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Some professionals like to think of filling up with air and then 
basically letting go.  The air will come out all by itself.  We don’t 
have to force it. 

 

The turnaround between the inhalation and exhalation is 
instantaneous – just as it is for normal breathing. One should not 

hold

 the breath before starting to exhale. It should be one 

continuous motion. It’s simply a change of direction.  Imagine being 
on a swing.  Going backward is like the inhalation; going forward is 
the exhalation – and they must flow together smoothly. 

 

 

SECTION

 

3:

 

How

 

the

 

WindMaster

 

Works

 

 

WindMaster Procedure 

1. Position 

WindMaster

 in front of mouth. Hold it as close as you 

like, but 

without

 touching the pegs to your lips.

 

Be sure pegs are 

directly

 in front of mouth so the head will not tilt up or down 

when blowing. 

2. Hold unit level* and with both hands. 

3. Keep body relaxed and loose, but be tall. 

4. Inhale fully, staying relaxed.  Keep the throat open.  Think “oh”. 

Think of filling from the bottom up. 

5. Keep lips relaxed and exhale a gentle, but steady stream of air, 

aiming for the center of each peg (like blowing out candles). 

6. Start at far left and move 

WindMaster

 to the left (like a 

harmonica) as you blow over the pegs. 

 

* Holding the unit level is a good starting point, however, you can make it 

easier by tilting it away from you, or harder by tilting it towards you.  Do 
whatever works best and feels best to you! 

Содержание WindMaster

Страница 1: ...DALLAS BRASS Breathing Apparatus and Method Version 3 0 Michael Levine WindMaster creator...

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Страница 3: ...Touch With Your Natural Breath 7 Staying Relaxed 7 Being Ready to Breathe and Play 8 Inhale to Exhale 8 SECTION 3 How the WindMaster Works 9 WindMaster Procedure 9 The Design 10 Four Important Benefi...

Страница 4: ...ous For all players including professionals the WindMaster will help maximize the natural breathing mechanism thereby increasing the amount of air we use and developing greater breath control Origin o...

Страница 5: ...e keeping that easy relaxed manner Think of filling from the bottom up 3 Sit or stand tall Keep the throat open so the air can flow freely Think oh 4 Young Players The instrument should already be up...

Страница 6: ...endent on the quality of the air you put through it This is not something to be taken for granted It takes awareness and training Great players are great breathers For singers the entire instrument is...

Страница 7: ...at s going on What is misleading to young players is that since we always have some air in our lungs a sound can be made without taking a good breath or any extra breath at all Many young players play...

Страница 8: ...eel your body expand in all directions starting low in the stomach area and moving into the back and upper chest And even with the expansion everything is relaxed the head neck and shoulders in partic...

Страница 9: ...take your breath Bring it up two measures or at least five seconds before the first note if possible Then keep the basic position of the embouchure when taking the breath It is not necessary to open t...

Страница 10: ...WindMaster in front of mouth Hold it as close as you like but without touching the pegs to your lips Be sure pegs are directly in front of mouth so the head will not tilt up or down when blowing 2 Ho...

Страница 11: ...breathing muscles Typically students think of the warm up as getting the embouchure going as well as the fingers slide arm and instrument itself Warming up and stretching the breathing muscles is esse...

Страница 12: ...instrument we just need to breathe more deeply and quickly while staying relaxed The ultimate value of the WindMaster is as an exerciser something to be used on a daily basis I ve seen some students...

Страница 13: ...a WindMaster routine into your program a few ideas to follow An effective way to demonstrate the relaxed breath is to push all the pegs away from the student except the first one Ask the student to si...

Страница 14: ...e body to rebalance itself Continued practice will result in greater breathing endurance Alternate WindMaster with Instrument The WindMaster can certainly be used on its own However it is best to inco...

Страница 15: ...ive to not skip a peg Count the pegs if you skipped one only count the number of pegs up to that point Reset Try again Take note of your level Be systematic If you are getting 7 pegs most times then t...

Страница 16: ...gin with long tones listening for a full clear steady sound Play a scale taking one breath per note as if you were going to blow over the pegs holding each note as long as possible Notice the air fill...

Страница 17: ...ngle breath Possible playoffs for TOP 10 Have incentives for winners Students can also be graded on the results The director should monitor these challenges whenever possible especially so that feedba...

Страница 18: ...lafian Arizona State University formerly Empire Brass who have inspired me for many years watching them breathe and hearing the awesome results Yoga Instructor Michelle Hammarley for helping me apprec...

Страница 19: ...ude the Cincinnati Pops conducted by Erich Kunzel New York Pops conducted by Skitch Henderson and the Philly Pops conducted by Peter Nero The Dallas Brass has performed at Carnegie Hall the John F Ken...

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