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The Breathing Gym Paperback – January 1, 2002

by Sam Pilafian (Author), Patrick Sheridan (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
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Your students will stretch, breathe, move, and make noise along with Pat and Sam on the video/DVD. These fun exercises help them to: •Increase airflow and stamina. •Improve tone and breath control. •Reduce body tension. •Raise energy level and focus. Using The Breathing Gym in your rehearsal is easy! Just include a few breathing exercises in the warm-up, or do an exercise or two between pieces for a change of pace and a chance to refocus. Beginning musicians can perform the basic exercises, and even professional musicians are challenged when the exercises are extended to the most difficult levels. As students of Mr. Jacobs, Pat Sheridan and Sam Pilafian were inspired by him to create these breathing exercises. With the Breathing Gym you stretch, breathe, move, and make noise along with Pat and Sam. These fun exercises help them to:Increase airflow and stamina, Improve tone and breath control, Reduce body tension, Raise energy level and focus.
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  1. Print length
    32 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Focus on Excellence Inc
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2002
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0965580873
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0965580878
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Focus on Excellence Inc; Pap/DVD edition (January 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0965580873
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0965580878
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
17 global ratings

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Annette Roberson
5.0 out of 5 stars Missing the DVD
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2018
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I returned this order, as it was advertised as coming with the book and the DVD. When it arrived, there was no DVD, I know that the program is excellent, but I need both pieces. Providing a strong rating for the product, although I have yet to receive it in its entirety.
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JON PASCH
5.0 out of 5 stars IF YOU WANT TO IMPROVE AS A WND PLAYER, GET THIS BOOK!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2014
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Patrick Sherdan and Sam Piafian have proven to be inovators in music education and this book/CD combo is the pinacle of their work. Use the exercises everyday and incorporate the routines into your daily practice and the results will be incredible.
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Simon Traynor
5.0 out of 5 stars It's Great!
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2012
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Use this with my band and choir classes. It really helps tone production and quality! The guys in the video are total nerds about it, too, which makes it way more fun for the kids. The exercises really help demonstrate what I've been asking for daily!
6 people found this helpful
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trumpetguy
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2015
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very good for brass players who want to improve breath control.
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BlueSapphire
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2017
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My 16yr old wind instrumentalist loves this product. Says that the exercises have helped.
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Kindle-Kunde
3.0 out of 5 stars Good exercises, yet lacking in the posutre instruction
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2011
The exercises offer a thorough training for both individual and ensemble. However, the book lacks basic posture instructions. When told to raise one's arms, even more so during an inhale, many will pull up the shoulders. With the current instructions people can easily do the exercises and unintentionally learn to breathe "with" their shoulders.

One should not forget that posture and breathing go hand in hand and are inseparable: students should be encouraged to form a mental image of how breathing works and how they can best support this before embarking on any exercises - continually refining the image and the skills as they proceed. This could be accomplished with a few introductory sentences, perhaps accompanied by one or two more fun pictures as are used throughout the book, to keep it light and easily understandable. Likewise one could add quick reminders or pointers alongside the exercises to remind the reader of what not to do whilst practising. If not the time might come that we recognise Breathing Gym students by a good breath control yet poor bodily and postural execution.
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