Wolfe Jensen, Kristin % The Breathing Book, 2nd edition - BSN

The Breathing Book by Kristin Wolfe Jensen The Breathing Book for Bassoon by Kristin Wolfe Jensen is appropriate for college through professional bassoon players. Breathing well is fundamental to playing the bassoon well. To breathe well means to breathe free of tension, and bassoonists who breathe well create a resonant tone quality. The Breathing Book provides concise information about breathing alongside etudes, excerpts, and movement explorations encouraging the application of this knowledge in musically meaningful ways. The Breathing Book teaches the truth about breathing, establishing a reliable foundation for improved resonance and technique. As you practice from The Breathing Book, your breathing will become more efficient and automatic, you will unlearn detrimental habits, and your imagination will be left free to focus on amplifying your musical intentions. “One of the great challenges of playing and teaching the bassoon is that our sound production is largely internal, rend