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| Primary Author: |
Harris, L.
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| Journal Title: |
Lancet
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| Date Published: |
12-Oct-96 |
| Language: |
English
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| Category: |
Anatomical, Physiological & Historical Research
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| Key Words: |
horn performance blood pressure |
| Full Citation: |
Harris, L. R. Horn Playing and Blood Pressure. Lancet 348, no. 9033 (October 12, 1996): 1042. |
| Full Abstract: |
Although this study does not address the long-term effects of horn playing or the effect of performance stress on blood pressures, it offers reassurance that for most individuals blood pressures do not rise while simply playing. Although a few experience a transient rise in the extreme high register, others actually progressively drop their pressure as they play higher. Dimsdale and Nelesen state that a prolonged Valsalva manoeuvre is used to produce high notes, but closing the glottis while playing is not recommended and results in poor tone quality. |
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