Breathing warm up ideas (before playing)

rburrows · Regular Member Joined: 26 Oct 2015 Posts: 11

Fairly common for me is that a few minutes into a gig, I'll be playing maybe an A above the staff and feel like I'm about to pass out. After that, I'm fine for the rest of the night...1, 2 or 3 sets (these days mostly disco 10 piece). I'm guessing because I don't do a full warm up since it's awkward to play for 5-10 minutes in a bar or club. So last gig, before start time, I took a handful of very large breaths and I don't recall having this issue.

Are there any standard breathing warm ups before playing or have any of the method books addressed this? I've played through most of the main ones...Arban, Schlossberg, Clarke, etc. and i don't see this being addressed.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any thoughts would be welcome.

Ralph

Andy Del · Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:29 pm Post subject:

Hi Ralph

the easy answer is yes, there's heaps - try looking up 'breathing gym' on youtube. That would keep most busy for a long long time. Just see what helps for you.

FWIW, I do a fair amount of breathing exercise as I walk the dogs in the early morning.

cheers

Andy
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rburrows · Regular Member Joined: 26 Oct 2015 Posts: 11

Andy,

Thanks so much for telling me about this series. Truly appreciated!

Ralph

ddeacon · New Member Joined: 11 Sep 2020 Posts: 1

Hi Ralph,

Check out the Wim Hof Method. It’s an app you can download from the App Store. It’s a little out there but it brings you to that light-headed feeling as a part of the method. Could be worth checking out to see if you can push the limit.

Craig Swartz · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2020 3:41 pm Post subject:

Maybe you just need to add a few A's above the staff before you start your gig...