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Post by Doug on Jun 5, 2016 13:39:31 GMT -5
Breathing spots.
I find I'm much more conscious of when and how to breathe. I find that some songs are hard for me to time my breathing correctly even though there are places to breathe. I think that everyone has a rhythm of breathing and when a song fits your rhythm you don't even think about it and when it doesn't you have to work at breathing in the right place.
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Post by Phil N. Theblank on Jun 5, 2016 18:14:51 GMT -5
You are correct.
A band I played in back in the day got a new trumpet player. So, one night he takes a solo and plays and plays and plays without taking a breath. I ask him about it during our break and he said he had studied circular breathing. He would have enough air in his mouth to sustain a note while inhaling though his nose. Weird
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Post by brucemacneill on Jun 5, 2016 18:21:41 GMT -5
You are correct. A band I played in back in the day got a new trumpet player. So, one night he takes a solo and plays and plays and plays without taking a breath. I ask him about it during our break and he said he had studied circular breathing. He would have enough air in his mouth to sustain a note while inhaling though his nose. Weird I never was any good at it but I tried clarinet in school because "Guitar isn't a band instrument" according to the music teacher. Anyway, that breathing through your nose while exhaling into the horn was one of the tricks I never was any good at. I think it's a common practice of horn players besides Miles Davis who inflated his cheeks like balloons if you ever saw him play. It was pretty gross looking. |
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Post by james on Jun 5, 2016 18:43:20 GMT -5
<Dizzy Gillespie> ?
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Post by brucemacneill on Jun 5, 2016 18:46:52 GMT -5
Maybe it was Dizzy. Checked Youtube, yup Dizzy. Damn memory anyway. Thanks. |
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Post by RickW on Jun 5, 2016 20:01:34 GMT -5
Tower of Power's Lenny Pickett was a great player who used circular breathing. Often used in a blatant way by folks to play a line over and over again until even those who are somewhat clueless to the mechanics of playing, finally go, WTF, and cheer madly. In normal context, pretty useful and wonderful.
I have really noticed my breathing while recording acoustic guitar. Nothing to do with singing. I realize that at certain times I hold my breath, and then do something explosive, which of course ruins my take. I really need to concentrate on continuing to breathe quietly.
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