Bob1062 wrote:It might be best if you just recovered without doing anything extra. And maybe had your horn chem cleaned before you play it again
I'll second that. From what I understand about mono, the best thing for you to do is allow your body to recover. It seems it is a fairly significant problem, too. I wouldn't take that chance. There will be time to recover your tuba chops when you're all done. Follow your doctor's order faithfully.
Don't worry about the tuba playing. Your skills aren't going to vanish overnight or even over 3 weeks, so don't worry about it.
If you absolutely feel the need to do something musically productive while you are sick, take the "opportunity" (trying to be a half-full kind of guy here) to do listening, score study, or just plain old reading about music. You should be able to secure necessary materials from that big building on campus that has all the books and stuff in it.
While you might not think that you are getting any real work done during your convalescence, you'll be keeping your musical mind active while not hindering your recovery. If nothing else, it beats weeks of Law and Order reruns.
Bob1062 wrote:It might be best if you just recovered without doing anything extra. And maybe had your horn chem cleaned before you play it again
What he said.
It can get very frustrating not being able to practice or even just play for fun. Man up and take care of yourself first, because mononucleosis is nasty. Get well first, we hope it's sooner than later!
My two cents is one of my basic philosophy advices.
Don't let your short term goals get in the way of your long term goals.
I see this all the time, and fall victim to it myself. We are SO determined to achieve a short term goal (like keeping on playing when we are sick, or getting a better time in today's run than we did in yesterday's run) that we actually work against ourselves in the achievement of our long term goals (like playing better a year from now, or getting a better time in that 10k in two months.)
What they said. Suck it up, take it easy, and wait until you are well. It will work out better in the long run than beating yourself into the ground because you're unhappy you're sick.
