Circular breathing - Instruments having circular breathing as an integral part of their technique

Circular breathing is a special technique utilized by players of some wind instruments used to produce a continuous tone without break, accomplished by the use of the cheeks as a reservoir of air while breathing through the nose rather than the mouth. The technique is used extensively in the playing of the Australian didgeridoo and the Sardinian launeddas, as well as many traditional oboes and flutes of Asia and the Middle East. A few jazz and classical w ...

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The following steps can be used to learn the first steps of circular breathing: Fill the cheeks with air. Breathe in and out through the nose. While the cheeks are still filled with air, slowly squeeze out the air by pushing the cheeks with the fingers. Keep breathing through the nose. In a similar fashion, try to slowly squeeze out the air without the fingers, using only the chee ...

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Circular breathing, Circular breathing - Rehearsing circular breathing, Circular breathing - Instruments having circular breathing as an integral part of their technique

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The following steps can be used to learn the first steps of circular breathing: Fill your cheeks with air. Breathe in and out through your nose. While your cheeks are still filled with air, slowly squeeze out the air by pushing the cheeks by your fingers. Keep breathing through your nose. In a similar fashion, try to slowly squeeze out the air without your fingers using your cheek muscles o ...

See also:

Circular breathing, Circular breathing - Rehearsing circular breathing, Circular breathing - Instruments having circular breathing as an integral part of their technique

Read more here: » Circular breathing: Encyclopedia II - Circular breathing - Rehearsing circular breathing