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The director of a masterclass I took at Morehead once made us do a
simple deep breathing excercise, that even feels good to do anytime
just to clear your head...Here's how it goes:
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1. Exhale fully to clear your lungs of air that should normally
be in there.
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2. Inhale about half your lung capacity.
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3. Inhale your full lung capacity.
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4. Inhale a little bit more until you feel like you'll bust (trust
me, it can be done)
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5. Slowly exhale, keeping a steady airstream, using your
normal flute embouchure. **If you have a friend poke you in
the stomach with a pencil (eraser side! no injuries please!)
you should be able to push the pencil back towards them**
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So, this exercise is to improve breath support so that when you
play a piece of music as a solo, or even in band or orchestra,
the sound doesn't lose intensity or pitch. I have found this
exercise extremely good to do.
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Always sit up and play like you mean it! That will
improve your sound and make it easier to breathe.
Imagine that your windpipe is just a large hollow
tube that you have to push the air through. Keep
it open...imagine that you are yawning.
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