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Originally Posted by stchasking  f your cheeks are you puffing?
If you are puffing like Dizzy I would suggest you not do it. I think his range suffered and I know my range would suffer if I did it.
Now we look at circular breathing. When I saw Allen Vizzutti do it he lets the upper cheeks, under his eyes, puff out while he inhales through his nose. The puffing "high" is pressurizing his air stream while he reloads his lungs.
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Dizzy didn't puff his cheeks because he had bad technique. He puffed them because he ruined the muscles in that area. It happened to a lot of great players, although his was the most drastic.
Circular breathing is a whole other ball game. You pretty much have to puff your cheeks unless you are really fast at it and can do it with just your tongue.