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Author: Jessica
Date: 2003-03-29 00:38
Hello!
When I play my flute I play notes and I keep running out of breath. ( I know this sounds stupid but I just do.) I would like to know how to not run out of breath that fast.
-Jessica
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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2003-03-29 01:40
Practice controlled breathing? what is that one might ask...
Well do this:
1.blow out of your mouth as if trying to fog up a window (haaa). What you should feel is a quick expulsion of the majority of your air.
2. Now, try focussing that air into a single narrow stream, and blow it into your hand. You should feel it "flow" off of your hand. You will notice that this one will last longer.
The second one involves controlled breathing, because it focusses (controls) the air leaving your body. Also instead of just "emptying your lungs" trying pushing the air out right from the pit of your stomach, as if emptying a tube of toothpaste. Squeeze those abs! This will put the most pressure on the air coming out, and, the higher pressure of air coming out, the better (and longer!) the tone.
D-oboe
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Author: Donna
Date: 2003-04-29 19:18
Here's a great technique I use with my students, especially on flute:
Hold a piece of paper in your hand and extend your arm fully in front of you. Pierce your lips like you would to blow into your flute and take a deep breath from your diaphram. Blow evenly towards the center of the paper. It should blow away from you, but not waver from side to side.
If you aren't sure you are breathing from your diaphram, put your other hand on your stomach. It should go out with each breath, not your chest.
The more you do this, the more controlled and extended your breathing will become. Good luck!
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Author: Rowen
Date: 2003-08-01 15:00
just kepp practicing whole notes for some pierod of time and it will come nauturelly.
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Author: kira
Date: 2004-01-28 04:55
hi jessica i have been playing my flute for almost 9 yrs and i had the same problem when i started all u have to do is practise when u look at a peice of music find the phares and at the end of a pharse take a big breath and just do this little excersise that my music teacher tought me get a peice of paper and place it on a window of a wall hold the paper take a deep breath and at the same time take ur hand away and blow on the paper and try to keep it up in the one spot the more times u do this the better ur lungs become and u can play for a longer time i know it dosent soud like much but in time it helps a lot. cya from kira P.s i hope it helps
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Author: Nick martin
Date: 2004-05-01 02:41
Is anyone familiar with Melody Flutes, Are they still in
business ? If so does anyone know how to get it touch with
them. I've tried Laural, Maryland as stated on my Flute
but got nowhere....Help if you can.
Thank You....Nick
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