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Old Oct 17 2007, 6:46 PM
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Originally Posted by kievins View Post
Every morning, breathe in deeply and then blow out again. Lots of times. Your playing will increase like hell.
Also do it from the diaphragm as well (inhale and think about your shoulders, your shoulders should not rise with your chest if you are doing it right), it helps with support. Also, try taking in a lot a air, hold it in your diaphragm, and kneel down (standing on both feet), and bend your torso around squeezing the air in your diaphragm while holding your breath. Then try and take in another sip of air, and squeeze it again. It should begin to hurt or strain fairly quickly, not badly, of course, but you can feel your diaphragm working, and that is crucial to solid tone production.
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