Helen Bledsoe | CIRCULAR BREATHING TECHNIQUE FOR THE FLUTE | Ensemble Musikfabrik

[@Juso-kage]

My new goal. I’m young but I wanna learn now, so in the future I’ll be able to do it 👍🏻

[@ThinPicks]

Bit late I know but what a wonderfully informative piece of film. I can just about do this on clarinet and sax but this is a whole new challenge. Many thanks.

[@Flym0m]

This is a great lesson! Ms. Bledsoe is very clear and articulate! Maybe one day I can do it.

[@sunghyoukpark7423]

Wow, this is the best of all I have seen! Thanks!

[@laroseraie8375]

Thank you so much! Very instructive tutorial. And now... let's try.

[@zdenek1113]

Any temporary use of inflated cheeks [facial muscles] during short inhalation means also a temporary loss of enbouchure controls and therefore, limiting use of this approach to the application of circular breathinmg on flute.

[@aureasilvatrio]

Helen, this is a great video! I've never been able to circular breathe in the low register, but now I know it can be done! Miss you!

[@mausimhaus11]

there is a sort of circular breathing you can do while double tonguing. Flutist Patrick Gallios teaches this, it's very difficult to describe without showing, but it can be done.

[@agitandopanuelo]

Thank you so much. Very clear explanation. I play quena and i'm just beginning wtih the circular breathing technique. I can't manage storing the air in the cheeks but instead store it near the throat. I don't know if it is possible to use cheeks with quena's embouchure. May be not. Is it possible to articulate clearly while using this breathing technique ?

[@SieHuntPaulx3]

This is the best tutorial out there! Thank you so much!

[@yamdamn3734]

Hmm I actually didn't practice in my actual flute, rather then that I Whistle, all the song that I might heard by chance, and I find I can almost imitating every kind of song by whistling in its tunes, so when I actually started learning flute I almost face no problem for any breathing techniques, inspite of this, I may yet not use to flute, I'm still learning, I want to ask should I continue with this continuous whistling of mine

[@DedekindMusic]

Thanks Helen, Excellent video.

[@theoldone3485]

Wonderful instruction. I can't wait to get started!

[@yngwieok]

Thank you for sharing.

[@kevinyau5453]

Thank you! Simple and direct with daily practice suggestion. This is a very useful good tutorial.

[@minch333]

I saw the title and I was like, "fuck off as if!" Very happy I found this, thank you.

[@陳信丞-u1k]

Hi! Thanks a lot about yours video. So helpfully about learning CIRCULAR BREATHING!

[@АлександрВасильков-з4о]

I am russian man from VLadivostok ..I play on a flute too ..

[@karina16640]

Thanks Helen for the fantastic tips cheers

[@richellewuthrichedwards6621]

What a great instructional! public forum for advanced instruction... I am super thankful for the help!

[@darleenpryds9030]

Excellent instruction. Thank you so much. Really, thanks.

[@JayfeatherIsEpic]

Must learn to play Nyan cat with this technique. It is very difficult to find places to breathe in that music! XD

[@ahtoshkaa]

Perfect lesson! OMG i want to learn how to do it. Flute is the closest thing to Shakuhachi, so now i know that it is possible!

[@coronelsakura2841]

Very similar to sukiyaki also

[@jacobmoe1675]

Ok, the video can play any second

[@brytanny11]

Can anyone explain to me what 'circular' breathing does exactly? I have had a flute for a while, but never a teacher, hence I am self taught and this is the first I hear of this technique and I am not entirely sure why you would use it? Thanks, Val

[@sarahaspelin7351]

brytanny11 hello! It's 4 years later now but you probably would of found the answer googling it... circular breathing is when you are blowing in and out at the same time

[@XLB1987]

brytanny11 The purpose for circular breathing in regards to using this technique with your wind instruments is to hold a tone or phrase for a prolonged period instead of pausing to take a breath and start over the tone in chopped up sections. Hope that makes sense.

[@2000flute]

Thank you! Very useful lesson helpful &valuable &practical

[@berndschumannsvideos]

Danke!

[@xenofeild983]

When I try this, the air doesn’t come out of my cheeks fast enough to make sound, and if it does, my ombosure gets destroyed! Please help!

[@xenofeild983]

I can do the water trick fine, but when it comes to making sound it just makes air sounds, not notes!!!!!

[@mausimhaus11]

@@xenofeild983 there are several things you can try at this stage: 1) experiment with the angle of the air you are blowing. Maybe the air is going too high or too low. 2) use your tongue to speed up the air. The motion of the tongue is very important in circular breathing which is why 3) make sure your throat (and the base of your tongue) is not too tense.

[@artdoodle4283]

@@mausimhaus11 omg thank u so much for that advice that's exactly what I needed!

[@sound9ful]

Very GOOD Thank You :)

[@crazyweirdmaniac]

thanks!

[@Flutesymphronicspirit]

look hard the curcular breathing maybe without thinking i play last time i did not know that can do fill in air in ur mouth.

[@kj4266]

My throat hurts from the other video

[@ojtibi]

In a nutshell, it's breathing in and out at the same time. You do not need to pause to breathe air in, hence you can play ultra-long notes with it.

[@charlijones5743]

ojtibi it’s impossible to breath in and out at the same time this is simply just another breathing technique, your storing air in your checks and using your facial muscles to push that air out while taking a breath in