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Thursday, October 10, 2013
Paul Edmund-Davies on Breathing
Paul Edmund-Davies says, "If you have air, you have a voice." What
exactly does this mean? Well, breathing properly is critical when
playing a wind instrument, and Mr. Edmund-Davies elaborates on this in
the video lesson below. He says that it is important to understand the
workings of the lungs and how to control air. He discusses "types of
breaths" that he has observed over the years and compares the "shallow
breath" with the much more substantial "diagonal breath." Musical
examples featured in the lesson include Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Mozart's Flute Concerto No.1 in G Major, K.313, and Bach's Flute Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056.
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