Posted by Tom Caudron on March 10, 1999 at 12:38:34:
In Reply to: Inhalation posted by David on March 09, 1999 at 18:14:03:
A friend of mine who teaches voice has his students do a couple in exercises.
The first is to inhale as much as you can. Then, without letting any air out, try to gasp in more air three times.
The second is to lie on your back and inhale deeply. Watch your stomach and make sure the abdomem expands before the rib cage does. Try to fill the abdomen fully (yes, I know all the air stays in the lungs) and then fill the chest.
I don't know if these actually do anything or if they translate into tuba exercises but, hey, he gets paid a lot of money to tell his students this stuff.