Breathing, like a cup of coffee (Nina Perlove, flute, Quick Tip)

[@geoffreyshepler4954]

Best advice ever. I recently started playing keyless flutes and tin whistles so that I could sit in at Irish music sessions. But after hearing Nina Perlove play, I'm thinking of expanding my musical goals to include beohm flutes, and the music that goes along with it, as well.

[@justicegusting2476]

Such a beguiling explanation could not help but be put to good use. Thank You.

[@miamigurl123]

I can't believe you managed to play it in one breath and made it sound so musical! .... I think I will go back to practicing now.

[@tsitton9]

prepping to teach a beginner student about breathing today and this was incredibly helpful!!! thank you!

[@nealkujac9474]

wow Nina...you are so precious.....that phrase there at the end could be deemed only possible with circular breathing, if I didn't see you actually do it in one breath.........you are a very good teacher

[@seaweedlove]

Wow! Thank you! I finally found my problem! I was trying to play this particular phrase in Les Miserables, and kept having to breathe 2 or 3 times (It was bad.). I've been trying for days to pack my lungs with air. Then I just took your advice and nailed it in one shot! :) P.S. Haha, nice "cup" 1:29.

[@AntW11]

Well done. You have just given a mini masterclass for many aspiring classical singers. Thank you

[@kaduflutist]

Thanks Nina! I agree, this uses a very nice analogy so it makes it easier for anyone to grasp the message. I'm from Brazil and have followed your videos closely.

[@keitharoo1962]

I'm a beginner, and your videos are really helping. Thank you so much for doing this for us!

[@lauraduncanpfe4301]

love this, I have played for a long, long time and have always struggled with phrasing. Thanks!

[@tanyaaitken2935]

lovethisexplanation makesso much sence

[@trangnguyen-sm2uz]

thank you so much for this video. you really helped me because i always thought i had to take a bigger breath and now i know that wasn't the problem

[@wed2w]

I like the way you teach and your voice Nina!

[@CianTuohy]

Nina, what a great analogy! A brilliant way to explain how to breathe properly. Congratulations on another terrific video. - Cian

[@gerjvaj]

I always wondered why the big breath that i took would only last me three to four measures. This is so helpful. Thanks nina

[@LeeBerache]

I think you should find out what your tripping over, and move it out of the way. ;) Great analogy! You're an awesome teacher. :)

[@doreen5582]

Thank you Nina.

[@davidbustamante1882]

cool thank you very much Nina it is very useful!

[@ikertznus]

OH MY GOSH. Nina, you are a genius. Thank you so much for sharing...i'm now working on the Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture...and there are about 6-8 measures in the beginning where I felt my air not going through....and this method is GENIUS. Hopefully practicing this method will allow me to play principal :D

[@charleswatkins1619]

So it's not the size that matters, but what you do with it. Your breath, I mean.

[@2000flute]

I like a lot of your tips. It's always fun

[@melissalovesmusique]

Thank you so much for your tip! I'm a flute player myself and one of the biggest challenges I have is taking breaths and sustaing the phrase until it ends. Ima try this out. Thank you :) -Melissa

[@xilovemusicx11]

O I found out what I was trying 2 explain! I was trying 2 learn how 2 play with a vibrato! And you already have a video on it so thanks!

[@bennydelph987]

Magnificent!!!

[@gabrielmccall7861]

beautiful video full of insight and wisdom.

[@ninaflute]

@gyoshoshin I'm always discovering amazing connections between Tai Chi and the way I play flute, even though I am not a student of Tai Chi. I did take one coaching from a Tai Chi master and it was amazing...

[@xolmehrter3482]

Wonderfully Explained: This One Solves numerous Problems I was facing as a Flute beginner (y):

[@CCV334]

Great lesson! The analogy is perfect!

[@FlameDesire]

Wow, that amazing!

[@jazzyjane5813]

Great video! Very fun and useful!

[@DancingDynamite2]

I never thought of it that way, I will definitely share this story!

[@sweetnothings12]

Great analogy.

[@KhanZelda]

I went dizzy only by watching you play that exemple, at the end of the video. :) I'll work on this, thank you!

[@flute-ee-toot4584]

Watching you play the Debussy excerpt made me want to breathe SO BAD. But you held it all through with such a beautiful tone!

[@spspsp45]

Thank you this makes so much sense thanks again xx

[@jolandamusic]

Thank you so much Nina for your precious post....They always are so interesting! Even my dog Aramis adored the last part you've played from Debussy ! My dog came into the room to sing with you - and he doesn't do it with everyone!:)

[@jzc11024]

I get your analogy. My teacher teaches me by using the breath builder(tube thingabob). I run out of air easily and it helps me.

[@JannaSky.ANAKAY]

AMAZING ADVICE!!! and metaphor :) Thank!! :)

[@anicomx4]

Superable!

[@destinypatino3084]

You have helped me so much with this video! thank you :) i want to be just like you some day your so good at what you do!!

[@pauloteixeira9427]

Lovely thanks

[@ColinWarwick]

Thanks, Nina, a very memorable analogy. I'll think about maximizing the decibels per cubic centimeter from now on :-)

[@alexisagidee3002]

Thanks! , this has helped sooo much!

[@carlhopkinson]

That was amazing how long a phrase you could sustain on one breath!!

[@sujoy273]

Thanks a lot!!! This is really helpful for me...

[@carlhopkinson]

Good analogy.

[@danipinto]

This video is really helpful! Thank you! :D

[@ameliepoulain1932]

al least the video is not boring....i will try your tips,....:) thanks

[@kateann5101]

Thank you~ Very lovely way of describing it :-D

[@azizchahbi3538]

thanks a lot

[@Wilma1529]

Wow! Talk about an Eagle soaring in flight effortlessly with the "WIND" beneath its wings............that's it!

[@lais.carvalho]

Thank you for that explanation, I was really in need of that.=D

[@Aislinnmomma]

Nina, do you think this breathing exercise would help? Take a long relaxed breath in. Say "sssss" and time yourself on the exhale. Maybe you can even add dynamics to the "sssss". Try to beat your time on each exhale. I find that it helps me practice the tension that I need to maintain in my core muscles to not let the air escape too fast. Then I can try long tones on the flute with a similar tension. What do you think?

[@ninaflute]

Hooray Seaweedlove! What a great feeling to solve a problem!!!!

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

I love the coffee cup analogy :D It can be difficult to manage your air flow - takes practice I guess! :) I do a few Trevor Wye exercises which help with air flow (well, I think they do - as a lot of the exercises (for tone) make you hold notes for quite a long time!

[@daditsnotaphase]

thank you so much

[@tigress1699]

This helps so much thank you

[@jaswindersinghsidhu4156]

i do the same thanks for correcting me ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@DanielleakaBarbie]

Love.

[@grandpianohomecompanion1108]

Life is short .....so stay awake !!!! and Breathe !!!!

[@coconutsprinkles]

THIS HELPED!!!! thanks! (:

[@hezigler]

Ah ha! Breath management! That's my problem! Thank you! (Saxophonist trying to double on flute again after a 45 year hiatus.)

[@wiggalama]

Dammit Nina! Your just too attractive to avoid even when I don't want to learn about flute today lolz Nice work....

[@mrlawilliamsukwarmachine4904]

Should get a flask. It's a good thing you spilled that big container of coffee, otherwise you'd never sleep. I'll try and have a cup of coffee next time I practice.

[@juddct]

Nice explanation, although I drink tea - does that mean I have "bags" of air?!? :o) (I'm from the UK although so tea not unexpected, although do enjoy the occasional white choc mocha from Starbucks!!!). As for breathing, I think it also needs to be about planning how many 'cups of coffee' you're going to drink during the phrase(s) and knowing how big a cup you need to take, in advance, so you don't need to panic breathe...(e.g. doppio) ....as James Galway said, it depends on your capacity...

[@AsteaFrosty]

Why would you want a cup of coffee for all day anyway? It gets cold :P

[@bobgreen1236]

That's why God invented microwave ovens.....

[@coyotemorado]

I love you Nina :)

[@peyogirodriguez5065]

that's so true

[@sayheydude101]

Charming and informative. Thanks for posting. You have a beautiful tone. But my problem is sort of the opposite of your major point here. I tend to have a sense of needing to exhale excess air before taking the next breathe. Ideally, all air would be expelled RIGHT when the phrase ends, but I find that sometimes I still have some left, yet not enough for the next phrase. So I then to have to exhale first, then re-breathe. Does that make any sense? FYI, I'm not a classical player, but an improviser, so I don't always know how long my phrase is going to be. That might be the problem, I know, but do you have any thoughts? Thanks so much.

[@gcg8187]

sayheydude101 you said ideally you should completely run out of air at the end of you said ideally you should completely run out of air at the end of a phrase? Well maybe you could scrap that idea. Because if you completely run out you have to take a huge breath. It's much more efficient if you have 20-30% air left and then just take a breath.

[@ninaflute]

DieFalknerin, so glad this helped you!!

[@ninaflute]

@pizzitango Glad to hear it helped!

[@niquecoffman6124]

So does this have anything to do with like tounging? Please correct me I think I spelled that wrong

[@ninaflute]

@jolandamusic How was the dog's breath control?

[@dustinejacobdevera9928]

Hello I found your video really helpfull but mu question is once I inhale a good amount of air anI blow it I have to blow and put more air to make the sound better and if I put a less ammount of air in my blowing the sound sounds airy. Any tips thank you.

[@murhhderr]

Nina, can you play Fum Fum Fum pls cuz I'm having trouble with a few parts.

[@mandyho13]

Nina, when you were taking your initial two breathes in, did you do so through your nose? I'm just wondering because I often have to work on taking in breathes though my mouth because breathing through my nose always seemed more natural to me. I was often chastised for breathing through my nose and not my mouth. Thanks!

[@Romenadan]

Great video Nina! I only really encounter real problems when a single phrase starts off Forte/Fortissimo comes down to piano/mezzopiano and then rises back up to Forte/Fortissimo. I can't seem to manage the air long/well enough to make that end back up to Forte/Fortissimo. In my best attempts I can manage to get it up to mezzoforte in the end. Any tips?

[@sweetnothings12]

I have problems with keeping my phrases longer. I always cut them off to short

[@DardanUkaj]

Hey Nina just a quick question about some trouble I have while playing sax (I play flute aswell) I find that I am fine with controlling my air, but Im always stuck with leftover air when i need oxygen, so when I take another breathe the excess air fills up my lungs and Im always stuck with a chest filled with air and no oxygen. Is there any techniques I could do that could assist in releasing my air even while Im playing? Any ways to control intake?

[@ninaflute]

@Romenadan for the forte, don't blow, instead: resonate!

[@ninaflute]

@coconutsprinkles hooray!

[@kilfer2]

you'll never work on starbucks spilling coffee like that (thanks for the vid)

[@xilovemusicx11]

How do you make that pretty shaky-ness when you play long notes? I really wanna know how to :(

[@satinbarbi]

I would be more worried about the gold flute in the other hand and not the coffee so much.

[@Finny1314]

So how do we control? lol :D

[@ninaflute]

@SilverRosepetal I have about five videos on articulation, check them out!

[@trulyJesuscomequickly]

Oh No, Just keep watching your face and your interesting explanation, I have heard nothing coz it's so attractive. How beautiful you are!

[@ninaflute]

@mandyho13 I breathe through my mouth when playing.

[@TheFreakingPerson]

thisgirl is very clumsy

[@JonathanKandell]

A cup of coffee spread throughout the day tastes stale. Just kidding, good analogy.

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

Then there is something called "circular breathing." I will never understand that.

[@c_farther5208]

torturous analogy!

[@fotofavoloso267]

I agree........I usually love her videos, but this one is trying...........

[@jazminethomas847]

just start the lesson

[@sarahj5161]

for anyone else who's impatient, 1:41

[@GoPeter100]

You can play even under water, must have gill

[@loganthornton8319]

wow someone's isnt very good with coffee

[@Klongo0815]

gayness all the way!