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Most people who come to Didjeridoo for the first time
besides being attracted by fantastic sound it produces,
are intrigued and fascinated by the technique of circular breathing
considering it as a technique hardly human
that brings a little bit of magic.
That's the reason for this video,
to know a bit deeper this technique,
the circular breathing,
and explain how to implement.
During this movement
we do not make an inhalation and exhalation at the same time,
this would be an abnormal process.
What happens in reality
is a synchronization between the deflation of the cheeks and inhale through the nose.
These movements are a bit special and a little difficult to be carried,
one hand because our brain is used to make breathing in two separate moments
inhalation and exhalation
secondly because they are movements that are not used to make.
Swelling of the air in the cheeks is due to facial muscles and tongue:
then cheeks, lips, tongue.
Imagine having the tongue in the position of "O"
then with the tip inward, and with cheeks full of air.
At this point stretch the lips as to give a smile,
tighten the cheeks and move the language forward from the position of "O" toward the palate
pursuing and chasing away the air.
This is the deflation of the cheeks,
seems a simple movement, but in reality it is not at all. Experience for yourself.
All organs dedicated to the breathing: lungs, diaphragm
at this moment are totally closed.
Once understood what the movement of the deflation of the cheeks
let we try to merge it with the movement of inspiration,
then find synchronicity between the two processes.
We start from the swollen cheeks beginning with inhale air from the nose
immediately proceed with the deflation of the cheeks.
The main difficulty is to hear the continuous sound in this exercise.
For the success of this practice I give you two tips:
1. Do not deflate and not ever completely cast out the air from the mouth;
this would make you lose contact, the pressure with the tool
and therefore the leakage of air from the mouth, lossing sound.
2. Keep your lips quite close to each other;
to create a pressure that makes difficult for air leakage from the mouth
or rather that create a resistance needed to allow an inspiration.
Leaving the lips too open, we risk to do: [...]
And then not having time to recover air from the nose.
This is an example with the tool.
Found the timing between the deflation of the cheeks and breathe through your nose,
we have one last hurdle
the reopening of the diaphragm
to go out again the air from the lungs.
Then made the first exercise:
we have again filled the lungs, so:
Well, try, I recommend you try a lot
Do not demoralized if you'll notice that there is no immediate success of breathing
is a pretty tough route
but the greatest satisfaction that a player didjeridoo
proves in learning to play this wonderful instrument!
For any questions or curiosities you can contact on my site
I will be happy to answer.
I leave you with the techniques of circular breathing in increasing intensity.
I hope to be helpful in your research on circular breathing,
Greetings, bye!