How To Learn the Didgeridoo

[@KaylaAndSamantha]

hi! I have trigeminal neuralgia from a dentist shot gone wrong numbing my lower right jaw but i LOVE the didgeridoo ...so i was determined to figure out how to pay without hurting as bad from nerve pain that is sometimes very debilitating especially when irritated. and YOU helped me. by saying to shift it to another piece of my mouth. so thank you!!!

[@SoundAdventurer]

You're so welcome! I hope that you are able to get the joy out of the instrument without pain. You're doing great!

[@hollymorley3452]

Women aren’t supposed to play the didgeridoo

[@SebsTruckStop]

@@hollymorley3452 you might want to delete that comment, BUDDY.

[@SebsTruckStop]

@@hollymorley3452 don’t even go there

[@belindagreen8698]

As an Australian, I respect the Australian Indigenous culture. It's taboo for females to play the yidaki (aka didgeridoo in westerners language) dreamtime stories claim it's cursed for them and will bring infertility.

[@bonzeroo]

Very straightforward and informative video. No "secrets", just clear and cogent demonstrations. Thanks for posting this!

[@stacystepp7914]

Haha "not like a horse...and not like a fly" Great explanation! I just got my first didgeridoo yesterday at age 56. Never played one before. So here I am figuring all this out!

[@laurinware4218]

Wow! Same. I'm 52 and first Didge.

[@kikikriki4082]

I just bought 1 yesterday. It sounds like I'm passing gas 😅. I will keep on trying 😊 Thank you for your helpful information

[@NiekopTube]

Wow, you are an amazing good teacher! Thanks for all the small, clear parts of information and the great examples of do's and don'ts!

[@4URInformation]

Thank you for taking the time out to explain this to us. With your help, I was able to find my drone! I literally just received my very first didgeridoo an hour ago. I'll buy an authentic eucalyptus root didgeridoo when I feel I've nailed it. Thanks again brother! Be well.

[@FurmiDa]

I'm Lucky I found your channel. I got as a present Meinl DDG-BOX and your instructions were so help full, Thx

[@SoundAdventurer]

that is so kind of you, thank you!

[@Nicoleycaulkin1]

Thank you so much!! I have mastered my drone and new sounds. I am ever thankful. You are a great teacher.

[@SoundAdventurer]

You are so welcome!

[@samiam369]

As a multi-instrument composer who's always looking to broaden my scope, this is a great starter video. Thanks! Subbed!

[@eztvlight1202]

Man a dude who knows music subbed. I better sub.

[@samiam369]

@@eztvlight1202 lol...he's definitely worth the sub...i appreciate the humor =]

[@dentistmarcmortiboys]

As a dentist, I appreciated the idea of shifting your position angle depending on your skeletal jaw pattern & bite 🙌

[@monsteradeliciosa6845]

This is amazing! Thanks for the information and in depth explanation. Got my didgeridoo three days ago and I’m starting to find my drone thanks to these tips!

[@R00RAL]

Hpws it going ?

[@diggindownunder8051]

Fantastic video, really helpful.. I made my own didge when I went outback Oz many years ago, but the circular breathing is what I have to master. Thanks so much!

[@andtheheartleadstheway]

You helped me get my first drone... thank you!

[@MrGravyGuy]

This was an excellent tutorial for beginners of the Didgeridoo, it took no time at all to learn the basics :)

[@bluesmasblues]

VERY GOOD TUTORIAL MY FRIEND, I HAD A CHANCE TO PICK IT UP VERY FAST i LOVE IT THXS AGAIN

[@alexstoner5172]

Thank you so much for this wonderful video!! I'm a beginner didge player, and this is the first serious and best video I've found so far on teaching myself this wonderful instrument. Thank you very much for this, and may you continue to release more such amazing videos and materials :)

[@lifeasitis5150]

As a beginner, this video was super helpful for me to understand how to use my new didgeridoo. Thank you much!

[@sethrenville798]

The didgeridoo is essentially a large brass instrument. What you are doing to find your drone is essentially tightening or loosening your lips, making various different notes, until you find the one your didgeridoo resonates with, which causes a significant amplification of the sound.

[@SoundAdventurer]

Yep. And then you realize that brass instruments are all just tubes. They're all tubes! There's also very limited evidence that the material of the tube even matters--it's more likely the texture is what makes an instrument's sound. Or at least 95% of it.

[@swisswildpicsswp3095]

@@SoundAdventurer can you play a melody on the didgeridoo? Kind of like with an Alphorn?

[@BigNameJamesStuff]

Putting the Didgeridoo to the side of my mouth was the trick! Thanks so much man!

[@SoundAdventurer]

Happy to help!

[@GabrielXDrums]

Just got my didgeridoo back after YEARS of not knowing where it was an I picked it up and instantly got the drone back. Like riding a bike haha it’s so crazy.

[@SoundAdventurer]

Excellent! That's fantastic.

[@tomasbarksdale7070]

I have had it all down after years of a didgeritsotting in the corner of the tattoo shop, but the recirculating breathing, but you told the trick. (Never played brass or wood winds )

[@Bobbybillybillbob]

Just ordered one and should be here Thursday! Going to give it a go, thanks for this

[@michaelgill4157]

Thanks for the great tips, I did my best circular breathing drone before video was over.

[@strudelkopf]

I just got a didge (just love to call it that lol) today and this video was incredibly helpful because the only thing that I knew was that I had no idea what I was doing. Now I got loads of things to practice, amazing! Thanks so much, what a great instrument.

[@snapdragon9568]

same here! just picked mine up today. its such a medatative sound, totally magical when you finally hit that drone

[@astronomicalyt8248]

I've been looking for a good tutorial for about an hour and this is the best one I've found

[@DarrenPauli]

Thanks for this! Awesome video! 11:00 circular breathing

[@bigshotcj1966]

Complete noob but this video took me from wishing I could make a sound to having fun making all kinds of sounds, I can't thank you enough!

[@rec929]

This is a great tutorial. Thanks

[@SoundAdventurer]

Thank you so much! Good luck with your learning!

[@kasperchristensen8416]

Thanks a bunch for your explanation about circular breathing. I've always wondered how didgeridoo players can breathe in and out at the same time, which, it turns out isn't actually the case. I can't do it myself, as I just learned about it from watching your video, but now I can certainly understand the concept and how it works once you've mastered the technique 🙂👍

[@CrazyBluJay]

Thank you for this! I always had trouble learning how to circler breathe. This helped so much!

[@cybelisk1526]

Right on. I need to know how you’re getting some of those harmonics

[@SoundAdventurer]

Sometimes I'm vocalizing or even singing through the didgeridoo as I'm playing and that adds some crazy harmonics. other than that, any other harmonics come from the shape and interior of the instrument. the more uneven and chaotic on the inside of the didge the more harmonics.

[@marklewfatt4374]

Yidaki is a sacre instruments used in different ceromanys n has heeling powers for the player n heeling other people using vibration on their chest

[@bradmiddleton412]

I've had a didgeridoo for years but never actually been able to play. I'll definitely give this video a go!

[@larsstougaard7097]

Did you succeed?

[@wladislawshamin5447]

@@larsstougaard7097 yeah i need to know too!

[@larsstougaard7097]

@@wladislawshamin5447 we give Brad another month to practice and then hopefully he will tell us 😁🎶

[@thegreatdestroyerr]

Brad, it has been a year. I'm sure you're playing the heck out of that thing.

[@Arc_Carnes]

brad its been 2 years

[@bluesirian]

Thanks again coach! I have some work ahead of me but this is something that I also found intriguing and wanting to learn. It seems to have amazing healing properties. Stay well!!!

[@Flame-Bright-Cheer]

Very excellent and thorough explanation on the circular breathing thank you so much my didgeridoo dude

[@Flame-Bright-Cheer]

Quick side note I never read the comments below me but when I do after I leave a comment it's always like I'm saying the same thing the person below me did not on purpose I have my own ideas and I am truthful when I say them to you didgeridoo

[@anthonyangelis1094]

👍👍Very excellent video. Thank you for the awesome tutorial. Especially for a beginner not making it too complicated and letting us know what the basics are. Circular breathing is the tough one. I play the Native American Flute also so it would be very helpful for flute playing also

[@chrisyuri4187]

Awesome, thanks, been watching a lot of vids. Can't wait to receive the instrument.

[@estaban3248]

Big thank you for heading me in the right direction 👍🙏

[@quanghuytran4153]

thank you so now I can annoy my brother for the next 40 minutes

[@MrGravyGuy]

Same

[@Supraaa4748]

Lol

[@Supraaa4748]

​@MrGravyGuy lol

[@gogotrololo]

Nice, I just got my first didge and this is super valuable!

[@hiddennugget9413]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@keithlemon7147]

I actually got a PVC dodge today and it's great 😃

[@harithamanimegalai255]

Thankyou so much for this video 🤍🌸 I feel more hope to explore my didg now...

[@ohhproxy9633]

This video works wonders but only thing I can focus on now is the left eye blink but not the right, thank you for the help though for sure

[@wandadumas5810]

Saludos desde Puerto Rico. Eres el mejor en esto de enseñar la respiración circular. He visto montones de videos explicando cómo hacerlo y lo cierto es que ya estaba pensando que nunca aprendería, pero lo logré.. Pude respirar mientras exhalaba aire. No fue muy largo pero ya por lo menos se que si lo puedo hacer. Vi tus otros videos y resulta que tienes videos en los instrumentos que quiero aprender a tocar. Solo faltan la ocarina y el “tongue drum”.

[@seanchristopherdanieldiaz9791]

Thank you, this was amazing

[@s4ndmanreal176]

Very helpful, thank you very much! 😎

[@cynb.347]

I would love to learn to play the didgeridoo. Can you recommend a good one/type to start.

[@robbiebrunjes1975]

Excellent. Very helpful. You’re a great instructor 👌

[@JPXIV]

Best tutorial I've seen! Thanks, dude!

[@SoundAdventurer]

Glad you liked it!

[@nor-yourd]

Is it the similar way as trombone?

[@KevinCWall-ct5sm]

That was a good lesson. Thank you!

[@rsellers26]

Tremendous help I will say

[@insane_animator122]

Big thanks! This video was so good I learnt the didgeridoo I’m only a few minutes

[@craigkeller]

Great video thank you 🙏!

[@benjaminmatheson5890]

Amazing tutorial

[@caminomedicina]

Thanks

[@BasilPaleologusIII]

Excellent! Thank you for this!

[@kayleyhedges7148]

This is the best video I’ve found. Thank you! Super helpful

[@SoundAdventurer]

That is so kind of you, thank you so much for your comment, and I wish you the best in your didge journey!

[@ikeda-ren]

i dont even have a didgeridoo, but i heard you can make a similar sound on bass clarinet. lol...

[@AlmaNaturaleza]

Loved this! Thank you so much!

[@TomJinSabag]

It's been two years so I'm not sure you'll see it but, If the drone when done properly reverberates nicely and steady but is on a lower note 🎶 do I need to keep searching or is it possibly my mouth shape and PVC didge for beginners to blame?

[@SoundAdventurer]

I have a video about finding your drone --I'd start there. It definitely could be the mouthpiece shape and didge shape, but there is certainly a lot of technique that could help.

[@jiednazareth]

Clear and precise instructions.

[@SoundAdventurer]

Thank you! so kind of you to say.

[@DNYLNY]

Thank you ! I just got one for Christmas 🎄 ❤ I realized I was blowing in the wrong hole lol. I’ll keep trying.

[@dmallegro613]

Thanks a lot for these initial tips! 🙂

[@corirussell3778]

I want to learn this to help with my sleep apnea

[@siesies000]

This was soooo fun!!!

[@girottos]

thank you for this claass

[@charliemclaughlin1369]

Great video

[@nickfasano8422]

This is very helpful thank you!

[@jonhale6918]

I find it easier to use the side of my mouth, you can then 'push' sounds into your other cheek - awesome :) And practice the alphabet ;)

[@sweeterneet]

This video is so helpful! Thank you

[@SoundAdventurer]

You're so welcome!

[@jingchiehpoh9349]

Really educational thank you

[@scmaninblackband]

Dude great video thanks

[@thehealingbreath]

Great vid bro ty🙏

[@dustinyoung3604]

I got a 6 ft bamboo stake from ace hardware for $2.50 and nocked out all the inner rings I think I’m getting the drone there’s definitely a pitch that seems different then the rest. Would you recommend cutting the bamboo shorter? Would the ridges from the inner rings cause problems would it be better if it was entirely smooth inside?

[@SoundAdventurer]

I wouldn't cut it shorter unless the didgeridoo is too difficult to play, since a longer didgeridoo has more "backpressure". Or, if you don't like the pitch. If you want it to be higher, than you would need to cut it shorter. It's actually completely fine for there to be ridges, grooves, and bumps inside a traditional didgeridoo, in fact many say this makes the sound of the instrument more interesting and complex. If you want to hear what it sounds like to be completely smooth, you can try playing an ABS pipe or something similar. The sound is very uniform, but it is up to your own personal taste.

[@kickasscorm]

I have been playing for a while. Not brilliant. I actually do the horse sound and it does give a deeper sound, which is 1 style I've heard indigenous doing. However, i absolutely agree with all you've said and I will practice doing this better lip tension. Amazing

[@hamishkay3010]

This is such an interesting and really funny sounding instrument 😂😂😂

[@Lovin_life375]

He's really helped me out. Thank you!

[@SoundAdventurer]

Glad I could help!

[@abraham7966]

@sound Adventurer. What is the material your didg is made of? I got a teak wood one. Is that a good material?

[@JamaikaRTF]

Awesome!

[@idrissalaam1092]

Thank you

[@Ninjiin23]

thanks!

[@coasternut3091]

This sounds perfect for an old euphonium player

[@suzanneatrhythmharmony4321]

Great video - Thank you :)

[@johnverkler3962]

Ohhh myyy. Great lesson.

[@vivekdesai8500]

Thank you

[@smokyshroom]

10:28 Link jumping

[@SoundAdventurer]

LOL

[@nancybolduan8564]

Thank you so much for sharing this instructional video!!! I have come to it by way of a sleep study as I suffer from UARS (Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome). It is not quite apnea, but a disturbance in my night time breathing which causes many awakenings and a lot of daytime fatigue as a result. Right now I am using a 17" vacuum cleaner tube as my 'instrument.' I can get a 'sick moose' drone and make a lot of different sounds, but because I have such allergies, circular breathing is eluding me. I just read about the Orange Swirl PVC instrument and hope it would be a good choice as I am a very small person with a small mouth. Do you think that is a good choice? Any other recommendations? So far I'm having fun, am noticing an improvement in my sleep (and really irritating my partner). Thanks again for posting this!

[@SoundAdventurer]

I've not tried the orange swirl PVC instrument but I have researched them and I think it's a fantastic choice. If you need to modify the mouthpiece to fit your mouth you can use beeswax (or some people use a PVC to rubber grommet attachment). A longer instrument than 17" will make a tremendous difference and make it easier to do the circular breathing.

[@tobiasweber2517]

so how do you have the tension in the lips when puffing your cheeks

[@SoundAdventurer]

that is a good question, practice definitely helps but I haven't found the secret to explaining exactly how to do that

[@nikoterangiita9571]

My one is about 90cm, does that affect it?

[@raycrouch770]

How much did your Alesius V Drum go for, by the way? great video!

[@SoundAdventurer]

Thank you! I got it for $400 like... 8-9 years ago?

[@russellclark5312]

Very good thank you! Clear and straightforward

[@SoundAdventurer]

Thanks, very much! I appreciate your comment. :)

[@soulbuildingmystic4934]

Buzzing without the cheek puffing makes my whole head buzz and makes me dizzy. Lol i need to learn circular breathing!

[@katriinevontepes5603]

Hello I have piercings and would it bother to play? And also when I try to play my lips stop bouncing

[@SoundAdventurer]

Great question! I haven't tried it with piercings so you might have to tell me how that goes! If your lips stop vibrating, you might be putting on too much pressure. You want just enough pressure for there to be a firm seal with your lips (air shouldn't be escaping around the mouthpiece, only through the didgeridoo) After that, you might have to put more air pressure through your lips, themselves. Like you're making that horse sneeze sound. Good luck!

[@Puffcroc]

I was struggling so hard til you said don't use too much pressure 😅

[@amarsainju]

Great tutorial ❤

[@AlfonseGambino]

I can't get the circular breathing down for the lofe of me. I can blow on it just fine but i can't keep it going constantly.

[@SoundAdventurer]

Practice with blowing through a straw in water. If you can consistently do that for several days, it will help you on your didgeridoo. One thing I've found is if you have a a didgeridoo that's very wide and has very little back pressure (that's the resistance you can feel while blowing into it), that it's VERY hard to circular breathe. So... you can try this on a 3/4 inch PVC pipe and see if it's easier to get down.

[@ilikebirbs3381]

i am on a larger didgeridoo and my mouth is small-ish as well, so some of this was hard, if you have tips for people in my predicament, that would be awesome!

[@SoundAdventurer]

you can try using beeswax to shape a mouthpiece to shrink the diameter of the didgeridoo.

[@StyxSen]

thank you so much kuch for the tutorial! im 15 and just got gifted a didge after messing around with my uncles one. my didge sounds a lot lower pitch on the drone.... is this normal?

[@SoundAdventurer]

yep. length and width of the didge affect pitch

[@StyxSen]

@@SoundAdventurer thank you!