Archived under: Embouchure, Publications | Breathing, Medical science
Air!
Arizona State DMA trombone student Josh Bledsoe has an interesting link in his blog post on the topic of “Air” to a new publication by David Vining. Titled The Breathing Book, it looks like 
it will be a great companion to the Breathing Gym. I have blogged about the session I saw David Vining present at AMEA this past year, which I found very interesting, but what peaked my interest in his site now was that this new breathing publication, while currently only available for low brass, will be available soon in a version specifically for horn. This I will be very interested to see when it comes out.
Also check out the short video on his site where he talks briefly about his experience with and recovery from focal dystonia, which he describes more fully here. I am sure that his recovery has in the end impacted positively his teaching and playing; “natural” players are often not the best teachers. Certainly my two major embouchure changes as a student impact my teaching in many ways, and even now I am experimenting with some changes in how I approach playing the horn. Figuring out how to play better and smarter is a big part of how you make progress on the horn.
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