UltraBreathe - Brass Breathing Training Pack

Includes Tynan Tuba's Brass Gym breathing exercise sheet.

Train your breathing to control your breath, take in more air and sustain your airflow for longer.

UltraBreathe is a compact respiratory trainer designed for athletes, with adjustable resistance for both inhaling and exhaling, helping you work the breathing muscles and develop better control over your airflow.

I use breathing exercises regularly in my own playing and teaching, so I wanted the Tynan Tuba version to be more than simply an UltraBreathe in a box.

Every UltraBreathe pack comes as a brass-specific training pack, including:

• UltraBreathe respiratory trainer
• Branded carry pouch
• Tynan Tuba Brass Gym breathing exercise sheet, which I personally compiled for use with the UltraBreathe

The included Brass Gym sheet contains three progressive exercises designed specifically for brass players, focusing on controlled long air, fuller quicker breaths and airflow control against resistance.

The resistance on the UltraBreathe is adjustable, so you can start at a comfortable level and gradually increase the difficulty as your breathing develops.

I find it particularly useful when getting the instrument out isn't practical — before rehearsals, while travelling, on holiday, in the car, or simply as a short breathing session at the start of your daily practice.

The Tynan Tuba pouch gives you somewhere convenient to keep your UltraBreathe once the original packaging has been opened, making it easy to throw into your instrument case or practice bag.

A simple bit of kit, but used consistently it can be a very useful addition to a brass player's daily routine.