[Trombone-l] Altitude vs Lung Capacity?

[Galen Zinn]

I grew up in the Denver area, went to school at CU Boulder, attended that
ITF in Boulder too. I never had a problem with tenor trombone, but wow, a
big TruBore Bass with a Doug Yeo Yamaha Signature mouthpiece at over 6225
elevation (Lake Tahoe). What a futile reawakening. I'm looking for anything
that will increase the capacity, even at 85.3 feet (26 M) above sealevel.
GRiZ


On 12/11/08 12:18 PM, "David W. Buckley" <davebuckley at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> Actually at higher altitudes your body will compensate for the lower amount
> of oxygen in the air by increasing the oxygen carrying capacity of your
> blood. This is why after a period of adjustment you will feel fine with an
> adequate amount of breath and no headache. When you return to a lower
> altitude the increased oxygen in your blood allows you to do a greater
> amouint of work. This is why athletes train at high altitude.
> 
> I came home from the ITF at Boulder a few years ago feeling as though I had
> made a significant improvement in my playing. Unfortunately it only lasted
> for about a week.
> 
> So yes practicing at high altitude will help but it won't last.
> 
> Dave Buckley.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Pliskin" <daniel_pliskin at hotmail.com>
> To: <s76lewis at bellsouth.net>; <grzinn at astound.net>; "bone bone"
> <trombone-l at samford.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Altitude vs Lung Capacity?
> 
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I used to do a lot of high-altitude skiing, in The Rockies.  Normally, my
>> rule of thumb is that if you lose your breath up high, you'll just need to
>> ski, out of breath, down to 9000 feet, where you'll be able to catch your
>> breath again.
>> 
>> But one year the altitude was getting to me so bad that I needed to take a
>> nap at the top lodge, at 11000 feet.  After that, about an hour of sleep,
>> the altitude didn't bother me at all.
>> 
>> As for the air at higher altitudes, yes, there's less oxygen.  But there's
>> also less air, because it's at lower pressure.  On the other hand, there's
>> also lower pressure everywhere else, including inside the trombone.  With
>> less air pressure, it may be harder to play as loud, but I can't see how
>> higher altitude might effect anything else.
>> 
>> DanP
>> 
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