1. Breathing Gym Developed By Sam Pilafian and Patrick Sheridan

2. Background Marching Band Efficiency and control of breath Improve tone, stamina, dynamics, articulation, phrasing and ensemble feel Five Stages: Stretches, Flow Studies, Therapies, Strength and Flexibility, and Breathing for the Brain

3. Warning If at any point you become light headed sit down and breath in through your nose and out through your mouth slowly and calmly. Join in when you feel up to it.

4. Pre-Breathing Gym Mouth Shape Inhale/ Exhale Sitting position Laying down position TTPP

5. Stretch Truck Twist Wrist Grab Flop Over Shoulder Roll Neck Roll

6. Flow Studies Shorten Inhalation 4-4, 3-4, 2-4, 1-4 Shorten Exhalation 4-4, 4-3, 4-2, 4-1 Quick Breath Exercise 1-2-3-4/1-2-3-4/1-2-3/ 1-2-3/ 1-2-3-4-5-6/ 1-2-3-4-5-6 Bow and Arrow, Toss the Dart, Paper Airplane

7. Therapies Inhale Therapy Exhale all air (sizzle) (10) Put back of your hand to mouth and create suction (10) Inhale in 1 beat Hold 10 Exhale in one big chunk (sizzle) Mouth Shape On Rhythm

8. Strength and Flexibility In, Sip, Sip, Out, Push, Push In- inhale max air, lift arms half way Sip- fill up extra space, lift arms higher each time Out- exhale completely in one beat, lower arms half way Push- release any extra air, lower arms further

9. Breathing for the Brain Follow your breath in through your nose and out through your mouth. In 6, hold 6, out 6 In 4, hold 7, out 8

10. Let’s Breath and Sing In 4, out “eee” (piano dynamic) Scale in a round