Videos Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Insert Thumbnail Articles . Balancing Your Key Action Adjusting the spring tension to be the same for all keys is a simple and easy way to improve your finger technique. More… Exercises 1. Freeing Your Breath The purpose of this exercise is to learn to reduce your effort when exhaling a full breath. 2. Release The Breath To Produce A Tone Tone can be produced by releasing the air without forcing or “blowing” the air. 3. A Fully Vibrating Reed The reed is the sound generator. When it fully vibrates it will be stripped of the nuances that shape our tone and style. Stacking The Breath Here are two short movement routines that you can add to your warm up to help develop and improve your breathing.