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EricV Veteran Member
Joined: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 227 Location: Australia
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Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:15 pm Post subject: Funny Story re Breathing Excercises |
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A few days ago, i was driving home after a 2 hour band rehearsal and was stopped by a Police roadside breath test bus.
After the usual questions....have you taken any alcohol or drugs today etc i was instructed by the officer to blow in the tube until directed to stop, which he said normally takes 8-10 seconds. I took a normal breath and blew in the tube, after about 3 seconds, the cop is going stop stop. He said he had never seen anyone blow the unit to the testing point that quick and a lot of people need more than one try.
I said i was a trumpet player and had just had a rehearsal, he just shook his head and waved me on. There must be something in the CG breathing exercises (not that i am as diligent as i should be!)
Cheers
EricV _________________ CG Benge trumpet
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spitvalve Heavyweight Member
Joined: 11 Mar 2002 Posts: 2201 Location: Little Elm, TX
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Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:33 am Post subject: |
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Back in my undergrad days I was working out regularly and doing the CG method, practicing around 3 hours per day. I encountered a couple of non-trumpeting friends one day who were messing with a hunting blowgun, shooting a feathered dart at a large cardboard box. The stronger one got it to stick halfway into the box from about thirty feet out. They were taking turns, stepping back a little more each time. I asked if I could try. From fifty feet away I drilled that dart all the way through the side of the box and into the other side.
They put it away after that. _________________ Bryan Fields
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1999 Getzen Eterna 700S
1977 Getzen Eterna 895S Flugelhorn
1969 Getzen Capri cornet
1995 UMI Benge 4PSP piccolo trumpet
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gabriel127 Veteran Member
Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 218 Location: Southern U.S.
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Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:09 am Post subject: |
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When I was an avid scuba diver I'd go out on these dive boats with groups of people.
Most people would run out of air at 35 minutes at 60 ft. I'd be down there for 50 minutes and still had enough time for a safety stop at 15 ft. on the way up.
I was able to breathe more deeply and much more slowly and efficiently. I'd watch the other divers and notice them exhaling with twice the frequency I was (you could tell by their bubbles). They were just gulping that air in an out. And I wasn't expending any less energy, we were swimming against the same currents.
I attribute all of that to my trumpet playing. |
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kehaulani Heavyweight Member
Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 9193 Location: Hawai`i - Texas
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Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:35 am Post subject: |
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I envy you breath-prowess people. I grew up in the water, and yet never could free dive for long. Just couldn't regulate the air for any significant length..
BTW, that blowgun story is funny. Wish I could've seen it. _________________ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Bird
"Well, even if I could play like Wynton, I wouldn't play like Wynton." Chet Baker
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spitvalve Heavyweight Member
Joined: 11 Mar 2002 Posts: 2201 Location: Little Elm, TX
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Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:23 am Post subject: |
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kehaulani wrote: |
BTW, that blowgun story is funny. Wish I could've seen it. |
It was over 35 years ago when I was young and strong and playing a huge bore horn with a huge mouthpiece. If I tried it now I'd probably pass out. _________________ Bryan Fields
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1999 Getzen Eterna 700S
1977 Getzen Eterna 895S Flugelhorn
1969 Getzen Capri cornet
1995 UMI Benge 4PSP piccolo trumpet
Warburton and Stomvi Flex mouthpieces |
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bhornFree Regular Member
Joined: 13 May 2019 Posts: 27
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Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:52 am Post subject: |
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These are funny. But there is a downside.... I was always the person everyone passed the massive pool floats and other inflatables to prior to being able to plug them in to the wall |
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mrhappy Veteran Member
Joined: 03 Dec 2018 Posts: 371 Location: Port Jackson, NY
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Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 9:20 am Post subject: ! |
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bhornFree wrote: | These are funny. But there is a downside.... I was always the person everyone passed the massive pool floats and other inflatables to prior to being able to plug them in to the wall |
Haha... talk about passing out! _________________ MH |
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Jeff_Purtle Heavyweight Member
Joined: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 943 Location: Greenville, South Carolina
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