Re: Circular Breathing
Actually here is a better excercise . Prepare a glass of water and a straw ,,,,,,,take a breath ...place air in your cheeks,,,,,close your throat ,with the straw and the glass of water blow some bubbles in the water using only "cheek air" ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,do this a few times . Now repeat the water bubbles excercise and as you perform this take a breath through your nose into your lungs and refill them , All that is left to to do is transition from the blowing bubbles with the "cheek air" to the "lung air" without changing the intensity . Refill the cheeks with air and voila . It is called circular because you go from cheek blowing to lung blowing in a vicious circle . Expect problems. Good sax blowing requires a closed pallate in order to produce the high pressure needed for playing the bore of the horn this goes against the circular blowing technique . That is why flute players can do this since they have no need of pressure .Good Luck
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