Advantages of breathing exercises on piano performance for beginners

Document Type : Research Papers

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Music Education Department, Faculty of Specific Education, Alexandria University, Egypt

Abstract

Breathing is a vital process, as mentioned by the famous pianist Andras Schiff. Often pianists forget to breathe while performing
on the piano keyboard in the style of music output, which negatively affects them and they become tense and have physical pain.
The performance on the piano keyboard for beginners requires mental conditioning instead of conditioning the muscles to gain
the skilful ability to withstand the performance of various techniques in a graded manner without fatigue or excessive tension, as
the body needs an adequate amount of oxygen and adequate blood flow to the muscles and some organs and the brain, Meditation,
with a focus on proper breathing using the diaphragm and body positions, is the largest factor that affects the amount of oxygen
with lung efficiency.

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