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Originally Posted by ceptimus
I was worrying about breath control playing my little alto, but now I've watched this guy playing a bass sax I'm not going to worry anymore. He shows that it's possible to keep playing for minutes at a time without ever stopping to take a breath - and that huge sax needs a lot more air then any puny alto!
Colin Stetson performs "Judges" on Q - YouTube |
FYI, I did not see the explination of what he was doing but it appeared that he was "Cycle Breathing" while playing. That is he fills his cheeks (when they are puffed out) and closes the back of his mouth with his tongue and takes a breath, and plays with the air in his mouth and cheeks. then plays normally till the next time he needs to take a breath. It takes a lot of practice to do it smoothly, but if you watch the video you will see his cheeks puff out and then go back to normal. These are the times he is taking a breath.