Calling fellow didgeridoo players I've recently been experimenting with this fascinating instrument, wondering if we have any other didge players on the forums and if so, what were some tips tricks you could give a beginner
I have tried it once but the guy said I wasn't any good at blowing....my BF says different. Tell us the technique.
Purchased one about a month ago. Watched some youtube tutorials but can't get it workin' for me. Have an assortment of drums flutes rattles and added the didge thought it would be great for the grandkids but gramma gotta know how to work it LOL
I didge - although it's been sitting in the corner of my room for the past 5 or 6 months.. it's only a shitty little bamboo one I picked up for £14 at a festival, I've seen some beauties that I would have loved to get, but shit they're expensive..
Can't figure out the circular breathing. Funny, I don't have a problem with the harmonica though. I can play it pretty well. I just have to stop to take a breath every once in a while.
I saw a guy at the indoor Eugene market that made(I think he made them) didgeridoos that were 2 part--they had a slide like a trombone that would change the tone. I don't know if they were unique or what. Cool idea,tho.
Way I got taught was to fill your mouth with water, push it out using your cheeks and breath in. That's the basis, then do it without the water and you can keep filling your cheeks up with the breaths you take. Takes a little bit to get the sound out the didg consistently, but not long.
My friend has a didgeridoo and I thought that it's only about having a good lungs capacity, so I try to "play on it" and I couldn't make a sound! I spent like 20 trying without success whily my friend was laughing out hard... well I guess this instrument is not meant for me. But still I've never thought it would be that difficult.
I used to play a lot, had a friend that had 3 authentic didgeridoos. They're fun as hell to mess around with... as long as you don't mind putting your mouth on something that was hollowed out by termites It's hard to explain techniques... I never got the hang of inward breathing (breathing while playing to make a continuous sound), but rolling your tongue makes an interesting sound. I don't know why they call it 'rolling' your tongue, come to think of it. It seems like your tongue rattles more than it rolls haha. Hmmmmm... I'm not sure what it's called, so I'll just call it vocal expression? Sort of like speaking while you're playing? Oh man! It's really cool when you raise and lower your voice when you do it, because you can literally hear and feel the frequency of the didgeridoo's note and the note of your voice harmonizing and deharmonizing as you do it!! Another thing is like short screams? Bursts of high (frequency) vocal output as you play can make for some really cool, sometimes spooky sounds. Jeez, now I want to go buy one! Another fun instrument are Boom Tubes I think they're called? Keller Williams uses them when he plays solo gigs. If you find the right set, it comes with a xylophone-like stand. You can use them as a xylophone setup, use em like a didgeridoo (I assume... not sure if it works or not), or take em and beat em on your thigh or other various things to make sounds. Even whirl em around to create sound from the air entering the tubes! Let's see if I can find a link... http://amzn.com/B0002F6MAK Boomwhackers, they're called! I thought it came with a fancier xylophone setup, but apparently not. There's a few different sets for different notes and octaves. I'm sure the bass set would be fun! Happy didging!
