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Rena Urso
Body mapping for the piccolo player
What really happens when we breathe
23 min.

Breathing is, really, one of the most important things when we want to get a good mastering of our piccolo playing.
It is often underestimated, and even more often it is understood in a confused or incomplete way: in this lesson, Rena Urso explains the complete process of breathing in detail, to allow us to resolve all our doubts on this subject and to no longer give ourselves limits caused by bad breathing.

INDEX OF THE LESSON:

0.00 The most common breathing problems among students and professionals
0.40 What happens when we breathe? An anatomical perspective
2.30 You don’t need to gulp air
3.20 We don’t want to breathe low: our lungs are not there
4.11 An exercise to understand where things are
8.18 The real way our lungs take in air
9.10 How to understand when your rib movement is limited
12.33 Stop trying to breathe too low!
13.50 How to use your abdominal muscles properly
15.06 Always breathe for the phrase
17.09 How to think about support: “an appropriate amount of effort”
21.44 An exercise with the physio ball

Rena Urso
Body mapping for the piccolo player
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