circular breathing

British  

noun

1. a technique for sustaining a phrase on a wind instrument, using the cheeks to force air out of the mouth while breathing in through the nose

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circular breathing

I was like a horn player doing circular breathing.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2022

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

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

He later demonstrated the circular breathing technique that makes it possible, humorously describing himself as a human bagpipe.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2012