. I think Miles was too. I mean, its probably not good. But I can't imagine its terribly detrimental. |
||
|
RCT2head
User |
Posted: 2006-12-30 20:17 CEST | |
| i would have no real idea... but i'm guessin it's just whoever's reaction to it... like there's a dude who dies really early, and then there's the dude who died really old | ||
|
hornyjarmez
User |
Posted: 2007-01-26 14:39 CEST | |
I discovered that if you smoke you need to practice for a long amount of time to fight the damage that the tar does to your lungs. My lecturer is a sax player and he smokes but because he practices so much it has no effect on his playing 
|
||
| Web Mail | ||