Breathing and stretching exercises for healthy practice and living
Compiled for Pianodao by ANDREW EALES
In my article about Breathing at the Piano, I shared some tips and simple exercises to help you reconnect with your breathing while playing.
That article was warmly received. I have heard from and worked with many players who found the simple exercises helpful, even revolutionary for their playing. If you’ve not already printed off and tried the FREE exercises, please check them out before going on.
The aim here is to help players easily check in with our breathing when at the piano. To understand the importance of this, please read about “Awareness in Breathing” in my article What is Qigong and Piano Playing and refer back to my article András Schiff and Natural Breathing for more background.
In this article, I will now build on the foundation of the exercises and ideas previously shared…
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