How to use Circular Breathing

In this video I talk about circular breathing. This isn't a technique I'm great at because, frankly, I've never really had to use it. But hopefully you get the general principles.
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[@flowergirl1379]

I'm an alto sax player of four years and I'm working on my circular breathing for some exercises in the W. Ferling book. To practice, I've found it helpful to breathe through a straw into a glass of water, so you can see the air going out of your mouth while breathing in and maintaining a constant flow of air.

[@stevstomatoe6456]

how long did this take you to learn? I've heard of it for a while, but never figured it out, or anything

[@sebastiengagne6262]

Maybe it depends of the instrument you are learning on. I play didgeridoo and it took me about a week or so

[@mockman100k]

I haven't tried it, but i bet circular breathing would work excellently on long passages of offbeats for horn

[@michaelshelley1289]

i HAVE to learn this!!!! it is a must!!! i've always wanted to and now you've given me the bump i needed!!!

[@katyrebel18]

I already know how to do it holding anything higher than a concert c is hard for me. I play trumpet.

[@myname-isvincent5683]

Your tutorial was actually the most helpful

[@colelambrix1836]

Is there a different procedure for cleaning/polishing laquered brass instruments as opposed to silver plated? I don't want to do anything that would damage my tuba.

[@ethanlinebarger622]

I've been doing this since 7th grade and it's pretty much second nature by now.

[@meat.]

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[@sceu25]

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[@ethanlinebarger622]

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[@EarthResistanceRecords]

one of the best explication!!!!!!! thank you T

[@bubba_supreme1128]

If you were to do a full run through of the Carnival of Venice, would you say it would be easier to do with circular breathing or “regular” breathing.

[@bom.6658]

Trent, can you show us how you do the warm up you use in the videos

[@guyramsey7183]

Great video this helped a lot with my solo

[@tommymoreno9747]

I am a trombone player that has been playing for about 3 to 4 years. I use a trombone that my aunt used when she was a kid. So it's really old and falling apart. I plan on playing through highschool and maybe college and i am probably going to get a better trombone. My question is should I get a trigger trombone? Is it worth it?

[@alexk.5441]

Hey! I've played for 3 years, and have learned that trigger trombones are really, really helpful. They usually help improve tone, give you access to unreachable notes and generally make the instrument more playable. I'd look for a used Yamaha, maybe a YSL- 448g. My friend has one, and for the price you simply cannot compete with Yamaha's craftsmanship and playability.

[@tommymoreno9747]

+Alex K. Ok, thanks!

[@JoCE2305]

Alex K. Unreachable for you.

[@rafaelpursuesmusic2942]

Yes absolutely

[@leviblock2000]

Hey Trent, I've stumbled upon your videos and there very interesting to me! I play trumpet in our band, we just got done with our contest and judging and one piece we played is called arabesque and is a college piece and we got a 37/40. A professor wants is to play with his college students, this is even more crazy that we are a 9-12th grade band! ps I'm in 9th grade

[@hnry841]

I have tried to do this, but have had trouble with the transition between using my cheeks to using my lungs again, can anyone help me?

[@a_literal_brick]

I am playing liturgical fanfare on tuba, so this will be helpful.

[@MrInitialMan]

It's practically impossible to do this on the recorder,, it seems.

[@jadewolf3094]

really it seems like it would be easy to do it on the recorder

[@MrInitialMan]

There is virtually no air resistance on the recorder, which means breath control is paramount. Any reservoir or air you built out would quickly rush out the recorder.

[@JoCE2305]

MrInitialMan Didmt think of that. It would make horrible noise as all that air flies out.

[@wyattwahlgren8883]

I forget what a semi-quaver is. Is it an eighth note? A sixteenth note? I am American so we use fractions to describe note lengths.

[@martini7547]

16th

[@giladkay3761]

Funny that you asked that in a RUclips comment section rather then just look it up o the internet
Then again here I am talking to a 3 year old comment 😶

[@wesleyrichards8027]

Someone in our local band can do that with an eb bass. Not perfectly but he can do it. This is not something he would use normally.

[@lockedlov9937]

this is so cool

[@tbonetime3568]

I really good example of this is Troy Andrews

[@ginstrch8599]

Why am i here, i play the mayonnaise

[@moistsentientbagel5116]

I play trombone and when I need to play fortissimo I puff my upper lip to play louder with a better sound is this smart to do or is it a bad habit to form in my third year of playing

[@TrentHamilton]

+Brett Roberts There are very few solid rules in brass playing. If this particular technique works for you then I say go for it.

[@pantopia3518]

I'm looking for a piccolo trumpet an I've seen a lot of very cheap (£40-100) on eBay which say from India. Do your cheap instruments work?, I just would play my picc for fun but I play cornet in a band and I'm quite good

[@pantopia3518]

Its Sai musical who made your sousaphone btw

[@mechag4]

Where do you find your Chinese made instruments

[@CalebMaSmith]

That's overpowered

[@JoCE2305]

But I thought you couldn't puff your cheeks on trumpet. Also when I breath in my nose my cheek muscles tighten.

[@tommymoreno9747]

do a reveiw on the p bone

[@cristiancaiola9588]

I can't seem to exhale and inhale at the same time

[@oskarpersson3468]

+Little Jon You don't really exhale and inhale at the same time.
You puff your cheeks to store air in them and then pushes out the air with your cheek muscles. While you push the air out you inhale through your nose, hopefully a good amount of air to keep playing.
Hope this helps.

[@gunsquadsoky7141]

Just keep air in your cheeks and once you blow the air through your cheeks inhale through your nose

[@KyokoKirigirie]

I can do it on the trombone. I haven't tried it on the trumpet yet.

[@Dragontrumpetare]

God, I wish my trumpetteacher told me that was ok, to fill up our checks when playing. They said, it was bad doing that. So darn, I could have been great att circular breathing. lol

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[@grdurrbass8792]

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[@RobertJ21]

1 year later.... 4 dislikes.... hope those 4 breathe well

[@Chris-rz3wq]

so much easier on a trumpet than a horn...

[@BeesKneesBenjamin]

Try circular breathing on a tuba once and you will stop complaining XD

[@rifle2563]

Is that your fake strad Trent ?

[@ricerice8940]

"Circular Breathing" now seems very misleading - knew that it existed, but legitimately thought it was actively breathing in through your nose while exhaling through your mouth, lol

[@WCLAXYT]

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[@mason11198]

I cant figure this out for the life of me! :(

[@Mellow-mq8sf]

if you have a stuffy nose. good luck!

[@ericfourakerjr.-baseball6178]

You need to be a brass teacher

[@emilylaura9336]

Eric Scott hola

[@exploringwithbrodyjw3752]

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