As a singer, I find breathing very important; as a lute player, I find not breathing very important. Why this is, I don't know, but it definitely affects my accuracy.
dt >On Sep 28, 2008, at 12:53 AM, damian dlugolecki wrote: > >> Regular breathing is essential to maintaining composure while >>playing; >> but I wonder if some of you might think about breathing in more >>detail >> when learning a piece. Do you breathe differently when playing a >> Courante than an un-measured prelude? > > >A wonderful insight. I think the essential thing about breathing is >the link with phrasing. All the greats keep telling us to sing. Must >be something to it. > >There are other things we tend to ignore that can really help, like >plotting the course of the left hand thumb when you are working out >fingerings. Not to mention just being aware of the whole body and >where tensions are. > >Ed Durbrow >Saitama, Japan >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
