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.

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

Why is nobody pointing out the sheer talent of the drummer constantly adjusting the tempo to compensate with his fluctuations during the solo

As a violinist, I thank the heavens every day that I can have air in my lungs when I play.

as a musician being able to circular breathe and still have good tone is insane to me

Should see him at his week job. Balloon factory.

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

that one mosquito at 3 am

Glad to see David Goggins on the trumpet, he really shreds!

As a guy who does not know much music theory but has 27 years of experience breathing air, i feel qualified to say that his ability to breathe is quite remarkable and is worthy of high stature. 2024 Update: now i have 28 years experience ;)

You guys have it all wrong. It's not circular breathing, it's the extra oxygen tank he's hiding behind his large sunglasses. But seriously, that's impressive.

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

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.

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

I love how even the sheet music had breathing instructions

The crowd seemed more irritated than impressed tbh lol

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

That’s why circular breathing exists. Also interesting mouthpiece there.

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

Okay but the drummer is the hidden gem here, he WENT FOR IT

This man is walking out of air

Now that’s some circular breathing

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

POV you took a deep breath at the end for him even tho you were breathing normal the whole time

I like how everyone's awkwardly bobbing

Can we appreciate how freaking hard that drummer is grooving?

Love how you can’t hear a single person clapping about what he just did while the rest of the band plays on.

Some people say music is nourishment for the soul. Now I belive it, cuz this man just stayed alive out of sheer will to rip it

the dexterirty, endurance, and and focus is incredible

I play trumpet, and I struggle just to hit that note. This man held it for over a minute, and then goes right into a super high note after. Pure talent. He is the Chester Bennington of trumpet.

I don't know about music theory but this feels like a flex more than a song and I love that

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

"Inflate lungs with shoulders" - so, is that how you circular breath?

The mosquito in my room at 1 am:

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

"david goggins with trumpet isnt real, he cant hurt you" David Goggins with trumpet:

He is breathing. He is using the air in his cheeks to keep it going while he breaths up. Also its kind of lame when all you can do with it is keep playing 2 notes for a very long time. The saying "overstaying your welcome" fits like a glove.

As a trumpet player, I can definitely say that this guy is a legend.

Everyone’s talking about the circular breathing, BUT NOBODY’S TALKING ABOUT THE START OF THE SOLO Even with a higher mouthpiece, that’s gotta be hard to pull off

as he literally breathes

Guy has never even smelled a cigarette

I've heard circular breathing tracks before. Now that I'm seeing it being performed I can safely say this could easily pass as a supernatural ability lol

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 🤙

some say he has an open chest under the shirt so he can do a tactical lung reload after every show

This is one of those things where it's super impressive but not really pleasant to listen to for music. Also that mouthpiece is amazing.

As someone with no music experience whatsoever, this guy definitely plays the clarinet

No thoughts, no brain cells, just air.

I love how the NPCs are just vibing to anything he does lol

As a gymbro, who does not know much about music theory, instruments or the techniques at display here, I still feel I'm qualified to point something out... this dude has well developed and defined facial musculature! I have never really considered the fact that facial muscle hypertrophy is a thing, but obviously it is! ...I'm gonna have to start blinking and chewing with deliberate mind-muscle connection. Gotta make those face gains!

to anyone who doesn't know how circular breathing works: step 1 - breathe normally step 2 - build up air in mouth (puff up cheeks) step 3 (hard part) - push that built up air out of your mouth while breathing in through your nose) step 4 - repeat

He’s gonna disfigure his cheeks doing that over the years. The circle breathing reed pipe players of Nero’s day had to wear leather binders for their cheeks to prevent disfiguring themselves

"when you can LITERALLY see him breathing." there fixed it.

don’t underestimate this guy. circular breathing is a very hard skill to learn.

As a trumpet player I can say that this technique is easy when you do it on its own, but to use it constantly for such a long period of time really does hurt your cheeks. Plus the fact that messing up is really easy. For anyone confused, he used the process of “circular breathing” which in basically you exhale, but without using your throat muscles. In trumpet playing we use out lips to control the pitch, but of course we blow out the air using our throat muscles to get the force/power (and not strain our face as puffing out our cheeks like that is not good) But clearly breathing in and out at the same time doesn’t work, so what he’s doing is instead of blowing out using his throat, he collects air within his mouth, and by puffing his cheeks he can bring them inwards to create pressure within the mouth, compressing the air, this will effectively give the same force as if using your throat muscles. While doing this, his throat muscles aren’t used, and so the airway is open to bring more air in through to the lungs, in other words, breathe in through his nose. So when he runs out of air in his mouth, he can easily refill it and repeat for as long as needed. But this does strain your cheeks very much and requires technique.

inhaling through the nose and exhaling from the mouth into the trumpet, the skill is that there is no pause.

Circular breathing as a concept just makes my brain break.

Equally impressive whether you know how this is done or not. If not this might as well be a magic trick, if you do know then you understand how insanely difficult it is. Another banger video George, thank you

oh my god, that's the craziest circular breathing I've seen in quite a while, and the drums are hella on point. Just a ton of talent all around.

He's literally pushing air into his mouth, breathing through his nose, and then cycling back to lung pressure when the pressure drops in his mouth. He's breathing.

Hes quite literally breathing

I'm saving this as my text tone, starting at 0:19 and I'm gonna set it to play the whole thing each time I get a text. My coworkers are gonna love it!

The giant trill begins at about 19 seconds in and the release of the phrase is at about 1:53. That means this man played a trill and an extra bar and a half for 94 seconds straight, all at a dynamic close to forte or fortissimo, then jumps up to triple forte, which I unfortunately can't remember the actual word for but its probably fortississimo or smth weird. Circular breathing, ladies and gentleman.

you know hes been going for a while when you start to think his fingers might be cramping up

Swear I've seen reptiles puffing up like that before

the sheet music says "inflate lungs with shoulders" and this dude just went ahead and f-ing did it, what a champ. absolutely unbelievalby amazing.

Oh dude. Trombone Shorty is a legend. He came to our town's jazz festival a few times around 10 years ago, I met him when I was 9 I think so it had to have been 2012. Can't remember what song it was he was performing but in the middle of it he held a note for what seemed like forever, probably at least a minute. We were definitely all in awe. My mom thought it was all in his lungs and tried to use that as an example of the things I can do if I never pick up smoking.

Doctor: so how did you pass out? Me:

"The legend says hes still playing to this day..."

Beginning = "Oh This Is Not So Bad" End = "What Did I Just Witness..."

That’s some crazy chops too. Holding the note forever and then playing high right after

Man, circular breathing is so cool

"Guys I think he disconnected from the server"

0:52 that one mosquito near my ear inside the blanket

*Enjoy the rhythm. Circular breathing in high level!*

When you celebrate like that but no one know the struggle you went through

Circular breathing, that's how a didgeridoo is played

Being able to circular breathe this long is still pretty damn impressive

Ok. Imma be honest. This is impressive as all hell. But musically, this doesn't do anything for me 😅 after a while, I'm just like, okay cool, you can do circular breathing, can we get back to jamming now please?

This is how Digeridoo players play their songs without breaths. It's fascinating!

bro is breathing in the 4th dimension

As a trumpet player, this guys awesome. I can barely hold 4 measures (depending on time signature)

That is the first time I've ever seen a musician use circular breathing and I'm 69 years old. That was amazing.

You can clearly see the loop cut. I mean in other videos, this one is legit.

You can tell from 5 blocks away that he is breathing, the complicated thing is that he manages to maintain his tone

that guy is definitely circular breathing... which is even more impressive than doing it all in one breath at the volume he's playing at

This is the musical performance equivalent of: “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”

Circular breathing, more like "broken record breathing," because that's the best name for it, and it's awesome.

"what can those fingers do?" 0:19

Legend has it, he's still holding the same note to this day...

I’ve admired this clip for some time, what talent. It does trigger like a fight or flight response for me for unknown reasons.

I watched this 10 times now and i cant stop rewatching it. idk why

Somebody make a 10-hour version - it's too good to be that short.

As a trumpet player, I can say that this is a very hard technique to learn, props to Shorty!

0:40 this is called a " permanent breathe"

If old georgy had this life hack he would be living the life

"Commence Inflation" is such an ominous phrase.

I like how it’s necessary to inflate your lungs with your shoulders to do this😂

Dude, that’s insane when you can see whenever he takes a breath, and it’s only every few seconds.

when he finished i took a deep breath for him

Nice transcription, keep up the good work!!