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Old 03-12-2002, 08:18 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Anyone play the didgeridoo?

I bought a really nice one from the didjshop a couple months ago, and up till now didnt really have much time to mess with it. Actually i still dont have much time to mess with it, but im going to anyway. I JUST figured out how to make it play with out making the noise in my throat, but I cant circular breath yet and the didj is taking up alot of air to play, so anyone have any experiance with the didj that could give me some helpful hints with playing?

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Old 03-12-2002, 08:37 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Can't give you any help but my 3-year old daughter loves to take a tube from an empty roll of paper towels or wrapping paper and shout, sing, gurgle and yell into it. It's a lot of fun. I would get her a set a drums but the neighbors would not like it...
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Old 03-12-2002, 08:44 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I never thought I'd see a request like this..
I brought one back with me from my trip to Oz in Jan. of this year.
I got the little booklet "didgeridoo, a beginners guide" with mine at it explains a few of the finer points of playing one.
One thing I found is the way you shape your mouth and where you put your tounge can make a pretty big difference in the tone.

If you hold your cheeks in tight, it will make a higher pitched
tone that if you let them puff out like Louis Armstrongs.

Vary the volume of air going through it to achieve resonance and it will sometimes get a harmonic going that sounds like the
whhooooweeeeeeeeoooooeeeee that you always hear.
Try playing it over a hard surface such as a tile floor or wood floor and vary the distance from the end to the floor.
You can also put the end into a big bowl or bucket to help give you some feedback on what different mouth shapes and tounge placement does to the sound.

Circular breathing is kind of tough to master, but with practice, you will find that you will be able to get sound out of the didge without as much air volume as when you first start out.

Also, try and find the best way the mouthpiece fits for optimum sealing, as this has an effect too. Mine has kind of a flat spot on one side, and I find that if I play it with the flat at the top, it doesn't take nearly as much "wind" to get sound, and the lip vibes that are the basis of getting the thing to make noise can be achieved with much less breath.
Is your's a bamboo or a eucalyptus limb ? The heavier ones are a bit harder to get to resonate becuse of the thicker walls.

Thus endith the didge lesson for today. Practice practic practice, thats what makes it easier to play. It also helps if your not driving those around you nuts while learning.

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good tips, thanks alot
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Old 03-12-2002, 06:07 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Who would've thought on a US based list we'd get asked [this?

My suggestion - ask an aborginal elder to come over and teach you. I used to have one living down the road when I lived in the country. Very handy for that sort of thing.
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Oh, yeah mick. That should be no problem here in pittsburgh. There are all kinds of aboriginal elders here.
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I think im stuck learning on my own.
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Old 03-12-2002, 09:41 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Mead, you have a PM.
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