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Lesson #1 is up!!

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

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Welcome!

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Dear Reader,

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Good morning Reader,

Welcome to day 1, lesson 1! We're kicking things off with a the most vital of essential life-supporting forces, your breath.

It's central to how we feel, and it's fascinating to know that it's both involuntary and voluntary!

We do it when we don't think about it, and yet, we can control it when we want to.

And, as musicians, our breath plays a central role in how we feel during practice and performance. And, if you're a wind player or singer, your breath is literally central to how you create sound.
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Your lesson

This first week’s focus around the breath will cover 3 areas:

  1. Bringing new awareness to your breath
  2. Experimentation with different breathing techniques
  3. Noting the changes you feel as a result of doing breath work.
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The goal for this week to try a different breathing practice every day of the week. Download and use your tracker to keep tabs on your experience!

Ready to head to the lesson?!

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Monday Meetup!!

I'm looking forward to meeting the new faces in our group, and welcoming back returning participants! We're on at 12pm ET

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First live class

We're hitting the ground running with our first guest speaker, Austin Pancner of the Functional Musician, today at 5pm ET!
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Excited to get this challenge started! See you soon,

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Ixi

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