Author: nothingisrevealed
Date: 2019-07-30 19:56
Greetings clarinet friends! This is my first post here after lurking for years. I am a 57yo woman who about 4 years ago restarted Bb and bass clarinet after many years away. I have spent the past year really focusing on my embouchure and voicing, which has definitely improved my tone. Now I would like to learn how to breathe through my diaphragm rather than up in my chest.
I have been doing "crunches" that supposedly strengthen the diaphragm, and they are definitely helping with the air speed/air support. But..I still need to master the internal coordination that will help me to subconsciously and continually push air from my diaphragm, rather than having to manually think about it and then pushing the air. (unless it really is as simple as thinking about it and then doing it? if yes, please tell me that.)
A friend suggested Alexander Technique lessons, but they are $60 an hour and the instructor recommends 10 lessons to learn the overall technique. The instructor does not teach "mini courses" focusing on just air support, but rather teaches the entire AT curriculum.
Do you know of any free/lower cost resources, tips/techniques/whatever that will help me learn to automatically breathe from my diaphragm?
I'd also like to thank the site admins of woodwind.org and the clarinet BBoard in particular for providing this forum, which is invaluable for non-professional musicians like me. Thank you!
cheers--kathy
Post Edited (2019-07-30 19:58)
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