Didgeridoo Lesson - Circular Breathing - Connecting the Parts 

I've seen a lot of videos do a good job at explaining circular breathing but this video breaks it down into parts & then puts it all together at the end. 👍

By far the best teacher on here. I probably already told you this, tho

The most difficult part of circular breathing for me was restarting the lung out breath after/(at the end of) the squeeze/sniff. I could drone out, then do the mouth balloon squeze,,,,,, but the the next lung air drone would not start correctly and all sounds would stop for a moment. I had to think of it as driving a stick shift where one foot was easing off the clutch (the mouth squeeze) while at the same time the other foot was acceleratimg the gas pedal (lung drone). It took me several days of accepting failure without quitting to gain the coordination i needed. Anyway, now i can do it adequetely.

That was the best tutorial I've seen thus far. Those I've watched to date are just confusing. They leave so much out, leaving one to work it out for ones self which I managed. Finding you confirms that I'm on the right track. I talk to myself all the time, so that part of the exercise will come easy. Your'e a godsend. Groove On ✌️ ❤

Slowly, very slowly it all starts making sense to me. Got stuck for a long time but the first minutes of this video were an eye opener…

Best explanation on RU-vid thanks man

“I DON’T GET TO BREATHE IN UNLESS I’M MOUTH FARTING.” Honestly, this threat worked. Lol

Great video! Recommending this video to my sleep apnea patients. 😁

I learnt in 1 day... ❤❤❤❤ thank you!

Very good explanation of the specific actions bringing it all together. 😊

Wow Amazing tutorial!! I'm just started and now I could see the mistake I'm makeing, which is breathing in very hard and to much. I'm still have to practice a lot, but this explanation is a great stepping stone, I made a big progress now. Thank you very much!

I've been circular breathing (or "pressure breathing") for some time now, thanks mostly to your earlier videos and lots of time on the didge. This video helps me personally by reminding me to be aware of tension. "Air is all around us," you said in one of your videos. Yes, and all I have to do to get some in my lungs is relax and let it happen. It's not a demand for air, more of an invitation. Thanks for all the help!

Really helped, thank you.

This content is the one which clearly tells whole process of applying on digeridoo, it help me a lot, thanks!

just got my didge, been doing this practice a little but with too much air for sure. Thank you for your video! I hope this will help, i'll get this some day haha

by far one of the better explanations and instruction. Thankyou.

Didge arriving in a week or so. Your videos are very helpful and your presentation is calming too.

Hi David, good to hear from you again! When I started playing the didge, I watched your vids, about circular breathing and basic Rhythms, so you helped a lot! I've been playing the didge for almost 3 years now! I'm turning 18 in a few months. And to be honest, it's an amazing Instrument, the way you play it, connecting Circular breathing with Rhythms, it's just so peaceful if you know what I mean! I was actually able to play the drone on my first day! (BTW my mom made a whole surprise about the didge on my 16 B-day. The Didge I wanted was Sold out, so I thought. But to my surprise There it was my Didge). Circular Breathing was quite a struggle for me because I did not know the concept of it. So it was hard to figure out. I believe I was able to figure out Circular breathing in a month. Even My Mom wants to learn it now, she keeps saying, "How do I do Circular breathing, I want to learn it"! But I keep telling her, "Mom First learn to play The Drone, then we can take it a step forward. Anyways. Love Peace And Joy to you, David!

What a wonderful explanation!

Thank you, this is a good explenation how the circulaire breathing should go. I find it difficult, but i'll keep practicing! One day i'll get it 😀

Excellent!

What a fantastic video. 🙂

Genius

Thank you! I try hard to learn whith your help, also my sound doesn't feel right ..but never give up

Dude you're so great, been only practicing a few days with my didge and still haven't got the hang of circular breathing, it can be frustrating, the mind body connection is challenging haha, but you're videos are my favorite for learning so far and I am away from my instrument right now but when I'm back in going to employ this method and just keep givin er til I get it. Also, do you have any recommendations for mouth exercises for warming up, and/or lung exercises for warming up to make everything more ready to play? And another question for ya, I ordered a beeswax mouthpiece as my didge doesn't have a mouthpiece it's just the straight eucalyptus, and the wood can be hard on my mouth, and abrasive above my lips, do you think a mouthpiece will help form a smooth seal and be easier on the skin? Blessings 🙏

Love these videos, I was inspired to buy a didgeridoo from Primal tones a number of months ago. I practice circular breathing often but it’s just not happening. My throat automatically closes up after I breathe in through my nose and out of my mouth and then it sounds like there was no real point in breathing through my nose as I could have just gasped and closed my mouth again and it would have stopping the Rhythm any how. I don’t know if my throat is meant to lock after air comes through my nose . My lips clench shut too and I can’t open them for a second so it just doesn’t sound smooth. By that point I’m lost and I don’t know what I’m doing. Trial and error doesn’t seem to work either. Might be that I can’t play well with my throat either. Maybe because I’m not a man, who knows.

Hello david, how are you? Greetings from Argentina. I'm starting and I have a cuestion: when I play the didge I have the cheeks inflated all the time(except when I expel to make the circular breathing) is it advisable to learn play without air in the cheeks and only fill them for the circular breathing? Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. I have watched several of your videos and it is really the best I have found on the internet in relation to CB. I can tell you have become an expert on the subject and you know how to transmit it perfectly.

I really like your videos and learned more from them in just a couple of days. By the way, is it true that women shouldn’t be touching or playing the didgeridoo? I’ve been learning it for my sleep apnea and breathing exercise.

I naturally put an exaggerated pause or hold after both the exhale and the inhale, (former swimmer and yogi breath.) Now I am learning on my mini didgeridoo and realize this might make it a challenge. Or maybe my natural pause can work in my favor?

Linking the two is so tough

Hi mate! thanks for that! how do you make the mouth fart noise into a mouth drone ??

Thankyou for the video! I'm having trouble with the mouth fart haha. When I try to make that noise in the didge it is silent... I can do that noise without the didge but I can't build enough pressure with the didge to make that noise. Is this common?

This video is sooooo good and it makes so much sense but I just cannot connect at the top 😫 I can inhale a short sniff when I’m doing the squeezing action away from the didge, but as soon as I squeeze in on the didge it’s like I can only sniff at the end (not part way through the squeeze) so let’s a short gap before i drone 😞

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I just started trying to play the didgeridoo but no video has shown me how to hold my lips, your kind of did. I can't seem to be able to form a seal between my lips/face and the didgeridoo. Do you have any suggestions or videos that could help. I've been practicing for a month now and I can circular breathe with blowing bubbles, pushing water from my mouth but never when playing the didgeridoo, I'm at my wits end

I can’t breathe through one side of my nose. Deviated had 4 sinus surgeries. Also only one maxillary it never formed completely. I have asthma and serious sleep apnea. I breathe a lot through my mouth. Any suggestions? Thank you

Mouth fart 💨 makes it all click😂

Trying but… You can not breath in and breath out at the same time. Impossilbe!

Love these videos, I was inspired to buy a didgeridoo from Primal tones a number of months ago. I practice circular breathing often but it’s just not happening. My throat automatically closes up after I breathe in through my nose and out of my mouth and then it sounds like there was no real point in breathing through my nose as I could have just gasped and closed my mouth again and it would have stopping the Rhythm any how. I don’t know if my throat is meant to lock after air comes through my nose . My lips clench shut too and I can’t open them for a second so it just doesn’t sound smooth. By that point I’m lost and I don’t know what I’m doing. Trial and error doesn’t seem to work either. Might be that I can’t play well with my throat either. Maybe because I’m not a man, who knows.