Superlong Long Tones (Circular Breathing) for the Flute

[zdenek1113]

I do not know, whetrer the audiences would be interested to hearing a couple of minutes of a singel note. However, I would be interested to know, whether you are using expanded cheeks during inhallation or expanded throat. The latter technioque enables you to play pieces like Moto Perpetuo etc.

zdenek1113

[Tohruxtan]

Interesting, I've never heard of circular breathing. Can you explain it/make a video explaining how to do it?

[joshbarnes92]

well im glad you can do it, but it would be 10xs more helpful to make a video explaining exactly what youre doing to make it work.

[musicfreak556]

nice circular breathing but its flat and waivering a fair bit :) good work though i certainly cant circular breath for 2 and a half minutes :)

[ivorinedust]

@musicfreak556 .Thanks for the comment. The flute was flat and cold to begin with. And although my fingering shows a G#, I was actually playing G. The flute's mechanism is Boehm's open G-sharp :)

[FightingPolygonTeam]

good stuff, but your extremely flat. This note is a quarter tone off. So it's ~between a G flat and a G natural.

[ivorinedust]

@FightingPolygonTeam Thanks for the comment. The flute might have been cold at that time. And it is an old A=435 hz Haynes. LOL!!! I do agree that thee pitch drops when I inhale, but then again, this is a long tone excercise:-) If CB were applied to running passages or trills, it will be less noticeable. Thanks again!!!

[Marjealo]

oh hey uncle! :) nice one!

[zeron82411]

wow...i wish i have lungs like yours....lol....i play the flute but cant really hold it out long..

[javhimura]

@zeron82411 lol thats not a single breath its a technique called circular breathing that you expel air reserve from your checks and inhale all in one second

[zeron82411]

@javhimura How do I do that?

[cashboxpie]

Yeah I need to work on my breathing, Ever since I quit marching band, my lungs got really weak and now I can only hold out notes for like 16 seconds tops

[mmcoopstar]

This is what i need to spending more time doing...u have great lungs!!! :)

[chanlin1234]

wow i cant even think aout what to say hats just so amazing wow how do you do it

[ivorinedust]

Thanks for your kind comment. Your solo in "Sparkling in the Sand" was one of my influences to pick up the flute as a young boy.

[sparkling1972]

Hello Mr.Torres,

Thank you for the tip about long breathing in flute playing.Its been a long time since I played my Flute because I am mostly playing Alto Saxophone in a Band.But I will surely try your technics.Thanks again.