Breathing while playing.

[dreamyreality]

I meditate every morning before the practice session.

[richard1973]

Jemsite necromancy!!!

[dreamyreality]

Originally Posted by richard1973

Jemsite necromancy!!!

Muahahahaha!!!

[andy7jem]

Sure hope he hasn't held his breath all these years

[chaos731]

Not to get all pretentious on you or anything, but most of the time when I'm playing, I actually find it relaxing and meditative in and of itself...so much so that, often, I find myself in a very nearly trance-like state. I get really wrapped up in what I'm playing, and when I'm done, I feel like I just took a nap. My wife thinks it's scary...she'll walk into my "studio" and watch me sometimes, and I won't even know she's there...my eyes get all glazed over and stuff. I've become aware that when I get in that mode, my breathing is very slow...very even. I'm not like this super-phenomenal player or anything, but it's like I get in a Zen state when I'm really playing intently.

[dreamyreality]

Originally Posted by chaos731

Not to get all pretentious on you or anything, but most of the time when I'm playing, I actually find it relaxing and meditative in and of itself...so much so that, often, I find myself in a very nearly trance-like state. I get really wrapped up in what I'm playing, and when I'm done, I feel like I just took a nap. My wife thinks it's scary...she'll walk into my "studio" and watch me sometimes, and I won't even know she's there...my eyes get all glazed over and stuff. I've become aware that when I get in that mode, my breathing is very slow...very even. I'm not like this super-phenomenal player or anything, but it's like I get in a Zen state when I'm really playing intently.

True enough.

[newbieguitarmaker]

I breathe with the strong beats usually, I learned it after playing for so many years for the philharmonic youth orchestra and for random gigs here and there. It helps a lot

[Ryan350DX]

Originally Posted by guitarpicker2006

If you think about it, breathing helps woth your phrasing. Which is probably why your saxophone player has better phrases than you! Think about it, your sax/horn/whatever playing has to blow throught their instrument. Thus, they make human-like phrases where there are breaks and fast, long runs. As a guitar players (And, bassists, drummers, keyboard, etc) we need to learn when we play a solo or whatever to breathe with it. Thank means, play something while holding your breath. Then, take a breath without playing something else. See if you can do it.
Here we go, a nice familiar melody,
--------------------------------------12/10----7-----------------------------
--------------10----10/12-------------------------8-----10/12-------------
----------7-------------------------------------------------------------------
------/9----------------------------------------------------------------------
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bi bo/bi bo etc.

bi=Breathe In
bo-Breathe Out

Apply that to everything you do, it'll make your phrases better.

Funny, I play that lick a little different.

--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------10----10/12~-----------17p15--12-----------------
----------7------------------------------------------12----14/16--
------/9-------------------------------------------------------------
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Just a different octave, i'm more comfortable playing it this way because when the angry sounding section comes everything is essentially the same but with nice bends and harmonics.