I doubt it. I played the Trumpet in my teens because I ALWAYS wanted to play the trumpet. After somewhere between 6 months and a year I was unable to play for more than 20 minutes before my lips got so sore that I could not blow a note, even when I was taking my lessons. My teacher, who had played with some of the big bands told me I was unlikely to find a solution and I quit playing the Trumpet. I pretty much find the same thing happening on the Harp. I hear of harp players complaining about having so much saliva in their harps. I never get ANY. I have to continually lick my lips, and if I play more than 20 minutes (which I tend to do) I find that my lips are ‘puffy’ and sore. Usually if I play over 20 minutes, I am not able to play the next day. So, I try to play 3 or 4 times a day for 5-10 minutes. It seems like after about a 5 minute warm-up I am not so bad on my bends, but after 10 minutes I can barely bend at all. I am trying like crazy to slowly increase the time I can play, and I am using a LOT of Chap Stick or Vaseline.
I have never had an allergy to anything in my entire life…I also notice that if I play my lowC (LO) harp, my lips get sore much quicker. ??More vibration??
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