How To Play Didgeridoo For Absolute Beginners with AJ Block
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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Welcome to your first lesson on how to play didgeridoo. In this video class you will learn some basic breathing techniques, how to use the different parts of your body required for playing, and some simple practices that you can start working on every day.
Playing didgeridoo requires use of the lips, tongue, cheeks, throat, lungs, diaphragm, abdominal (abs) and intercostal muscles, voice, face muscles and more. Though it looks like playing a simple tube, this practice involves a lot more than what appears on the surface.
Nearly anyone with the patience and discipline to maintain a daily practice will learn how to play didgeridoo effectively and achieve positive results. The key is consistency: 20-30 minutes per day with these exercises will boost your playing rapidly.
In this video we cover: Breathing techniques, How to utilize your throat, The lip buzz and how to build lip strength, Hitting the “sweet spot” and getting a great didgeridoo sound, and What to practice when you are just starting.
The “sweet spot” is the position of your lips where the drone of the didgeridoo sounds the best. You will know when you are hitting the sweet spot because you will hear a full bass drone in the low register and rich harmonics in the higher register. When you hit the “sweet spot” the air pressure system comes into balance and your breath will last longer. This video covers the best technique for finding and staying on the sweet spot.
Choosing a didgeridoo: The instrument you choose makes a big difference. Most of our clients start on a low-cost plastic didgeridoo, garnering the ability to receive great benefits. Intermediate and advanced players choose wooden instruments for their superior resonance and playability.
Musically speaking the didgeridoo is both a pitched and a percussive instrument. Each didge has a primary tone (known as the fundamental) as well as a series of overtones that can be controlled by the lips, throat and cheeks of the player. The didgeridoo can be played both ambiently and rhythmically, serving as both an atmospheric and a time keeping instrument. The didgeridoo creates low frequencies rich with overtones, making it an ideal tool for meditation.
This is the first out of six lessons from our beginner’s didgeridoo course, The ABCs of Didgeridoo.
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thank you, ibrahimovic.
literally my thought
HAHAHA
classic spot on laughed my ass off
cool mask psych !!
Hahahahahaahha
1:39 when you’re bored in quarantine and therefore decide to buy a didgeridoo
FuImaDragon did it work?
@@Somnamber legend has it that he died
@@FuImaDragon My family has a Didgeridoo, took it off the wall today to start learning it.
hahaha same
@@YungSteambuns Didgedie?
as a trumpet player, this is surprisingly harder than i imagined
deditus libris as a tuba player, even I agree.
Same.. And I help play all instruments of brass...
I’m going into this with a bass clarinet so
Im a trombone player and I can only hit one note on this diggeriedoo thingy
Also a trumpet player. I was thinking this would be easy seeing as it’s a similar lip function.
Oh thank you so much! I came across the didgeridoo in an odd way - I play guitar and piano. I am recovering from pneumonia and read somewhere that the didgeridoo helps the lungs recover just like the plastic tubes that you blow into - your doctor provides a person recovering from pneumonia with one. looking forward to a great adventure!
Diane Gordon you will definitely experience strengthening of the lungs by playing didgeridoo. Let us know what is working for you as you learn to play.
awesome. Also just fyi serrapeptase supplement really helps with the lungs (search pubmed for medical research).
Get well soon ❤️🩹
I found a large paper roll and learned to play the instrument with your guide. Surprisingly it’s a lot of fun and I’m definitely gonna have to get one of these and continue learning.
Thanks for the help!
Didgeridoo is such a fun instrument to play. I am constantly amazed again and again after years of playing.
@@didgeproject I've watched this video many times over but I still can't make the oooooooouuueeeeeeeoooooohhhhh in my drone
@@rickynoodles2816 try looking up tuvan throat singing practices and then practice combining the didge breathing and mouth tech with the throat/tongue techniques. Hope that and having patience with yourself and the discovery of expression helps
People say there is art in everything but this, this is truly art.
This is so helpful. Thank you. I bought this didgeridoo about 20 years ago. I didn't even know what it was. I just was drawn to it. It has had a spot on my wall for over two decades. THEN, all these years later I began learning about frequencies and the power of sound in worship. I saw someone playing a didgeridoo and the resonance filled me up with joy, especially since I recognized that "art piece" on my wall was a gift from Yah. I am so grateful. Again, thank you.
So after watching this about 37 times, my 9 year old daughter stated: Mom's very bad at didgeridoo.
She's very right.
I watched this 38 times.
I am better.
😂😂😂😂
your chatting shit
I’m a master at the trumpet, this was pretty hard to pick up on
@@EdwardJamesKenway... I'm pretty good at trumpet as well and this is pretty hard for me too
THANK YOU! I just threw together a PVC Didgeridoo from Wiki How and had no idea how to play, but you got me playing a simple drone in five minutes! You're the best!
Willdabeast happy to hear that you got the hang of it. Keep us posted with your progress
Are you supposed to hear the sound coming out of the instrument ?
'Cause now I'm blowing inside and it sounds more like a Didgeridon't.
It's not an instrument if you can't hear it lol
HashGray check out our tips on getting a better didgeridoo sound: ua-cam.com/video/D6-sDiDoLs8/v-deo.html
Buruk obuma IS mayonnaise an instrument
HashGray nooo u noob its suposed to come out of ur ass ,u build up the preasure in ur stomach and release simultaneously
😂
I don't even own a didgeridoo.. How did I get here?
Dizzyd1998 You clicked on the video dumbass -.-
HAHA!
Kaleb Long oh I see you didn't catch the humor
Dizzyd1998 hahahaHAHAHAHA OMG IM IN TEARS, LOLLLLLL THAT IS THE FUNNIEST JOKE I HEARD IN A LONG TIME. HOW DID I GET HERE LMAO, HEHEHE OH BOY...
Tf2?
I got a didgeridoo just yesterday and your video already has me playing better
You still practicing
Jacked up honda civics across the street at 3 am 3:23
100% what that sounds like lol
I'm new to the didgeridoo. I love it's sound. Most world musical instruments required the instrument be tuned exactly. It appears that the didgeridoo requires that the body and sensors and mind and soul to be in order, in order to play. I will pursue this...
This guy is great! Explained so well. Practice is so key.... I started making great sounds and just wanted to learn circular breathing, but I left it alone for a year and I'm truly starting out all over again.
Best of luck to you and thanks for tuning in. Let us know if you have other specific questions.
Aj your videos are so profound ! I bought a 47 inch didgeridoo(toca) and got the drone in 3 days ! looking forward to some of your wonderful sessions ahead ! Love and Light ! Gratitude
Happy to hear it! Keep us posted on your progress.
Hello AJ ! I'm listening to the 40 min audio almost everyday now , I've been practicing those lip exercises too ! However in "the squeezing your cheek and inhaling simultaneously " is there a way to approach this ? I cannot torch my awareness on the latter"inhaling simultaneously" too ! The squeezing happens but the inhaling doesn't ! Gratitude !
Also your calmness in these videos are gold ! Love and Light !
I’m glad I can show off the fact that I have the muscle to play the didgeridoo!
I am doing research. I read an article that said playing this instrument can help with sleep apnea. This makes so much sense to me, with all the deep breathing, and exercising of the throat I believe can help loosen the throat muscles. It’s worth a try for me.
Pamela Shepard-Hodgetts we have now worked with over 50 people who have had positive results with didgeridoo playing for sleep apnea. Check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/ZJ82RrXUkQc/v-deo.html
Pamela Shepard-Hodgetts , Same here. I just ordered one on EBay. I can’t wait to start playing
Just got my Didg today. Getting the drone sound is easy enough for me, The rhythm is hard. And getting my lips to vibrate like a motor that isn’t stalling out. Lol.
Hope to one day at lest know my way around this amazing instrument.
Great instructions! Several years ago, my husband bought a didgeridoo at an auction. Never thought we would use it until I read about using it for sleep apnea!
Women shouldn't play the instrument
@@leigh3924 uncalled for
@@alpha_nexus7784 no, just the rules.
@@leigh3924She can do as she pleases
@D’Angelo thanks for your opinion but she can't. It's very disrespectful
Friend: “what was the nintendo console that came before the switch?”
Me: 5:32
XD
Good one
5:30 actually
Gamecast
Excellent intro! Thanks for posting these wonderful tips on proper breathing and mindset towards tone prediction, overtones, shaping tones. Will be sharing this with my trumpet students, as techniques and approach are essentially the same!
Thanks very much! Happy to pass it on. I hope your students get a lot from this.
Who else spit all over their screen while practicing along?
I did. It was gross.
Not me :D
i did too, fuckin brutal.
So much spray lol
Me
i just picked up a Meinl Digeridoo from a friend and i was able to produce notes using this! Thank you so much as i had no idea what to do!
Thank you penguinz0 but nothing except his chill side
I homeschool my daughter, and I just purchased pur first didgeridoo (amongst a few other high vibrational instruments), and i am so excited! It took me a few tries. You taught this perfectly perfect, thank you so much!!!! Amazing lesson. This sir is your gift! Wonderful sounds! 😊
thank you so so much! enjoy it and many more of our videos on how to play didge!
Just after 5 years, still on point. Thanks man, amazing teaching.
Check our a lot of updated didgeridoo basic exercises from our live didgeridoo q+a: ua-cam.com/video/-Qs35NjzE2w/v-deo.html
I not played before so I started today, already I am amazed what A clean vacuum cleaner pipe can do, its a new pipe so its clean, then ill buy one, you are my first teacher im playing a pipe, you are so awesome
Thank you! This has been the best beginning tutorial video on the Didgeridoo on UA-cam. I just purchased my 1st one, and this video will help me greatly. Peace and blessings.
Wow, what a teacher with strong insight of the steps of learning!
After watching this video, check out "Learn To Circular Breathe on Didgeridoo by Developing The Abs, Cheeks and Jaw Muscles": ua-cam.com/video/uuyV_2I2o6g/v-deo.html
what diameter doese the didge you are using have on the inside? Mine has 45 mm, and I'm afraid it's too large for my mouth...should I buy a bee wax mouthpiece to make it smaller?
Does this instrument help with sleep apnea?
The whole reason I wanted to learn to play this instrument was because of an article I read on sleep apnea. I have it and wanted to improve my sleep and lung power. I also want to annoy my upstairs neighbors during the day when they're being too loud and acting like jerks lol I'm so glad I finally looked this up on youtube. And then to find you have 3 videos on didgeridoo and sleep apnea made my day. I'm definitely going to do more research into this so I can get the most out of this experience. I'm really glad this channel exists lol
my digerdioo is black
dusty
this video is the difference between knowing if my limit is my skill or the if my limit was my instrument. Unsurprisingly that limit was my skill, which was raised significantly by this video.
I found one in the garbage (Montreal), took me few days to found its original name , now I am learning how to play it. Reminds me the sound of frogs vibrating in water. Makes me elevate
WOW ! The first half of this video, made me hold the basic tone. Thank you for teaching me the basic ! I will learn more from you. ♥️
Just getting started with the Didgeridoo and so far your channel has been amazing for me. Thanks 😊
Wonderful to hear. Good luck and let us know if you have any questions.
Omg, you have no idea how happy I am right now thank you so much
Gratitude my brother. Positivity.
You’re an awesome teacher. I just got my didgeridoo and was able to do all these. Thank you.
Good on ya! Lots more tutorials on our channel!
Thankyou A.J. I have had a didge for a month and struggled to get much out of it ..Until this lesson .game changer..Thankyou very much.from Brisbane Australia.
happy to be of service!
i inhereted a didge from my stepdad and i figured out how to drone it as a kid but never learned how to actually play it, now i finally am going to use it. its a fun intstrument
this is so cool, thank you for helping me find the higher frequencies on my didgeridoo!!
Thank you! I was trying to learn to play the dogeridoo for days and days but I came across this video and it helped me! I was pressing my lips too tightly against the dige or something - I couldn't even make a basic drone now with this video I got the basics down
Your a good teacher AJ, I have purchased a starter Didge, I have thick lips but low lung capacity so I need to strengthen them and learn to breathe better otherwise I'm never going to make a noise let alone move on to circular breathing.
Hey Mike, Check out our article on strengthening the breath and expanding lung capacity: didgeproject.com/didgeridoo-lessons/strengthen-breath-expand-lung-capacity-wind-instruments/
...maybe give up smoking, lol? just a thought....
Great tutorial! The tip on setting the corners of the mouth was the trick to producing a good sound. Thanks!
It's called "embouchure".
Actually amazing, we’ve had a didgeridoo for years and finally I’m starting to figure out it out
I randomly stumbled across a didgeridoo today at Guitar Center when I was with my friend there; it was only around $45 to buy it... I'm super into Australian culture and I'm so glad I came across a didgeridoo at such an affordable price! HOPEFULLY it's a real one 🙏 🤣😎 My favorite tribe of dragon from the Wings of Fire series even use didgeridoo to play tribal music; the SandWings 🐲🤘😎
Good luck with it!
@@didgeproject Thanks for putting up the tutorial bro! My close friend passed away recently so I'm being passed his didgeridoo so hopefully with your guidance from this video I can honour him and play that shit!
@@didgeproject Thanks! 😁
SUBSCRIBED. This was fantastic. So much joy learning this, what a great video! Love how the breath is boss, the in breath is so important. Like the cup that holds the tea!!!!
I am going to sleep so well tonight. Thank you. PS I will be buying something or donating to your project. keep it alive!
A couple questions please:
Q: How is the pressure on lips to instrument? Is it barely touching?
Q: Are you creating a seal of some kind w/ the instrument and/or your lips?
More Cowbell 5 months, no reply
RIP
I know this is a year old, but I might be helpful. It should be a relaxed, gentle pressure. Don't mash it in, but you can certainly relax into it a bit. Basically the minimum pressure that allows a consistent sound.
I'm a trombone player, primarily, but I play around with a didgeridoo, and the embouchure is very similar.
Also, yes, there is a seal in the sense that no air should be escaping outside of the didgeridoo, but it shouldn't be an intense seal at all.
If you have blood shot cheeks after practicing for five minutes, you are pressing down too hard... ease up!
Was out and about today and found someone selling a didgeridoo for £5, I was like ehh why not, it looks cool, but now I'm addicted to trying to learn it.
5 pounds??? Let's see: either the dude was really broke.... or he stole it.... or he just wanted some quick cash for dope... or he is delusional... or it was just a piece of plastic drain pipe.... anybody can find any other options? I give up! In either case, looks like you got lucky!
@@velvetpaws999 I got two for free
As it turns out, an anxiety disorder and playing the baritone have given me all the tools i need to play a digeridoo
That tip of the corner of the lips is a game changer! Cheers mate!
Leticia Pérez happy to hear it
Way to go man. It might take some time but well spent for me to learn the didge. Haha that is so profound, my didgeridoo came to me via gumtree. Ty my friend. Happy travels.
Adult Beginner here, thx for the VDO
Wow stumbled upon this and so informed. Would love to be in class in person
my didgie is coming in the mail tomorrow ...I'm so excited! thank you for making a great video! :)
How do you play now? How long did it take to become proficient?
I'd say I have about 2 hours total on my didge so far. I start by watching this video from start to finish. The last 2 sessions I watched this video twice in a row and the last session I actually got the correct resonation albeit only for a few seconds. This last session I was able to hit the sweet spot after about 20 minutes. Amazing the sound and how it resonates through my whole body. Kinda sounds like a light saber. Major thanks to the didge project!
The "sweet spot" is the key for beginners. Great job!
Saturday night and we be here learning how to play de didgeridoo. Hahahaha This was fun. Thanks!! 😄
LMAOOOOOOO I lost it with the lip tightness and pitch change but yes this video helps
as an experienced singer who just bought a didgeridoo, this is fascinating
I got a digeridoo from my uncle and decided to learn how to play it
But I didn’t really try too hard and only got 1 sound out of it and didn’t know how to change pintch or anything
This video definitely helped me discover what i was doing wrong in the beginning and i would like to thbak you for that ❤
happy to help
I watched this after my first attempt.. I was able to get down everything you were talking about! you have a perfect way of explaining the didge! Thank you for your time:)
Happy to hear it. We’ve got a bunch of new didge tutorials coming to youtube very soon, so stay tuned!
I have a lot of respect for you
Definitely helpful
thanks learnt so much!
I need this for a music project lol you're a life saver too.
This is the best tutorial ever. Noticed a huge improvement in five minutes! Finally learned how to stop spitting in it lmaooo.
Me when I smell something bad: 9:04
thanks for taking the time to demonstrate this
You are great sir!
grazie sei molto bravo ad insegnare: numero 1!
thank you you're very good teacher: number 1 !
step by step, I'll follow the following tutorials, patiently, I'll practice didge.
still good : )
I just began. I couldn't do the horse-lips like you do. But I find a buzz-lips with a push on that "full throat" thing and -- the horn makes it own sound! That's so cool! Er... for like .7 seconds. I'm hoping I get better at this lol
I've always been interested in the fascinating sound of the didgeridoo, but never knew exactly how that VERY cool sound is produced. Now I understand, so thank you!
It looks to me like not everyone would be able to successfully play this instrument, because some people just have very thin lips (or even almost NO lips, in some cases), and it looks like having full, fleshy lips would make the best didgeridoo players. Or am I wrong?
I think pretty much anyone can play didgeridoo. If someone is having problems getting the lips to vibrate, have them watch this video and practice these exercises: ua-cam.com/video/UAjVjkMFIjI/v-deo.html
Bonsa mate
Great stuff
Only 2 min into it and I've got to stop for a job quote
BUT I'm coming back as I just circular breathed several times for the very first Time 👍🏽🙏🏻
Happy to hear it! Keep up the good work and let us know how you go.
The proper explanation of foreplay . But seriously thank you for the video. It’s harder than it looks, I am still trying to get it. And I think it’s time to quit smoking
Wow vary helpful you put it in such a way its great thank you I just got my didgeridoo from a car boot sale paid £10 I thought it was a bargain god knows how much it's worth cheers
You are absolutely fabulous man🤝👌👌👌
Thanks for the pointers
You're a fantastic teacher
Best tutorial I've found online. Thank you . Looking forward to checking out the others
Great video! Haven't played one of these badboys for years, but decided to buy one cheap for an ambient project I'm working on. Couldn't remember how to play it at all, but 1st 5 mins of the vid and I'd nailed it again. Nice and easy stepwise intro, and excellent advise on a training regimen.
i made my own didgeridoo and I have really been wanting to learn and this was amazingly helpful
Prove it
best didge teacher, very greatfull!!!
Fantastic. I was just gifted a didgeridoo and I figured I didn't want it gathering dust. your tutorial is super easy to follow. Look out world as I bust out the doo at parties!
Enjoy it!
Great tutorial , thank you for sharing this with us all...!! Hat's off to you !! Love and respect
great lesson
2:00 Do NOT do this while at sea because as we all know, loose lips sink ships.
Or you'll attract whales.
that was a great lesson, 👍. i haven't had delivery of my instrument yet but you have taught me so much! thank you man! I will let you know how I get on!
Thanking you young man ,much appreciated
I've never played a wind instrument and this was extremely easy to learn and do.
Great teaching, thank you!
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Thanks for sharing this vid! Now i know how to start. I tried few times before, but now it's better and I think I won't give up that quickly now. You're a good teacher - thank You!
You look so cool and chill 👍
Ive seen lots of didge vids. AJ is the easiest to learn from!
Tracy Miller thank you for the kind words!
I enjoyed it man. Thanks for posting
Wow that breathing is really important hard work but not going to give up cheers not going to watch your other videos until I can do the breathing thank you
You can do it!
I've managed to get a tone after about ten mins, but man after a while feels like your lips get tired and don't reverberate as they do initially haha.
Thanks very much, for the lesson - I'll keep trying, at the very least, this seems like good breathing therapy for the lungs.
Thank you very much. It's my first time. I couldn't do it the way you're teaching us, but maybe after some practice everything will be better.
Came to the concept of Didgeridoo from a fictional story with a main character from Australia, the writer took special pains to really flesh out the culture and history not just a cheesy "crocodile Dundee" stereotype. Anywho built myself a practice Didgeridoo from some PVC and cardboard tubes. One of these days I want to actually take at least a few lessons from someone who knows their stuff. But until then, this seems to be a very good tutorial.
very helpful. Thanks!
Very very helpful