hornplayer
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lrw60 said:Netty70 said:Saving the best till last
Did you know you can't talk while inhaling through your nose
(Bet your all sat there trying it......I did lol)
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I wonder...
Hornplayer might be able to put me straight here. A friend of mine taught himself to play the didgereedoo (where's a spell checker when you need one!) He also taught himself to breath in through his nose whilst continually blowing through his mouth, this allows him to play a continuous note. I believe it's called circular breathing. Can people who do circular breathing do what Netty70 said can't be done?
I can indeed help with that one. For a brass player, circular breathing is more of a party trick than a useful tool, although I did know one trumpeter who had such god awful breath control that he turned circular breathing into an art form. It does tend to cause problems in other technical areas though. I've done my fair share of Didg playing though and it is fun to learn.
To answer your question, no. Circular breathing wouldn't make this possible as most of the air "circulation" happens above the vocal chords and order to do it successfully - ie not fall over and die, you need to open your throat and use the muscles in your throat and mouth to keep the air flow constant. I think the air pressure/direction is wrong for vocalising. I can't do it on the horn. I get a slight glitch in the sound when I transfer to using new air - as it were, but I can do it on a trumpet. Something to do with the emboucher - the way your face muscles are set I think.
- My teachers used to tell stories about people using the technique to beat the old style breathalyser tests!
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