The Nose Helps (Part 3)

You found that playing yesterday's lick (2 2 3 3 4 4 5+ 4) you filled up with air and had to stop and breathe... the draw to blow ratio was way unbalanced. Opening your nose for the 5+, even though it's only one note out of eight, will allow you to play the lick indefinitely. Work that lick for a while experimenting with HOW MUCH air you allow to escape. Try allowing just a little to escape... just the right amount to escape (to be able to play it over and over)... and too much to escape, where you run out of breath (if you were to play another draw-focused passage after this lick you'll want to get rid of as much air as possible).