You are a thorough, patient and over all great music teacher, Folks are so lucky to have teachers such as you, teaching us for free..on this computer internet machine! Great times we live in..Blessed* And Thank You AJ Block~~~
I loved this. I bought a didgeridoo. While visiting family in Australia in99. Played with it, but now really want to learn it. Dream time and frequency exploring has lead me to your channel. It's ace👍
Dude, thank you so much. This little tutorial and a long effort got me to figure out circular breathing on my new AirDidge I just got from you guys. I’m so extatic. Once you get it every minute after you improve. I was just focused and kept questioning myself and exploring different options on how best to do it. It almost felt like the god of didgeridoo was smiling on me and giving me a lesson as I sat in deep focus and intuition. Thank you so much and everyone at didge project for your tutorials, showcases and great customer service. Y’all are awesome!!!
Wow congratulations and thank you so much for choosing us as your didgeridoo guides. We are deeply honored to be of service to you and the many didge players out there. Bless your didgeridoo journey!
You did a great job here explaining the different elements and techniques available to practice. I'm still very much a beginner moving beyond the basic drone and exploring finding ways of making tones etc so most of it is beyond my capabilities at the moment. However when off the didge i practice blowing up my cheeks and sniffing air whilst blowing, can do it a little but i struggle once I'm also blowing the raspberry. Will try some more of it once i feel ready.
Looking forward to trying my first attempt at circular breathing. The water exercise seems so understandable and a perfect first step, I'll let you know how I make out!
It took me about 2 weeks of practicing 30-60 min a day to get the circular breathing. Then another week to get it sounding proper. It's a tricky technique. The hardest part was keeping the buzz going but once I got my lips buzzing easily, it just started happening. I think it's all down to how efficiently and effectively you can buzz your lips that gives you the amount of space you need to get an actual breath in.
Wow.. you actually a Witcher ! I play dij for a few years , time to time though, but still didn’t master circular breathing, it’s actually hard! Thank you for this amazing video!!! I will practice harder this time !!
Namaste 🙏 A J , Receive Greetings from India 🇮🇳. Am self taught wood carving artist and I try to make one didgeridoo.and it's very much great to learn from you. Best wishes, Mahesh(Mumbai)
I love this video it really helped me to understand a few things. I am a student of breath work and I think the didgeridoo is a natural fit for me. Do you have any videos that suggest how to pick the right didgeridoo? I have found bamboo ones that don’t seem to sound very good and I think that they don’t offer any back pressure. Do I need to get an authentic didgeridoo from Australia that is made out of solid wood?
Are there any online forums/communities for didj? All the ones I've found have been inactive for 10 years or so and I'm not sure where to ask questions.
Does it matter of what material/wood the didgeridoo is made of? And how big the scope is? I got a Bambus didgeridoo. It isn't conical and has a scope of 7cm outside and 6 cm inside. It is 120cm long. There is a lot of room in it. I can play the didgeridoo but need all the air of my lung. I can do the circular breathing without the Didgeridoo but with it I have to decide.... a tone or circular breathing.
Bamboo is not desirable for a didgeridoo because it tends to crack over time and leak air, unless it is epoxy coated. With epoxy, it should not crack. I would suggest any other material commonly used for didgeridoos, then you should be able to play much more easily.
I've been trying to squeeze my cheeks and inhale but when I do my drone seems get get cut off slightly. So it doesn't sound like a continuous drone. Will it sound better after practice or should I do something different?
yes but I don't recommend box didgeridoos for beginners. it's better to use the backpressure of a straight tube, as a coiled tube requires more air to generate a sound. that being said, i am sure plenty of people have learned on a didgebox. i would suggest a cheap plastic didge to start with. i started on bamboo, but bamboo generally tends to crack unless it's epoxy coated inside and out. good luck! -aj
1:42 "circular breathing is a rhythm" is not accurate. You can breath on a full spectrum drone while maintaining compression and pressure with barely hearing it. But for most players this concept will mostly, if ever, open up after many years of practice...
@@didgeproject Check the first minute and half of this track. The breathing is barely hearable while maintaining a full drone: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-smDtS8P64bA.html
Hi thank for a didgerdoo lesson I know hiw to do a circular breathing already you inhale and squeeze your cheek right I love you help me an dying of a didgeridoo ready to marry me
