http://downpressup.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/breathing-gym/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:05:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://downpressup.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/breathing-gym/#comment-33 Cary Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:24:48 +0000 http://downpressup.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-33 Go Breathing Gym! I teach in a smallish rehearsal room, with low ceilings. My students learn every day to make a small sound, and then are shocked when we get into the auditorium a week before the concert to find that they don't fill the performance space like they did the classroom. The more breathing exercises we do in class, the better prepared they are for the switch to the big space. I am seriously considering adding the Breathing Gym to my school's Band curriculum. Go Breathing Gym! I teach in a smallish rehearsal room, with low ceilings. My students learn every day to make a small sound, and then are shocked when we get into the auditorium a week before the concert to find that they don’t fill the performance space like they did the classroom. The more breathing exercises we do in class, the better prepared they are for the switch to the big space. I am seriously considering adding the Breathing Gym to my school’s Band curriculum.

]]> http://downpressup.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/breathing-gym/#comment-32 Glenda Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:59:10 +0000 http://downpressup.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-32 OMG...The Breathing Gym is the greatest thing ever! When I went to grad school (ABC- American Band College in Ashland, Oregon), Patrick Sheridan and Sam Pilafian were there a few different times. I really don't think I could appreciate The Breathing Gym without having learned the techniques from them. I took a two-day seminar all on The Breathing Gym, and we spent most of the time learning and doing the exercises. If you could see what these guys could do your jaw would hit the floor. Simply amazing. I highly, highly recommend it. Pat and Sam also are very good about answering emails, so if you have any questions you could easily ask them. OMG…The Breathing Gym is the greatest thing ever! When I went to grad school (ABC- American Band College in Ashland, Oregon), Patrick Sheridan and Sam Pilafian were there a few different times. I really don’t think I could appreciate The Breathing Gym without having learned the techniques from them. I took a two-day seminar all on The Breathing Gym, and we spent most of the time learning and doing the exercises. If you could see what these guys could do your jaw would hit the floor. Simply amazing. I highly, highly recommend it. Pat and Sam also are very good about answering emails, so if you have any questions you could easily ask them.

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