circular breathing
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Long celebrated as an eminence of improvisational music, he plays his soprano saxophone using circular breathing techniques, inhaling and exhaling simultaneously, making the notes go nonstop for minutes on end.
From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2021
He taught students the special technique of circular breathing to play the didgeridoo, a method that’s transferable to other wind instruments.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2020
Dickson's playing has been helped by use of "circular breathing".
From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2014
The Qi Gong circular breathing practice goes great with When the Levee Breaks.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2014
One landmark of his recording career was “Flight of i,” from his album of the same name in 1992: the piece is one unbroken, tremulous, nearly five-minute tenor saxophone cry, a feat of circular breathing.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2012
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