Desire, a great teacher... even if a guitarist.

I believe I have already written several posts on the subject. I am a supporter of phrasing and breathing. In this video, the maestro wants to specifically guide the student to "breathe." The deplorable thing is that if you don't talk [about it], there are no Masterclasses. Very few teachers teach from the early years how to "enter" into Music. We all breathe when we speak, when we play, when we dance, etc.. it must become something natural. Chasing the metronome means not learning how to manage time anymore. Listen again to his words and his metaphors! Entering and exiting phrases with ease is fundamental in Music and should be the primary focus in teaching. That's what I think

Very true... in fact, as you say, it is not easy to breathe. It also happens to me to go into apnea sometimes, especially in the salient points that I don't manage well. Perhaps one would need to sacrifice a bit of expression to contain oneself ...he was talking about this in a cover letter; Liszt regarding the playing style of Wieck, Schumann's wife.. where can I find the info.. did you post some lessons?

I haven't seen them..

Let me know, thanks.

Attention: "breathing" does not mean "putting air into the lungs," but rather creating those small voids that the master in the link speaks about. That is, "musical breaths." These are not my lessons, but some posts where musical breathing and phrasing are discussed.

Yes, yes, but I was alluding to both parts... I think I manage the musical phrasing... even if sometimes.... but actual breathing sometimes creates problems..

If you give me some directions I'll go look for them.. sometimes there are too many posts and I can't find anything..

It is right to coordinate physical breathing with musical breathing. So much so that some pianists, when listened to closely, "disturb" with their breathing. Rubinstein, Brendel and many other greats felt themselves breathing loudly. Sometimes we can hear this in some live recordings. Regarding my posts, excuse me, I cannot give you precise indications unfortunately... they are becoming too many even for me!

Ha ha....you're right, I believe it...

Yes, the breathing can be heard on the records...even Arrau.....I think it comes naturally to absorb the ferment of the advancing music that would otherwise overwhelm the spirit of the performer...strange things happen in performances ...it is always a journey..you know how it begins but you don't know where it will lead you.