when you literally don't need to breathe

Performed by: Trombone Shorty

faq:
Q: how old are you / A: i'm in high school!
Q: how are you related to jacob collier? / A: i'm not, we just have the same last name
Q: how do you transcribe? / A: i use musescore for notation and 'Transcribe!' for beat marking, slowing down etc
Q: do you have perfect pitch? / A: no
Q: why are some videos not transcribed by you? / A: sometimes other people submit transcriptions, most are commissioned from others who can do a better job than i can. i want to make sure you see the best transcriptions possible!

[GeorgeCollier]

I can do this on the piano

Technically he’s breathing/getting air into his lungs, he’s just doing it at the same time as playing which is really hard. The technique is called circular breathing.

[ajesco]

He technically IS breathing.
Just... On hard mode.

[Floofie_boi]

Well I think I know who I'm going to call when my car tire goes flat

[nolanstout]

Are we not gonna talk about the first 19 seconds of soloing ? That was sick

[MarianoRodriguez]

Should see him at his week job. Balloon factory.

[jeremyags]

hes using his nose to get air into his lungs, while his cheeks will puff up to maintain the airflow into the trumpet. Thats an impressive skill.

[Humorless_Wokescold]

That drummer is vibing so hard. Really making sure his bro looks like the star he is

[PRIMEVAL]

There are people knowing how this works and there are people not knowing how this works….
Anyways both are impressed af

[trulysyntax]

this isnt circular breathing. this is *spherical* breathing.

[gargles]

i will never get over how funny musical annotations are and “DESPERATE SCREAMING” is a great one lmao

[puddlejumper]

trumpet player here, that is a master of cyclic breathing. cyclic/circular breathing is really hard to do and maintain intonation. takes years of practice to get right and many more to master to this level. well done sir, well done

[CubularCreeper]

I love how even the sheet music had breathing instructions

[CrunchyMonkee]

Well done 47. You seemed to have blended in with the crowd perfectly. No one suspect a thing.

[GuitarsAndTea]

When Crowdstrike pushes an update during your solo

[SprayInk-And-CritGlitch]

This isn't your average everyday breathing, this is ADVANCED breathing!

[coltonthedrummer]

Can we appreciate how freaking hard that drummer is grooving?

[homelesstaco]

one of the hardest things about circular breathing is trying to conceal the transitions between filling your cheeks to using the air in your cheeks to then lastly switching back to your normal air stream. So for him to be able to actually apply circular breathing and have notes not sound so weird when he changes is impressive

[benfolds]

One of the greatest oboe solos I've ever heard.
I just graduated with my PhD in music...I'm excited to start working at Starbucks next week 🤙

[alaric]

I can swear to the gods that mosquitoes in my house sound exactly the same

[jenkinsfamily]

This HAS to be a record. To circular breathe that long is freaking insane