| Hi Dave,
After "confirming" my self-correction while practicing today, I thought that I would tell you what I had done. I was able to "double" my air capacity/delivery by:
Allowing my abdominal muscles to be relaxed when filling from the bottom up. From a side view, you would think that I had gained weight. But, the increased ability to fill the lungs was significant. Then, after the lungs are filled, the abdominal muscles can be properly used to "speed up' the air flow. The analysis by Scott Englebright (of water in a hose) is right on the money!
After breathing this way for two days, it is starting to become "automatic". My "abs" actually feel like I have been doing "crunches". Notes above the staff are as rich and full as those in the staff. Also, endurance improves dramatically because the air is doing the work and not the embouchure (lips).
I had read this all before, but your post made me re-think it and apply it. I'm glad I did.
Thanks! All the best. |