I play a Bb for five minutes with only short pauses to exhale or inhale, alternately, demonstrating how to regulate the breath while playing oboe, always staying comfortable.

“....What a great experiment this is. I will recommend it to all my students. And I will do it more myself...”

- Professor of Oboe University of Las Vegas Nevada, author of The Breathing Book, Stephen Caplan

“Excellent idea. It automatically irons out the problem of the player collapsing the support foundation on the outbreath, and it encourages greater economy.”

- Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra oboist, Jonathan Kelly

“This is great. Echoes everything I think - and try to teach - about breathing!”

- London Symphony Orchestra oboist, Christine Pendrill