plastic allergy
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nafmeadminHi All, I am a third year teacher, first year band teacher at a middle school. Trying to make the switch from choir to band!
I have a very promising clarinet student, but she is dealing with a plastic allergy with her mouthpiece. Are there any affordable fixes for this? It seems reed allergies are the most common as I try to research this, but in her case I don’t think changing reeds will help.
Any ideas will be appreciated, thank you!
nafmeadminHi Susan,
Plastic allergies can be caused by many things. I am an allergic person and play the clarinet so here are a few ideas. Check with your student to see what kind of soap/disinfectant she is using to clean her mouthpiece and what kind of lip balm or lotions she uses. This might be irritating her lips even if she didn’t have an allergy to them in the past. Many allergic people coat jewelry with clear fingernail polish to act as a barrier. She should try this on an inexpensive mouthpiece if her mouthpiece is pricey. Don’t coat the mouthpiece on the inside.
The other solution would be a crystal mouthpiece. They are made of glass so they can be fragile but it might be the best solution! Good luck! And welcome to the band world!
Ellen Kirkbride
Director of Bands
Flowing Wells High School Tucson
NAfME: Western Division Immediate Past President
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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