Breath support is vital for all brass and woodwind musicians.

In the following 2 video lessons, I share a few breathing exercises, and some resources to help build or maintain your breath support for playing saxophone, trumpet or any wind instrument.

Even if you do not play a wind instrument, these exercises are great to maintain your lung capacity, which starts to decrease steadily at age 30.

Breathing Exercises for Saxophone (and any wind instrument)

In this quick video, I share some exercises, along with a powerful tool to improve your breath support.

Resources:

Song and Wind, by Arnold Jacobs

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Powerbreathe Sports Performance Plus

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Better Breath Support

Want to know what yoga practitioners and Navy Seals have in common?

Watch this video for this 1 simple breathing exercise.

Increasing breath support is important for playing longer phrases and adding all the dynamics and nuances to the music you perform.

Resources:

Lungs; Move Well, Avoid Injury