Name and Country |
What is the longest you have played didj continuously using circular breathing (without any break in the sound at all)? |
Please share your experience of playing didj continuously for long periods of time? |
| Anonymous from Spain |
Can play but not circular |
l didjeridu es un instrumento que siempre me ha atraído pero estoy empezando ahora a tocarlo así que no tengo mucha experiencia. |
| Andrew from Australia |
1 hour + |
I had a motorcycle accident 3 years ago and I used to sit out the front of my parents house and play the didge to a family of magpies the mother would sit on the fence in front of me whilst to my right the father would keep close watch on me and the youngling would sit at the bottom of the didge and sing as I played (sometimes it would stick its head up the bell and see where the sound was coming from) I still play there at times now and the flock has gotten bigger and the new younglings sometimes come and sing next to my didge |
| Bradley from USA |
5-10 min |
I am new to playing the didgeridoo and have just learned the circular breathing technique. I do not have a problem holding a note for up to 10 minutes. I am currently working on combining my rhythm and circular breathing techniques. |
| Darren from Australia |
15-20 min |
Have a buz running through me that lasts for days |
| Dave Moore from USA |
3 hours + |
I cannot explain the experience with words I reached a state of deep peace and relaxation that I cannot achieve any other way. |
| Devorah Sugarman from Canada |
20-25 min |
Wow It is like nothing else I have ever experienced. By the end I feel like I have just woken up from the best dream I've ever had. Euphoric comes to mind. |
| Drew Grimes from USA |
Up to 2 min |
I'm only thirteen and just started because we have learned about Australian culture at school. On my didj you can't get the real feeling because I had to fashion mine out of PVC pipe and electrical tape. |
| Earl Tharp from USA |
30-40 min |
There was a place where I lost consciousness for a long period of time. I was really awake but I don't remember anything. I guess I might have been semiconscious. The only things I can remember were shapes and colors. I felt light like I was floating. I liked the feeling a lot which is why I played so long. It's only happened to me once |
| Edward Olson from USA |
5-10 min |
Calmness tranquility at times. Focused and determined others. |
| Greg Thorn from United Kingdom |
40-50 min |
My lips grew!!! mouth numb dry mouth dripping with sweat headache and a numb bum!!! |
| Anonymous from Australia |
5-10 min |
Rather meditative but not unlike playing my own musical instrument. extremely taxing if you're not fit or practiced |
| Henry from USA |
30-40 min |
I only have been circular breathing for a month but sat down one night and simply droned for about half and hour while reading a book. It was hard at first but it became pretty much second nature soon enough. |
| Anonymous from Hungary |
2-5 min |
I live on the other side of the planet. I made my first didgeridoo by myself. Now I'm making progress in playing and I enjoy it. I can do the circular breathing but it took me years to get there. Today I could do a traditional toot sound (with low pressure). I'm filing on the rhythms and the sounds and try to combine them with the breathing. |
| Jeremy from USA |
Can play but not circular |
I have to say my encounters with the didgeridoo have been brief. I have had the joy of sitting down with one just recently and found that making the sound was not as challenging as I would have first thought although sustaining the sound for long periods of time proved challenging. |
| Anonymous from France |
15-20 min |
Didgeridoo has an incredible relaxant effect on me it's why I love this instrument. |
| Anonymous |
1 hour + |
Trance like Dreamtime. I was breathing and it was like I was a fish under an ocean floating; the deep drone sound was like the water...many other experiences too while vision questing in the wilderness by the pacific ocean on the west side of vancouver island. |
| Anonymous from Canada |
20-25 min |
Circular breathing is like timed breathing once you get a good rhythm going you can play for as long as you can stand it. |
| Josh from USA |
Can play but not circular |
It is awesome and relaxing. It makes you feel good and people love to hear it!! |
| Anonymous |
15-20 min |
I need much practice to get better. IN the future I'll set aside half an hour each day to get back into practice. |
| Kevin from USA |
25-30 min |
Playing for long periods of time is a spiritual meditative trance like experience. |
| Levi from USA |
2-5 min |
I felt a relief like my troubles went away and I was calm. |
| Liz from USA |
Never tried |
I have never played a didj but I can circular breathe on saxophone for several minutes. |
| Lou from Australia |
30-40 min |
A feeling of relaxation calmness and strength |
| Mac from USA |
30-40 min |
It's almost trance-like. I was sitting on my porch with my dog and I had just decided to see how long I could play for. I probably could have gone for longer but a large amount of saliva had built up and my chops were getting tired. I was really just testing myself to my limits. I think I could go longer. |
| Michael from USA |
30-40 min |
It takes me to a quiet spot... become the sound... nearly like an out of body experience. for hours after I still am vibrating |
| Mylene from Chile |
5-10 min |
Existe una conexión espiritual hermosa esta te transporta al mismo lugar a las planicies a las estrellas. |
| Paul from United Kingdom |
10-15 min |
My mind emptied but this was a consequence and not an intention. |
| Anonymous |
5-10 min |
Its a calming experience playing for a long time. I often play if I've had a stressful day. it feels like I'm in a dream and nothing else is around. |
| Ray from Australia |
15-20 min |
I choose a didge and warm it up once I warm up my didge and get the feel of it (as each didge I own has it's own strengths and quirk's) I get into a groove and play the drones and rhythms I have learnt then a period of quiet playing usually a soft drone to relax myself followed by a period of pure power jam any noise I can make. I like to finish on a high.my favourite didge for this is a bloodwood c# I find it can be played quiet and it has a nice blast at the end. I usually play for 20 to 30 min each night. |
| Sean Jackson from USA |
40-50 min |
It creates a natural buzz:) |
| Thomas from USA |
1 hour + |
Like any instrument it's a great experience that can be barely explained by phrases like "in the pocket" "in the zone" though these are the best words I can find to describe the experience. |
| Tim Reinhartz from Austria |
1 hour + |
I start to vibrate after a few minutes. my whole self is recognized as vibration. after about 20-30 minutes I loose most thoughts and fall into the meditative state. the time is compressed. between the single sounds there is very much space I inhabit consciously. when I listen to it afterwards I feel the space in between there but live on a different time-scale |
| Volney from USA |
10-15 min |
When you stop buzzing with the didge your head keeps buzzing its great changes your mood makes your body feel a little different puts me in a meditative state |
