Frank
4649 posts
Jun 25, 2014
1:36 PM
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Have you Mastered the SKILL of (breathing) "in time"...
Do you possess the SKILL to syncopate those breaths at will...
Food for thought?
BREATHING RHYTHM...
It's "about time" :)
Please share any examples, thoughts, suggestions, advise, videos or sound samples to the thread, Thank you!
Here is a BREATHING RHYTHM tune we all love :)
Last Edited by Frank on Jun 25, 2014 1:36 PM
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STME58
949 posts
Jun 25, 2014
5:05 PM
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Rhythm and Blues, one man one little instrument.
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STME58
950 posts
Jun 25, 2014
10:13 PM
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Rick Estrin's "Gettin Outta Town" is one of my favorites. I love the rhythmic breathing and unfortunately, the message of the song resonates with my recent experience.
I can't hold a candle to that, but here is an example of a breathing pattern I use. Its fun to play.
Rhythmic Breathing Riff
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Frank
4658 posts
Jun 26, 2014
3:58 AM
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Thanks for sharing that, had a nice groovy swing to it - nice :)
Kim has his breathing down in rhythmically cool ways - always loved his approaches for how he uses his breath to make music :)
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STME58
951 posts
Jun 26, 2014
10:28 AM
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Breathing is critical with any wind instrument, and in fact, with anything physical. With a harmonica, breathing and articulation are more closely related than with other instruments. Articulating by sliding from hole to hole is similar to articulating on on other instruments by pressing a key or valve while maintaining embouchure and breath force. Other instruments can not articulate by changing breath direction. This also gives a harp player the ability to play very long phrases as the instrument can continue to sound as you take a breath.
On most wind instruments,phrasing and breathing are much more closely related. In the clip above, Kim's phrasing is great, and quite horn like. The breaks are there to serve the music, he may or may not be taking a breath at the phrase points.
I wonder how much of what we hear as an appropriate phase length has been conditioned by how long one can sing or blow without taking a breath. Whatever is is that determines good phrasing, Kim nails it in the above clip.
I don't know if this is something unique to coming to the harp from other wind instruments, but have you ever taken a deep breath to prepare to play and remembered too late your first note is a long draw?
Of course there is more to breathing than just mechanics. There is a reason we sometimes say "Take a deep breath" when someone needs to calm down.
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barbequebob
2621 posts
Jun 26, 2014
10:31 AM
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This basically shows you why the mind, body and harmonica all have to be working together as one, which often times is totally opposite of the way most harp players tend to do things.
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
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tmf714
2616 posts
Jun 26, 2014
10:51 AM
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tmf714
2617 posts
Jun 26, 2014
10:53 AM
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tmf714
2618 posts
Jun 26, 2014
10:54 AM
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