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Re: chest breathing and hyperventilation in the upper register

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-04-17 13:36

I took a quick look at what hyperventilation entails and I believe that just maintaining deep, deliberate breaths would be key. Playing in the upper registers is facilitated by focusing the air more, or rather, creating a bit more air pressure in the aural cavity. Also using a bit more "energy" in the embouchure is part of it. I like to tell students that we always walk a tightrope between the amount of air we use and the control used in the embouchure to create the best sound in the moment.

Perhaps you begin mistakenly taking more breaths to compensate for these adjustments, but there should be no adjustment in how you breath amongst registers. The only situation I can imagine where you may come to such a line in breathing would be during extended periods of playing as loud as humanly possible. But this is usually precluded by good ensemble playing and the usual practices of sensitive, musical performance.

......................Paul Aviles

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