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Blowing and Breathing Silmultaneosuly

Author: aska5
Date: 2006-05-07 11:18

Hi! I know this is might be a rather weird topic, but I've heard that you can blow and breathe at the same time (clarinet + saxophone). Is this possible, and if so, how? Your replies are appreciated.

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Re: Blowing and Breathing Silmultaneosuly

Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2006-05-07 14:37

Yes, it is. It's a relatively common extended technique called circular breathing. See http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Study/CircularBreathing.html for an article by Bob Spring.

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Re: Blowing and Breathing Silmultaneosuly

Author: aska5
Date: 2006-05-08 09:14

Thanks! I'm starting to practice it, and I'm sure that it will be a great help for me!

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Re: Blowing and Breathing Silmultaneosuly

Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2006-05-08 19:54

I'd advise you to try circular breathing on the smallest instrument possible at first, unless you want to expire (pun intended) from hypoxia by trying it on, say, bari sax. But, hey, it's your life!

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Re: Blowing and Breathing Silmultaneosuly

Author: aska5
Date: 2006-05-09 09:37

Thanks for telling me this! I play clarinet, alto sax, and bari sax so I guess I'll try it on the alto sax and clarinet.

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Re: Blowing and Breathing Simultaneously

Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2006-05-13 03:59

I find it easiest on a large instrument, diggeridoo, simply because the characteristic pulsing sound is actually provided by the change-overs in the circular breathing. Smooth change-overs are not necessary, as they need to be with orchestral instruments.

Practise initially on the long straight vacuum cleaner tube. :-)

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Re: Blowing and Breathing Simultaneously

Author: Markus Wenninger
Date: 2006-05-18 18:25

Absolutely, yes, vacuum cleaner tube is a must - doesn´t crack, doesn´t react to temperature changes, doesn´t chip or break. Only disadvantage: There´ll be an ugly circle of discoloured skin/flesh around your lips, like a bruise. [grin]

The didge is a perfectly suitable instrument to learn the posttonal must-have techniques of circular breathing, singing-with-playing and even rapping one´s fingers on the instrument.
Markus

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Re: Blowing and Breathing Silmultaneosuly

Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-05-26 10:26

Circular breathing is best on any instrument that has a high breath resistance - oboe and cor anglais are both excellent in this respect to do circular breathing on.

I still can't do it on clarinet or sax though.

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