I've learnt in 3 days using different content online. It came to me when i was alone and everything was quiet. My best answer and tip would be to stay calm, relax and don't over think it. Get familiar with the muscles in your cheeks. Its muscle memory and breathing, something new to our body, just keep practicing calmly. Goodluck!
I've owned a didgeridoo for a few years, tried a couple of times and failed at circular breathing. I watched your video yesterday and your demonstration actually helped me - and you know, I still can't believe it, but I can circular breathe now! Thanks!
Thank you for the amazing and helpfull stepping stones you provide here. I struggle with start breathing before the Air in the cheeks exhausted. And there is allways a "B" articulation after "cheeck-blowing". So far I managed to breath in while pushing air out through my cheeks. But then there is this complete interruption of the tone and the involuntary "B" articulation. So I stop the tone with the lips at the end. It feels like there is to less air stored in the cheecks.
Hi David! The URL in the description is wrong (you have "tinurl" and it should by "tinyurl". I love your videos! Great information (and purple is my favorite color!)
That's actually okay! Make the pause smaller and smaller. Make the breath in very quiet, like sipping air. Then make sure you are closing your throat (like saying "ung") when you go to push air outward while breathing in. It takes time and practice! Good luck!
@@Breathwood Still pretty hopeless but definatly improving. I can go for longer but eventually I run out of breathe. I'm thinking perhaps my cheeks aren't strong enough yet to get a long enough in breathe? Your videos have helped alot, thanks!
@@MonkeyKing3333 Actually, the key is to take very short breaths more often instead of longer breaths less often. The real trick is learning how to capture the pressure in your mouth and use it efficientily to keep your lips vibrating. This starts at the back of the mouth where the back of the tongue lifts and touchs the soft palate (where the little hangy bit is). Practice saying a word like "gong" broken into two parts like "go ng" over and over until you feel what I mean. The cheeks only need to squeeze a little if this part is working correctly. Until then, it doesn't matter how strong your cheeks are if the air keeps escaping backwards past this point!
I worked hard for 6 months on circular breathing, and not so hard now for about a year and it still eludes me! I have carried the sound once or twice after a breath but I am still not regularly circular breathing. I can continue the drone sound while sniffing in air but can not seem to continue buzzing my libs or maybe it's switching back?? Not sure but I am stuck. Any tips would be appreciated.
A few tips: Take very SMALL breaths inward. Practice playing the drone and taking small breaths more often with a very very small break in the sound. Make sure your throat closes just before you try breathing inward (and while squeezing air forward). Good luck!
Thank you for these videos. I just received my first Didgeridoo one week ago and your videos have helped me tremendously. One question though... Do you think it is important to blow from the front of the mouth when playing? I've noticed that as soon as I began with the side blow it became almost effortless to play but some people say that style is limiting in the long run. Thoughts?
I love your videos. I have been playing the didg for about 6 months. I still can not circular breathe. I can take a breath in while making a drone sound but for some reason I don't seem to be able to transfer and keep the sound going after. Any tips?
Thank you for the comment! You know that to keep making the drone sound, you have to push air out with your mouth while taking a breath, right? It sounds like you're already doing that. Well, that push needs to overlap with your next breath. So, keep pushing air out to make the drone with your mouth/cheeks for just an extra moment, start playing from your diaphragm lungs again, THEN stop pushing with your mouth. The overlap is very small - just enough to cover the space between breathing in and breathing out. Does that make sense?
I've done a few older videos on that. Look up smooth circular breathing. Basically, there are three main moments that can cause a change in the sound: when you inflate your cheeks, when you sqeeze them, and when you start blowing the drone again. Work on making all of those moments gentle and gradual instead of quick and abrupt.
It's a matter of practice and more practice. One thing to work on is a non-didge exercise: have your mouth open. Breathe out of your mouth then sniff into your nose, then mouth, then nose, back and forth. Feel what happens in the back of your mouth where your throat begins. Teaching the body to switch back and forth takes time but will eventually happen!
awesome! I think I figured out the hitch I was getting. I was closing my throat when I was squeezing and then filling. does that seem like a reasonable problem?
ugggg .....so spending my week light headed and damn near passing out is trying too hard??? Your tips are great, it's not you...it's me, it's all me, it's just me. I love the sounds I'm making (other than when I'm trying to learn to circular breath) so it's just hard to have the patience for this step because I just want to play continually. Maybe I'm too old to learn this, I don't know but I'm not giving up yet. When an ambulance is called, only then I'll know it's been enough.
Go easy on yourself! But yes, it takes time. The more often you practice, the faster your muscles will figure it out. Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions!
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Wonderful, straightforward demonstration! I'm left breathless! lol Thanks for these great tips!
I've learnt in 3 days using different content online. It came to me when i was alone and everything was quiet. My best answer and tip would be to stay calm, relax and don't over think it. Get familiar with the muscles in your cheeks. Its muscle memory and breathing, something new to our body, just keep practicing calmly. Goodluck!
Nice comments. I agree!
Sweet! This is the best tutorial on this I've seen yet! Thanks! Just got my first Didge.
I've owned a didgeridoo for a few years, tried a couple of times and failed at circular breathing. I watched your video yesterday and your demonstration actually helped me - and you know, I still can't believe it, but I can circular breathe now! Thanks!
WOW! That's amazing! Thanks for the comment! Let me know if you have any other questions later on!
jealous!
That was such a great tip on only taking in 3/4 of the breath. Thanks
You're welcome! I'm really glad that helped!
Thank you very much for this video! Circular breathing has been my only setback on the didge, but the way you explained it will help me a lot!
Great! I'm glad it helped! let me know how it goes!
I thank you for sharing your knowledge !
My pleasure!
Thank you for the amazing and helpfull stepping stones you provide here.
I struggle with start breathing before the Air in the cheeks exhausted. And there is allways a "B" articulation after "cheeck-blowing". So far I managed to breath in while pushing air out through my cheeks. But then there is this complete interruption of the tone and the involuntary "B" articulation. So I stop the tone with the lips at the end. It feels like there is to less air stored in the cheecks.
Voice volume is good!!! Great tip.... Hope I get it ...
Thanks for your dedicated instruction.
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching!
Very clear and helpful, thanks!
You're welcome!
Thanks
Great mate thanks.Ill stick at it.
Welcome!
thx for this 👌🙏
These videos still have millions of views
My cheeks are full and I go to take a quick breath and the buzz stops 🤷♀️😅 I’ll get it eventually.
Hi David! The URL in the description is wrong (you have "tinurl" and it should by "tinyurl". I love your videos! Great information (and purple is my favorite color!)
+Timothy Chen Allen Thank you for catching that! Glad you're enjoying the videos!
i keep pausing when i go to breath through my nose
That's actually okay! Make the pause smaller and smaller. Make the breath in very quiet, like sipping air. Then make sure you are closing your throat (like saying "ung") when you go to push air outward while breathing in. It takes time and practice! Good luck!
It's too hard to think about I'm just guna practice til something happens n it all links together. Hopefully it works.
Think, understand, then let it go and just explore. I think you're on the right track!
@@Breathwood Thanks for your encouragement! :)
@@MonkeyKing3333 You're welcome! That was two weeks ago. How it is going now?
@@Breathwood Still pretty hopeless but definatly improving. I can go for longer but eventually I run out of breathe. I'm thinking perhaps my cheeks aren't strong enough yet to get a long enough in breathe?
Your videos have helped alot, thanks!
@@MonkeyKing3333 Actually, the key is to take very short breaths more often instead of longer breaths less often. The real trick is learning how to capture the pressure in your mouth and use it efficientily to keep your lips vibrating. This starts at the back of the mouth where the back of the tongue lifts and touchs the soft palate (where the little hangy bit is). Practice saying a word like "gong" broken into two parts like "go ng" over and over until you feel what I mean. The cheeks only need to squeeze a little if this part is working correctly. Until then, it doesn't matter how strong your cheeks are if the air keeps escaping backwards past this point!
I was just looking for this info a couple days ago but learned it myself , I was wondering how much air to breathe in .
I worked hard for 6 months on circular breathing, and not so hard now for about a year and it still eludes me! I have carried the sound once or twice after a breath but I am still not regularly circular breathing. I can continue the drone sound while sniffing in air but can not seem to continue buzzing my libs or maybe it's switching back?? Not sure but I am stuck. Any tips would be appreciated.
A few tips:
Take very SMALL breaths inward.
Practice playing the drone and taking small breaths more often with a very very small break in the sound.
Make sure your throat closes just before you try breathing inward (and while squeezing air forward).
Good luck!
Thank you for these videos. I just received my first Didgeridoo one week ago and your videos have helped me tremendously.
One question though... Do you think it is important to blow from the front of the mouth when playing? I've noticed that as soon as I began with the side blow it became almost effortless to play but some people say that style is limiting in the long run. Thoughts?
Side playing is just fine!
I love your videos. I have been playing the didg for about 6 months. I still can not circular breathe. I can take a breath in while making a drone sound but for some reason I don't seem to be able to transfer and keep the sound going after. Any tips?
Thank you for the comment!
You know that to keep making the drone sound, you have to push air out with your mouth while taking a breath, right? It sounds like you're already doing that.
Well, that push needs to overlap with your next breath. So, keep pushing air out to make the drone with your mouth/cheeks for just an extra moment, start playing from your diaphragm lungs again, THEN stop pushing with your mouth.
The overlap is very small - just enough to cover the space between breathing in and breathing out.
Does that make sense?
Thanks for the vids!! How does one smooth out the circular breathing? I hear some play and I can't tell when they are taking a breath. Thanks!
I've done a few older videos on that. Look up smooth circular breathing.
Basically, there are three main moments that can cause a change in the sound: when you inflate your cheeks, when you sqeeze them, and when you start blowing the drone again. Work on making all of those moments gentle and gradual instead of quick and abrupt.
Really having trouble switching back to my diaphragm after I continue the buzz with my cheeks while breathing in through my nose. Any tips?
It's a matter of practice and more practice.
One thing to work on is a non-didge exercise: have your mouth open. Breathe out of your mouth then sniff into your nose, then mouth, then nose, back and forth. Feel what happens in the back of your mouth where your throat begins. Teaching the body to switch back and forth takes time but will eventually happen!
I dont think I have enough cheek strength yet. And it just got splat...
It takes a lot of practice! You'll get there if you keep working on it!
awesome! I think I figured out the hitch I was getting. I was closing my throat when I was squeezing and then filling. does that seem like a reasonable problem?
I'm not entirely sure what you mean. Was the close just happening at the wrong time then?
Nice !!! :)
Thanks!
ugggg .....so spending my week light headed and damn near passing out is trying too hard??? Your tips are great, it's not you...it's me, it's all me, it's just me. I love the sounds I'm making (other than when I'm trying to learn to circular breath) so it's just hard to have the patience for this step because I just want to play continually. Maybe I'm too old to learn this, I don't know but I'm not giving up yet. When an ambulance is called, only then I'll know it's been enough.
Go easy on yourself! But yes, it takes time. The more often you practice, the faster your muscles will figure it out. Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions!
Yes - felt like I was gonna pass out also! grrr