Category Archives: Didgeridoo Guides

A first didgeridoo is usually chosen by look and by ear. An instrument for an experienced player is chosen with much more detail in mind. In this video, the last in the Didgeridoo Buyers Guide series, Benny from Didgeridoo Breath explains what an advanced player looks for and how they can assess an instrument when […]

Traditional didgeridoos are made from eucalyptus trees hollowed out by termites. Because there are so many kinds of eucalyptus, people often ask whether one timber is better than the others. In this short video from the Didgeridoo Buyers Guide, Benny from Didgeridoo Breath answers that question directly. What are didgeridoos made from? A traditional didgeridoo […]

Choosing a first didgeridoo can feel daunting. Every instrument is different, and descriptions of key, length and timber mean little until you have played for a while. In this short video from the Didgeridoo Buyers Guide, Benny from Didgeridoo Breath suggests a simple way to narrow the choice when you are buying for the first […]

Every didgeridoo has two ends: the mouthpiece, where the player blows, and the bell end, where the sound comes out. The bell end has a large effect on the character of an instrument. In this video Benny from Didgeridoo Breath demonstrates that effect with two didgeridoos in the same key, one narrow and one wide. […]

Koji Matsumoto is a didgeridoo player who has been playing for more than ten years, performing on stage and running workshops as he travels. After filming a series of 13 new lessons for Didgeridoo Dojo, he sat down with the Dojo’s teacher, Sanshi, for an unscripted conversation about inspiration, practice and the many styles the […]

Traditional didgeridoos are long instruments, typically made from eucalyptus hollowed by termites. Alongside them, makers have produced smaller, more portable designs for people who want to play while travelling. This short video shows one example, the Didjidoo, a compact travel didgeridoo made in Western Australia. What is a travel didgeridoo? A travel didgeridoo is a […]

Didgeridoos are often described by their key, such as D or E, but what does that actually refer to? This short video from the Didgeridoo Buyers Guide, presented by Benny from Didgeridoo Breath, explains the note of a didgeridoo in plain language. Below is a summary of the key ideas, with some general background. The […]

Buying a didgeridoo in person is a hands-on experience. Buying one online is not, and that changes how you need to approach the decision. This introductory video opens the Didgeridoo Buyers Guide, a free series presented by Ben from Didgeridoo Breath that explains the main differences between instruments. This article outlines the problem the series […]

Didgeridoos come in a huge range of sizes, from very large instruments to quite small ones, and that size has a direct effect on the note each one plays. This video from the Didgeridoo Buyers Guide, presented by Benny from Didgeridoo Breath, covers the basic relationship between length, pitch and resonance. This article summarises the […]

Many didgeridoos have a ring of beeswax around the mouthpiece. The wax is soft, slightly sticky and shaped by hand, which makes it easy to adjust but also means it wears, collects dust and eventually needs replacing. In this video Sanshi, a teacher with Didgeridoo Dojo, shows the whole job from start to finish using […]