Didgeridoo Lesson 8 | How to choose a didgeridoo for beginners

[@hannahjm93]

Hi, where would you recommend buying a budget didgeridoo in the UK? Also have you heard of 'monkeywood' for didgeridoos and if so is it any good (I've seen one on ebay)? I currently have a bamboo didge that was £10 and I can play it, circular breath and few basic sounds/rhythms, but when I try anything more advanced I fail. I don't want to blame the instrument since I am not an experienced player but since the didge is cheap, old (had it about 8 years and most of that had been spent in a cupboard) and not the best type of didgeridoo I can't help think that the instrument is influencing my ability to learn these new skills.

[@WakademyDidgeridooSchool]

Hello Hannah, I did not find a didgeridoo on Ebay with this name but in any case, I would not recommend buying a didgeridoo on Ebay. Then, you have to ask yourself the question of the budget. The price of didgeridoos can go from 20€ to more than 1500€ (sorry I speak in euro!). I made a whole file on Wakademy to help you understand better (the videos are subtitled in English with mistakes but it should help you anyway! www.wakademy.online/en/the-complete-guide-to-help-you-choose-your-didgeridoo/ And if you want to buy a didgeridoo, I don't know of any shop in the UK but I highly recommend didgeridoo passion, it's a friend and passionate and has good instruments! www.didgeridoo-passion.com/en I hope this helps!

[@lowlyman4christ998]

Very cool I want to learn to play

[@WakademyDidgeridooSchool]

Happy Days! :-) I'm not the one who will say the opposite! Enjoy :-)

[@mrdudeman29]

You totally should i just started learning and made one from bamboo i found near my house and its been very rewarding!

[@lumitutorials]

i just found your english channel. I watched some of your videos in french with your app but unfortunately my french of school times is to bad to understand most of it. So finally in English wuhuuu. Looking forward to your next videos. Great work so far 😀😀😀

[@WakademyDidgeridooSchool]

Great! :-) Thanks for your comment and good news I am determined to continue my KZbin channel in english! :D

[@JammTj664]

the toning on the didge will be important if a didge is easy to play or not!

[@WakademyDidgeridooSchool]

True ! But most of the didgeridoo you can find, even more in bamboo or PVC, are between C and E. Those notes are totally fine to start with. But I will speak in a video about this, you right !

[@JammTj664]

i will say, for a beginner i will say a octave interval! is easy to play easy toot transition!

[@WakademyDidgeridooSchool]

Thanks Jamm for this ideas, I think toot are not the priority for beginners. And also to have an octave interval need to buy a didge form a didg-crafter and can be quickly expansive for a beginners. :-)

[@amyfretz2644]

Can you recommend someone from US?

[@WakademyDidgeridooSchool]

Hi! Unfortunately, I don't know very well didgeridoo makers in US. But you can ask William Thoren, very nice guy and friend of mine. He makes some ans I'm sure if it stop to do it, he will know some crafter. You can contact him here: www.wetdidgeridoo.com/about-wet-didgeridoo/contact/

[@claired1336]

Is Meinl a good bamboo brand?

[@WakademyDidgeridooSchool]

Hi Claire, unfortunately Meinl craft some industrial bamboo didgeridoo. Where do you live? I can maybe recommend one crafter from the part of the world you live. If not, I recommend Bamboo didgeridoo from David Defois in France (just to be transparent, I don't any money from this link or recommandation) : www.kanarchoad.com/en/instruments/bamboo/

[@claired1336]

Wakademy - english I live in North Carolina in the USA. Thanks for your help!

[@WakademyDidgeridooSchool]

@@claired1336 I'm sorry for this very late answer! You can ask William Thoren, he might help you and it's a very great guy. :-) I can send you his contact by email or messenger (you can find me on Facebook "Gauthier Aubé"). Hope it's not too late!

[@Thor-ns9om]

can you help me find didgeridoo sellers?

[@WakademyDidgeridooSchool]

Yes I can try, but I need to know where do you live first. Also, you can contact me with WhatsApp, maybe better than here: wa.me/message/NRMMBFQ5X6NLH1 As you want!

[@pedrosanchezpalma4443]

Thanks for your video. Could you please privately send me some recommendations where to buy good ones less than 80€?

[@WakademyDidgeridooSchool]

Hi Pedro! I wrote a post on my blog about that, you can find it here : gauthieraube.com/en/what-didgeridoo-must-one-start-with/ I hope it will help you to find the didgeridoo you want. I really recommend at the beginning to don't put too much. It's good to try, and after that, if you like it, you can put more. Hope it helps!

[@pedrosanchezpalma4443]

@@WakademyDidgeridooSchool thanks! I have bought one from Davis. They sound really amazing for a good price.

[@WakademyDidgeridooSchool]

@@pedrosanchezpalma4443 Great choice! His didgeridoo are very good for the price! Just for curiosity, where do you live?

[@pedrosanchezpalma4443]

@@WakademyDidgeridooSchool At Cartagena, Spain

[@WakademyDidgeridooSchool]

@@pedrosanchezpalma4443 I know some didgeridoo player in Spain but it's around Barcelona, I like to create link between people. But in that time it will be difficult! Enjoy your new didge!