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    Sonny Rollins doesn’t think so

    In an interview with Sonny Rollins one can read that this saxophone giant doesn’t think about anything while he’s playing, but what his unconscious mind wants will be achieved. Thinking and playing don’t go together! Perhaps you have had the experience that as soon as a thought arises (“That’s going well!”) immediately your playing goes…

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    What musical type are you?

    Music and the player are always tied together: the musical story will be told and will be colored by the teller. Sometimes the balance is not completely right: the player is too busy with himself, for example, and too little with the musical story. His attention is focused too much on how good he will…

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    Diaphramatic breathing vs belly breathing

      The most important muscle for breathing is the diaphragm. Actually, the diaphragm is a sheet of tendon with muscle around the edge. It is a kind of dome with two extensions that separate the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity. During inhalation, the diaphragm moves downwards: the dome flattens into a kind of inverted…

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    Neus of mond?/Nose or mouth when playing?

    For english scroll down Door de neus ademen is beter dan door je mond; dat is inmiddels bekend. Maar wanneer je zingt of een blaasinstrument bespeelt ligt dat wat genuanceerder: LengteDe lengte van de uitademing is vaak lang als je speelt of zingt. De tijd om in te ademen is daarentegen meestal kort. De uitdaging…