General Discussion & Chat: Best/worse thing &what did you learn today? Pt.16-friends..., 1 by The_Wonder_Downunder

The_Wonder_Downunder wrote:
The aboriginal didgeridoo (didjeridu, dijeridu, yidaki) is a long, wooden wind instrument or horn used traditionally by the aboriginal people of Northern Australia. Rock paintings on caves have established that the didgeridoo has been used as a musical instrument for at least 20,000 years. It is made from a tree branch, usually eucalyptus, hollowed out by termites. Branches cut into varying lengths produce instruments with different pitches. The mouthpiece is usually made of beeswax or resin.

The haunting tones of the didgeridoo are created by the vibrating of the player's lips. Since every branch has its own unique shape, no two didgeridoos sound exactly alike. The didgeridoo is almost unique in the world of music in its use of a technique called circular breathing. This allows the player to breathe while producing continuous sound. During this process, the player allows his cheeks to fill with air, like a bellows. Then, in one quick step, the player releases that stored air while quickly inhaling through the nose, refilling the lungs. This breathing technique is often used along with subtle tongue and lip movements and the voice to create energetic rhythmic patterns.

Thats some information i found for you and a pic. Its just a fabulous sound but very hard to play as you must learn circular breathing. this means you must keep the instrument going without a breath so to speak. well you breath but without stopping the sound, its incredibly hard but wonderful if you can master it.

http://aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/songs.html

that is a link you can look up on.
http://www.didgeridoostore.com/soundsrhythms.html
and that link gives you some samples of sounds that can be made on the didge.....

had a day of cleaning today.. a little sore but ok. came home from the DD who's partners house we are renovating and felt a little anxious, probably because its back to work tomorrow. i recieved a letter from the eqaul opportunity council saying they had written to my work asking them to explain their actions... so.... its about to hit the fan! sigh....

never mind, there are worse things and i have people who love me, support me and pray for me so i am blessed.

have a great day and tell me what you think of the digereedoo.. i will post a pick of the one I got.....they are all different...


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