Circular breathing is a technique used by players of some wind instruments to produce continuous tones without interruption. This is achieved by breathing in through the nose while pushing the air out of the mouth using the air stored in the cheek.
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History
This technique was developed independently by several cultures, and was used for many traditional wind instruments.
In the thirteenth century, Mongolian metal craftsmen specializing in gold and silver use a circular breathing technique to compose a variety of ornamental and ornamental items. In compiling such items, the craftsman is required to blow continuously to fire through a pipe with a needle-like hole, to make the hard metal melt or soften. From these needs, the craftsmen master the circular breathing cycle as, simultaneously inhale through their noses while blowing without pause. The introduction of circular breathing techniques in the art of ancient windplayers is a prolific invention in the performance technique.
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Usage
It is widely used in playing Eastern zoo, Mongolian limbe, launeddas Sardinia, Egyptian arghul, didgeridoo Australia, as well as many traditional obo and flute of Asia and Middle East. Some jazz and classical wind and brass players also use some form of circular breathing.
Although many professional wind players find very useful circular breathing, some pieces of European orchestra music composed before the 20th century actually require their use. However, the emergence of circular breathing among professional wind players has made it possible to transcribe pieces originally prepared for string instruments to be unperformable on wind instruments without the aid of circular breathing. An noteworthy example of this phenomenon is "Moto Perpetuo", written trumpet by Rafael MÃÆ' Â © ndez from the original violin work by Paganini.
In 1997, the Guinness World Record was set for the longest-held musical notes. Kenny G uses circular breathing to keep the E-flat on the saxophone for 45 minutes and 47 seconds. In February 2000, Vann Burchfield set a new Guinness world record for a circular breathing, holding a record continuously for 47 minutes, 6 seconds, surpassing Kenny G. Mark Atkins's record at Didgeridoo Concerto (1994) playing for more from 50 minutes continuously.
On Sunday, May 14, 2017, Nigerian saxophonist Femi Kuti broke Mark Atkins' record by playing for 51 minutes, 38 seconds; after successfully breaking Kenny G's record the previous week. [1]
Method
Do
The musician took a full breath and began to exhale and blow. When his lungs are almost empty, the last air volume is blown into his mouth, and his cheeks expand with part of this air. Then, while still blowing this last bit of air by pressing the cheek, the musician must fill the lungs by inhaling through the nose before running out of air in the mouth. If done correctly, when the air in the mouth is running out the musician can start exhaling from the lungs once more, ready to repeat the process again. Basically, circular breathing bridges the gap between the breathing with the air stored on the cheek, extra air reserve to play while inhaling through the nose.
Learn
The usual first difficulty is inhaling through the nose while blowing the air stored on the cheeks. For some this may be a big hurdle, for others it is not a problem at all. This technique can be done by holding the finger in front of the thin air flow out of the lips and listening to the sound of the wind.
The next difficulty is to switch between the air of the cheeks and the air of the lung without unwanted jolt and uncontrollable under air pressure; this is achieved by learning to use the cheeks and throat as a shock absorbers system. A very simple method used is to use a thin straw to blow into the surface of a cup of water from above the water surface, and observe the depression generated by airflow on the water surface. The goal is to blow continuously and to switch between the air of the cheeks and the air of the lungs without any change in the depth of this depression or the flow or hole in the water surface.
The traditional method of learning in zurna groups is to have one elder leader leader as a chanting singer and ask young players to hold unchanged "drone tones". Professional groups can play non-stop during the party, and a humming tone can be held for the whole night. This is possible thanks to a disc that may lean on the lips and rest because the muscles of the lips that withstand the opposite air pressure are the ones that are tired first.
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References
Bibliography
External links
- iDIDJ Australia: Australia's Didgeridoo Cultural Hub
- Circular breathing for harmonica
- Learn a circular breathing
- Breathing Circumference - Launeddas
- How to do a circular breathing on saxophone
- Kenny G of the Breathing Lesson on YouTube
- Young women demonstrate circular breathing techniques while playing didgeridoo in Carcassonne France on YouTube in HD
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