Aangezien het uitvogelen hoe het inscannen zou moeten langer zou duren dan het stukje over te typen, heb ik het stukje dus maar even overgetypt.
Circular BreathingPhysiologically, it is impossible to breathe in and out at the same time. By developing the technique of squeezing the air out of your mouth using both the cheeks and tongue whilst snatching short breaths through your nose, so-called circular breathing can be attained.
This principle is similar to that utilised in playing the bagpipes. There are a number of approaches to develop and reinforce this co-ordination skill. For learning convenience, the process is divided into eight steps.
Step 1Strengthening the cheek muscles. In the course of everyday living, our cheeks perform the tasks intended of hem, e.g. stopping food from falling out of the mouth, etc. When called upon to do the extraordinary, some training is required.
Facing a mirror, puff out and squeeze in your cheeks. Repeat this process continually. Don’t overdo it initially as it may become painful.
The emphasis should be placed on the squeezing in, as it is this contraction that is later utilised in forcing the air down the didgeridoo whilst you snatch fresh breath through your nose.
Step 2With both hands free, fill you cheeks with air. Squeeze the cheeks together with your hands whilst resisting the air expelled through tightened lips.
The resultant “farting sound” produced indicates you are on the right track.
Step 3Now a repeat Step 2 (with both hands free) and as you do, snatch a short breath through you nose, making sure both activities occur simultaneously. This is co-ordination exercise.
If results are not immediately attainable, fill your mouth with water and as you squeeze the water out (preferably outdoors or over a sink) (
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, red.) breathe in and out through your nose. Once this is achieved, repeat the exercise with air only.
Step 4Now, using your own cheek power, squeeze your cheeks as you did with the water. At the same time, with each squeeze and expulsion of air, snatch a short breath through your nose.
Step 5The above technique is now transferred to the didgeridoo and the inhaled air is then expelled by way of the drone through the didgeridoo.
Step 6Now the exercise becomes a little more challenging. Slow down your lip vibration as you squeeze your cheeks and breathe in to produce the drone rather than the “farting sound”, the rest of the exercise remains the same.
Now speed up the process to eliminate the gap.
Step 7To further reinforce this newly developed technique, place a straw in a glass of water. By squeezing the air out of your mouth using the cheeks and tongue (which slides forward, something like a piston in a pump), produce a steady stream of bubbles as you snatch short breaths through your nose.
Step 8Another approach to achieving circular breathing may prove useful. Playing the basic drone, squeeze your cheeks in and then allow your cheeks to puff out. (Imagine a black smith’s bellows operating a forge.)
Now once this becomes automatic, snatch a short breath every second squeeze utilising the breathing timing technique mentioned earlier.