The breath should be just as deep seated as for singing. I tell my 5th graders to "breathe from their toes". The other image I use is laying on your back right before you fall asleep. Deep, relaxed breaths.
Her chest should NOT hurt after playing for any length of time.
Breathing for singing is exactly the same as breathing for playing a wind instrument, with the exception that for flute you have to keep the embouchure seated. Likewise, when 'spending' the breath, support & full engagement of the intercostals and staying open through the entire airway while exhaling. Filling the lungs from the bottom or building a triangle/pyramid of air from the pelvic floor up are the visualizations that I tend to use the most
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I have lots of ways to fix breathing issues for singers (and I guess flautists too!) :) I do use a lot of that same imagery that you use, actually. I tell my singers to envision a big pipe that they must keep open that extends from their rear-ends up to their ears. Keeps them lifted and straight and gives them a sense of how deep they need to place the air.
This woman has vocal issues that are age-related. I suspected that when she told me that when her chest hurt after playing that something wasn't right. I'll let her flute teacher work it out that side of the house with her -- I'll just keep plugging away at what I can fix from my end.
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Her chest should NOT hurt after playing for any length of time.
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This woman has vocal issues that are age-related. I suspected that when she told me that when her chest hurt after playing that something wasn't right. I'll let her flute teacher work it out that side of the house with her -- I'll just keep plugging away at what I can fix from my end.
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