Best Breathing techniques for musicians - McGill researcher uses science

McGill professor Isabelle Cossette’s qualifications (flute performance degrees & postdoctoral studies on respiratory mechanics) and research interests (respiratory mechanics, music performance enhancement, biomechanics & instrumental pedagogy) as well as her work with world leading respiratory physiologist (Peter Macklem) and international researchers in bioengineering (Aliverti - Italy), acoustics (Fabre - France) and computer sciences (Thorpe - New Zealand) give her unique qualifications to examine what are the best breathing techniques for wind instrument musicians, and to ‘bridge’ knowledge between the scientific and musical fields. This rare skill is essential to the multidisciplinary research at the basis of new scientifically based instrumental pedagogy.