| Name and Country |
Have you ever taught someone else how to play the didj? |
What tips do you have for people wanting to learn to play the didj? |
| Andrew from USA |
1 |
WANT to learn. You won't learn if you don't have the desire in your heart to play this instrument. The didge will not open up to you if you do not want it. You'll get angry and aggravated at times (I did) but if you keep at it you will eventually start learning things. The more you learn they more you can build on and before you know it you will be sounding pretty good! |
| Geir Ove Strand from Norway |
0 |
I have just begun playing. The only thing I want to say is HAVE FUN ENJOY:) Be a part of the didj |
| Leon Strydom from South Africa |
0 |
Get one |
| Curt from Canada |
0 |
Listen listen listen practice practice practice make or buy a didj or two |
| Anonymous |
0 |
Don't wait until you are old:( like me. If I had learnt a long time ago I would be teaching everyone else by now |
| Anonymous |
0 |
I just ordered my first didgeridoo and I want to learn how to play. |
| Anonymous |
0 |
I have none as I don't play yet. |
| Ross Daniel from Australia |
0 |
Buy a good genuine didgeridoo |
| Satria from Germany |
1 |
Practice every day and just play |
| Evan from France |
0 |
Practice practice practice! |
| Peggylynn from USA |
0 |
Everyone should try it is very soothing |
| Steve from Korea (rep) |
4-7 |
I advise beginners to relax (your lips) and blow a 'raspberry' and softly flutter your lips. It's not a trumpet so do not force the air down the didge. It's a soft flutter of the lips inside the didgeridoo making / creating a vibration sending the vibrational sound waves down the didge. Very important to relax do not get tense. Practice practice practice. |
| Tomislav from Croatia/Hrvatska |
2-3 |
Just blow very lightly and think of yourself in a woods |
| Joe from USA |
2-3 |
Relax keep trying and experiment. |
| Robert from USA |
1 |
Do not stop trying. It took me awhile to get the circular breathing down but I taught a girl how to play in under an hour. I was very jealous. |
| Dan Kearns from USA |
0 |
Try... |
| Raphael Santos Vieira from Brazil |
0 |
Infelizmente ainda nao tive o prazer de jogar didj... Quero comprar um o quanto antes para aprender a joga-lo. |
| John Watchpocket from USA |
0 |
I would have to suggest that they check out YouTube for tutorials on how to practice. In my town there aren't many Didge players so it's not easy finding a teacher. YouTube has opened up so many opportunities to learn and grow as a musician. |
| Anonymous from USA |
0 |
Get a teacher |
| Benjoseph from USA |
1 |
Practice |
| Anonymous from Australia |
0 |
Listen study & learn. |
| Anonymous |
1 |
Patience and practice |
| Chris Ward from Australia |
1 |
Practice |
| Vicente from Chile |
4-7 |
Tener paciencia es fundamental y ser una persona metodista y dedicada. |
| Anonymous |
2-3 |
Practice breathing techniques |
| Vinicio from Chile |
1 |
Le explique que debia sentirlo el mismo asique le regale mi didgeridoo y ahora toca muy bien me dice que le sirvio para estar tranquilo dentro de su corazon que le trajo muchas paz interna asique no me arrepiento de haberlo hecho. |
| Isaac from USA |
11-20 |
Aside from hands on 1 on 1 teaching 3 people how to didgeridoo. I also presented a "how to" speech in class on how to didgeridoo. Some tips I would give for those just learning includes; staying relaxed vibrate your lips - you want it to be tight for a sharp drone. You can add other dimensions to your didging such as vocal tones - both low or high using your tongue to shift position of drone and then learn circular breathing. (Its much easier in person with visuals/examples) |
| Conrad from Australia |
1 |
Find an easy PVC pipe 40mm to first learn to circular breathe on. Then move onto a real Didj |
| Anonymous |
2-3 |
Practice breathing |
| Bruce from Australia |
0 |
Experiment persist; then find a teacher and experiment some more. |
| Rian from USA |
20+ |
I say to be willing to try 100 times before giving up. Don't blow too hard more like horselips...soft and relaxed are best to get the drone. |
| Kate from USA |
2-3 |
Practice blowing while driving around |
| Mary from USA |
2-3 |
Get as many CDs as you can afford listen to YouTube people to get inspired. Play as much as you can for a short periods of time and let your imagination go places it has never gone before. Let the inner creativity in you out of the box and just have fun with it. |
| B.g. from USA |
0 |
Practice breathing. |
| Ron from Canada |
0 |
Be persistent |
| Nick from USA |
2-3 |
The most important part of starting for me was finding that sweet spot in the tension in your lips when you get that nice crisp drone. Because everyone who I was able to coach to get to that point needed no more persuasion to continue learning. |
| Anonymous |
0 |
Just go for it! And don't be discouraged at first its a trial and error process and may even be frustrating in the beginning but the key is to keep practicing. |
| David from USA |
1 |
Bees wax. |
| Matt from USA |
2-3 |
It's much like learning to ride a bicycle. Frustrating and seemingly impossible at first (especially circular breathing) but practice really makes perfect and you WILL get it eventually. Once you learn it you could take a break for a while pick up a didge a few years later and pick up right where you left off... so it is well worth the time it takes to learn. |
| John from USA |
2-3 |
Just try it and do a raspberry sound with your lips while you are blowing on it. |
| Anonymous |
4-7 |
Don't give up - it's not so difficult |
| Sue from USA |
0 |
Don't give up. It will happen. |
| Christopher Weber from USA |
2-3 |
Don't overblow keep a loose embosure relax think airflow. |
| Anonymous |
2-3 |
Be patient relax breathe deeply and connect to the earth before beginning |
| Greg from USA |
2-3 |
I've taught them the basics on how to drone how to use the back pressure and how to position the mouth. |
| Carl Martinez from USA |
0 |
YouTube |
| Leila Ross from USA |
0 |
I have several people who want to learn I will be happy to teach them as soon as we can get together. I have not yet experienced trying to teach someone yet how to circular breathe only explained how to do it. |
| Beatriz from Costa Rica |
2-3 |
Just play with the sounds with the animal sounds and the nature songs. |
| G Hobart (Bart) from USA |
2-3 |
Breath easy! |
| Michael from USA |
0 |
Keep practising! |
| David from USA |
2-3 |
Relax do not try to force the sound. Let the sound naturally occur. |
| Anonymous from USA |
1 |
Circular breathing is difficult so don't be discouraged if you can't do it at first |
| Gerhard from Austria |
1 |
Depends on the person |
| Jared from USA |
2-3 |
Just gave a few beginner tips to help them get started. Learning to play out of the side of my mouth was the most helpful tip I learned so I passed that along. |
| Margaret from USA |
0 |
Not taught described basic techniques. That circular breathing is hard for me I achieved it once. |
| Graham from New Zealand |
1 |
Practice don't give up |
| J |
0 |
Buy a learning CD and/or make workshops |
| Edward from United Kingdom |
20+ |
Patience and practice. Remember that everyone starts as a beginner so never give up or surrender. Eliminate the word can't from your vocabulary as it only holds you back. Play as much as you can and get together with other players. Most important have fun!!! |
| Rich from USA |
1 |
Commit the time |
| Anonymous |
4-7 |
Practicar todos los dias no rendirce nuka |
| Eric Kubisch from USA |
1 |
More practice equals better sounds. |
| Anonymous from USA |
2-3 |
I learned how to circular breathe spitting water in the shower - this is a great way to teach yourself how to push air out while breathing through the nose! |
| Daniel Rennert from USA |
0 |
Don’t stop practicing. |
| Tony Mosley from USA |
0 |
Lot of Practice and Patience |
| Michael Spring from USA |
0 |
Get a wax mouth piece |
| Filip from Austria |
4-7 |
The didj is your teacher. Practice and stop trying to influence what happens to the sound and everything around you in your life. Relax concentrate and dive into yourself as you play and you will feel the music discover the magic live the moment. |
| Kai Lehrke from Canada |
8-10 |
Put you spirit into it;et go and use it as an instrument of expression and communication. |
| Anonymous from South Africa |
0 |
It is the most spontaneous instrument I've played and also brings you into a state of trance. |
| Anonymous |
0 |
Fatelo con l'umilta' degli aborigeni |
| Anonymous from USA |
0 |
Buy one first |
| James Miller from USA |
0 |
Heave looked online. Also was inspired when watching videos from the French group Secret Vibes. All the women play different musical instruments. Have only recently discovered side mouthing. Circular breathing eludes me however. |
| Anonymous |
2-3 |
"Do this: brbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbr..." |
| Tom De Vlieger from Netherlands |
4-7 |
Relax empty your mind and play!! |
| Lee from USA |
0 |
I am not a good source of info I am just learning myself. I would suggest that they not buy a garbage didge because they will just get frustrated. |
| Anonymous from Russia |
1 |
Try try try. Watch video lessons. Find someone who can play didj and ask questions. |
| Kurt Jones from New Zealand |
4-7 |
Relax and enjoy yourself the only restriction to the sounds you can make is your imagination |
| Elizabeth Huestis from USA |
0 |
Do it |
| Anonymous |
0 |
Practice |
| Nathan from Australia |
0 |
Buy a good authentic didj you get what you pay for in looks and sound |
| Marin from Germany |
1 |
Be patient with yourself get a teacher. |
| Tony from Australia |
0 |
I have only started to learn on a PVC pipe - to anyone wanting to learn be patient practice makes perfect. Every time I pick up the pipe it gets a little better. |
| Anonymous |
0 |
Practice |
| Anonymous |
0 |
Listen to the sound it makes learn the history of the instrument and about it's people. |
| Chris from USA |
0 |
Seek out someone who is qualified and passionate about the didj. |
| Craig from Australia |
0 |
Just do it. It doesn’t take long to get to get a basic tune. But a few lessons are helpful to get you started. |
| Bill from USA |
0 |
You can practice the didj without having a didj because it is all about learning to gain more control of the tongue the breath and the voice box. |
| Bob Canarri from USA |
0 |
Deep breath |
| Gregorio Vallejo Gomariz from Netherlands |
0 |
To enjoy it to practice a bit everyday to breath gently to follow a good course not to desperate when learning circular breathing. |
| Anonymous from Brazil |
0 |
Find tips on the net and have patience. |
| Nicholas from USA |
2-3 |
Breathing is key to this instrument (circular breathing) make a loose buzz noise with your lips. |
| Anthony Kubiak from USA |
4-7 |
Its easy to learn and very difficult to learn well. |
| Anonymous from United Kingdom |
20+ |
Never give up!!! |
| Anonymous |
1 |
Relax |
| Martin from United Kingdom |
0 |
Come to web sites like this one and read all you can and have a go at playing one. |
| Angus Booth from Australia |
1 |
I am just learning myself but find friends are intrigued that I was able to pick it up so now I am being asked for playing tips:) |
| Anonymous from Norway |
2-3 |
To play on a plastic pipe. |
| Bradley King from Australia |
0 |
Keep your lungs healthy |
| Matt Luebbert from USA |
8-10 |
Its like playing a horn. But your lips vibrate more and you let out less air. And playing out of the side of your mouth is easier. |
| Diane Sampson from New Zealand |
0 |
I guess to Love it so much you don't put it down |
| David from Switzerland |
1 |
Not actively think about what to do but what feels right with time |
| Anonymous from Australia |
0 |
I have tried teaching a couple of people but they have found it difficult and didn't continue trying. |
| Harrold from Netherlands |
2-3 |
- not to blow to hard; the didge wants to sound it just needs a little encouragement. - when practicing circular breathing there will be gaps at first. The gaps will become smaller with practice and close eventually. |
| Mel from USA |
2-3 |
Relax. That is the biggest help I can think of. Most people try to hard or are too hard on themselves for not being able to do it right away. Also relax is a good visual to have for your lips. |
| Suzanne from Netherlands |
0 |
The circular breathing is of course very important. When I have found a sweet rhythm I get a little sad that I have to stop to breathe. (I'm still a beginner) So make sure to practice that:) And just do what feels good for you don't get frustrated if something doesn't work like you want it to. Just practice and enjoy the fact that you are playing a beautiful instrument with a very unique sound with such a rich culture:) |
| Harry Kiracofe from USA |
2-3 |
Practice practice practice EVERY DAY! |
| Josh from USA |
0 |
Do a lot research to dispel any misconceptions. Also just have fun |
| Anonymous |
0 |
Just do it |
| Christopher from USA |
0 |
Learn to circular breathe |
| Jim from USA |
4-7 |
In my opinion the key is not trying to emulate he sound you hear. It is confusing for people. They hear the sound the didj makes and think that they need to try and make that sound with their mouth/lips/lungs. I tell them the didj makes that sound not you! |
| Keith from USA |
4-7 |
Start out soft try to keep your lips close but not tight. |
| Anonymous |
0 |
None but dedication |
| Anonymous from USA |
0 |
Practice |
