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This tutorial is free--notice that most dealers sell a companion audio CD, but I provide this free tutorial and as an experienced didgeridoo player, I will be glad to ask any questions about how to play at bamboosoundorders@yahoo.com.

Some key points:

1) you can't play the didgeridoo for a long time if you are tense--just make little sounds first anyway because you must learn to crawl before you walk (circular breathing is like running a marathon!)

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2) at first, just try to make sounds and don't be concerned about circular breathing or complex sounds. Both lips should be vibrating against each other, and there should not be any empty space between your mouth and the mouthpiece (but don't smother the mouthpiece as your embouchure, the position of your mouth, will probably be too tense)

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3) relax your lips so you can make a sputtering sound. Some people have difficulty making this sound, but it can be done with practice (even without the didgeridoo at first)

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4) for circular breathing: let your cheeks fill up with air, relax them, allow the air being released to travel out of your cheeks, breathe in with your nose simultaneously (quickly!)

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5) it is not easy to play like an expert in one day. Keep trying, and experiment with playing slowly, making long droning sounds until all the air comes out of your lungs and with making quick sounds

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6) pay attention to using abdominal breathing, which is important for playing the didgeridoo

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7) meditate on the sound, let yourself feel one with the sound and try to follow it with your thoughts

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8) experiment with embouchure, or how you put your mouth on the didge. Don't put your lips on the side of the didgeridoo and leave a space between your mouth and the beeswax

9) watch videos of other people playing the didgeridoo

10) if none of this works, first make sure that you do not blow too hard. Blowing too hard will make a horn like sound that is sometimes employed as an extra sound effect

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11) vary the pressure on your lips and move your lips around to make interesting variations in the sound

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12) add the sound of birds, of barking dogs, and try to make various noises in the didgeridoo (alternatively high and low)

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       While I am neither Native American nor Aboriginal, I have tremendous respect for Aboriginal and indigenous cultures.  They have an important message for us all. I consider it a great honor and responsibility to share what I have learned from these cultures in order to express the sacrifices they have made to make their traditions continue.

We have entered a time in which the earth is suffering. We must learn to heal ourselves and find our spiritual connection to each other and to all of creation.

       In my vision, playing and making natural instruments is one way to reconnect with all of creation and with the most natural practice of breathing. All of us are sacred, whether Aboriginal, Native American, or regardless of our ethnicity or even species. In the coming times, we will need to come together and learn once again to celebrate our connection to Mother Earth.