BREATHING

Finally, I notice that I tend to stop breathing when I play, especially in challenging passages. As Robert Dew observes: "Many people hold their breath while playing, often to a length that would shame a pearl diver." (5) What could be more unnatural? Am I that paralyzed with fear? Can something so innocuous as getting a few sounds from a wooden box be that stressful? Without breathing a giant boulder has fallen in the path to simplicity