A lot of people don't realise that we have a fully stocked didgeridoo shop in Fremantle, WA and that we also sell didgeridoos online and ship worldwide!
Click play on the video below to see some of the antics at the shop or visit us at http://www.didgeridoobreath.com – special thanks to the guys from Photography Project for the production of this vid too!
You may have noticed this already, we added a search box on the left hand side of the site to help with finding content. The search won't be able to access the pid lessons but there's still plenty of content it can rifle through to help you find what you're looking for.
This is still an experimental feature, if you'd tried it and have any feedback we'd love to hear it – drop us an email on the contact us page or in the comments section below.
If you're on the Didge Breath Doonews mailing list you would have heard about this already – we've recently added a new free section to the Dojo, a comprehensive Didgeridoo Buyers Guide!
If you want to sign up for the Didgeridoo Breath Doonews mailouts, head to the DidgeridooBreath.com homepage and enter your email address in the signup box about halfway down the page on the left-hand side.
In this new video series, Ben runs through all the different elements to consider when buying a didgeridoo including some considerations for buying your second and third didge so its definitely not just for beginners!
Check it out at the link below or click play on the video above to see what to look for when buying your first didgeridoo.
Have you wanted to spice up your Didge skills and add some more awesome sounds?
If so, we have a gift for you.
Nathan Kaye, our first ever didgeridoo guest presenter is bringing you the tips and tricks that didgeridoo beatboxing that he has refined and been teaching workshops for years.
We have 3 free videos from Nathan's 16 video lessons for you. There are 11 beatboxing lessons, 3 creative rhythm timing lessons, and 2 breathing exercises.
Not only is didgeridoo beatboxing fun to practice and play around with, but you can use it as a whole different sound to accompany any other instruments you might play.
Go ahead and watch the free video lessons now.
Hey there!
In case you haven't noticed, our shop's site, Didgeridoo Breath is getting a makeover.
We’re working on making it easier to pick out what you want. We’re adding better categories on the main page, and making it easier for you to navigate around and generally just freshening things up.
There’s still some wet paint around as we’re finalising the updates but its still all business as usual and orders are shipping as normal.
If you’ve any questions or something is out of whack make sure you head to the Contact Us page and drop us a line. In the meantime, here’s a mockup of what the finished product will look like:
We've been getting heaps of emails lately asking about Didge Dojo so we figured we may as well put up a blog post with some of our stats and Dojo fun facts, here goes:
In this video Sanshi demonstrates how he cleans his didgeridoo. Its a question we get asked lot because after a while your didgeridoo can get quite stinky. Its easy and just takes a few minutes.
Here's what you'll need:
Hey hey! We've been getting a lot of questions lately about how to deal with saliva while playing the didgeridoo.
In this short video Sanshi explains how to deal with with saliva buildup when playing the didge:
Our new Didgeridoo Dojo Beginner Sessions ebook has launched on iTunes!
Featuring more than 20 beginner didgeridoo lessons with full videos and lesson descriptions as well as the full didgeridoo circular breathing lesson set, the Beginner Sessions is a fantastic way to get started on your didgeridoo journey.
We've included some screenshots of the book as well as the tablet of contents below.
Its live right now so head over to iTunes to download a copy. You can also download a sample of the book from iTunes for free too.
*Note that you'll need an iPad, iPhone or iPod that supports Apple iBooks to access the book.
Check it out, in November we had didge players from 52 different countries in the Dojo, amazing!
We pulled these stats from our video hosting provider and countries are ranked from most active (most lessons played) to least active.
Hey folks, we've been hard at work lately working under the bonnet the Dojo.
Here's a quick update on some of the recent changes:
Check it out…our new didgeridoo beatboxing lessons with the legendary Nathan Kaye are now live!
Nathan is a real character and over the last several years has perfected the craft of beatboxing, not just with his mouth but using the didgeridoo as an additional tool to enhance the sound.
In our new lesson series you can follow Nathan as he takes you through 11 beatboxing lessons as well as 3 creative rhythm timing lessons and 2 breathing exercises.
Nathan has been performing and teaching workshops for a number of years and like Sanshi, has the uncanny ability to break down something complex like beatboxing into simple to follow steps.
There are 16 lessons in total in the beatboxing lessons series, the first three are available free of charge over on the beatboxing lessons page.
Adding a simple percussion instrument to your didgeridoo playing will add a whole new dimension to your sound. In this lesson, Sanshi shows you the first steps in playing with an egg shaker
We've just added another premium lesson to the Free Didgeridoo Lessons section of the Didge Wiki. In this lesson, Sanshi shows you how to play didgeridoo with a percussion eggshaker – its also a great lesson about percussion with eggshakers in general.
We posted this video a while back on the Didgeridoo Breath Facebook page. If you're interested in beatboxing on the didgeridoo then this is vid is a good place to start:
UPDATE: Didgeridoo Dojo now includes beatboxing lessons!
Available as part of our normal subscriptions or as a standalone subscription for $39. Visit www.didgeridoodojo.com/pricing for more details.
A short post to thank you all for being part of the Dojo this year. When we started this project we wondered how much interest there would actually be. We're just about to tick over the 1400 member mark so its truly been a success and we're genuinely grateful for all your support. Props to Jason M. for sending us in this image…love your work champ!
If we don't catch you before hand, all the best for the holidays, Christmas and the new year.
Cheers
-The Didge Dojo Team
If you haven't seen the news yet, Didgeridoo Dojo is now in iTunes!
We've just published the complete Circular Breathing Lessons series in iTunes which allows you to download the videos and watch offline on your PC, iPad, iPhone or Apple TV!
iTunes will also allow those on slower internet connections that don't support streaming video to get access to the Circular Breathing and Didge Wiki lessons too.
We plan on publishing more of the Didge Wiki lessons over the coming weeks so stayed tuned. To subscribe, goto the iTunes store and search “Didgeridoo Dojo” or visit our iTunes webpage.
Hey gang, if you haven't seen the update on Facebook we've just migrated the site over to a new server hosting platform (as of yesterday).
The migration brings with it a fair more stable platform for the system to run on (we were averaging 6-10 hours per month of downtime on the old platform) and significantly increased performance which will finally allow us to implement a bunch of features we have in the pipeline.
Please let us know if anything is behaving weirdly or not as it should be – email [email protected] with any feedback, queries or quirks you may be experiencing.
When people find out that you play the didgeridoo, it's only a matter of time before someone asks you to perform.
AAAARRRRGGHHHH! 🙂
Don't panic, here is some valuable advice to help get you through.
(You will need to be logged in to the members area to watch the lesson)
“This is a really great section of lessons! It is like sitting with the masters and listening to them chat about didgeridoo secrets!” Jason, Norway
There's a new category in the members area called “Practice Tips”.
This section is dedicated to those golden little bits of advice that you pick up when sitting down chatting to didge players.
Videos will range from practice tips, sitting position, playing style, musical influences… anything that is going to benefit those learning how to play the didgeridoo.
The Practice Tips section will be ever expanding and will include ideas, advice and tips from experienced and passionate didgeridoo players.
Enjoy!
Hey Dojo members, just letting you know we have added new and exciting didgeridoo lessons to the intermediate and advanced lessons areas.
You now have more wobble breathing techniques, staccato vocals, expanding your harmonic range, off-beat vocals and we also show you the first steps in playing with a shaker and tapping sticks!
To make it easy to see what new lessons have been added, we've created a “What's New” page.
Enjoy the learning and remember, if you want to learn something that is not yet covered on Didge Dojo, let us know on the Request a lesson page
Have fun and chat to you soon
Sanshi & the Didgeridoo Dojo team
Hey Dojo members, there are 3 new didgeridoo lessons online for you.
Wouldn’t it be great to have an endless supply of didgeridoo rhythms to keep you motivated and inspired? Problem solved! Follow this simple formula and you will be able to create your own long and intricate didgeridoo rhythms using the techniques you already know
Ever heard a didge player pump out rapid vocal calls and thought… where are they breathing?! This technique allows you to do a punchy vocal pop and take a breath at the same time. Sweet!
This is a clever little tongue technique that works on stopping the drone briefly. It is great for creating punchy fast rhythms. This lesson shows you the technique and we give you a funky rhythm to practice it
You can visit the What's New page in the members area for quick access to the lessons
Enjoy!
Sanshi & the Didgeridoo Dojo team
We've been asked several times already why the name Didgeridoo Dojo – well here it is:
A Japanese term describing a martial arts temple of learning
Literal meaning: “place to learn the way”, “place of enlightenment”
A central place for you to learn how to play the didgeridoo
A place of fun, motivation, experience, success and enjoyment
Dedicated to those who wish to learn how to play didgeridoo, or improve their skills
Here it is! Years of didgeridoo learning, captured on video and available to you in simple, easy to follow lessons.
These didgeridoo lessons will fast-track your didgeridoo playing and will have you sounding fantastic in no time.
Each didgeridoo lesson is like your own private one-on-one class. One of us, with you, sitting down, learning a new didgeridoo technique.
All the lessons are organized so you can learn at your own pace and move onto the next lesson when you are ready.
We know you will enjoy your didge journey on Didgeridoo Dojo… whether it’s learning to play your very first sound, or mastering advanced and super complicated rhythms.
Pick up your didgeridoo, head to www.didgeridoodojo.com, get your free account and lets go!
The Didgeridoo Dojo Team
We currently have over 500 minutes of premium videos for beginners right through to advanced didgeridoo players.
Make sure you signup for your free trial account on the Homepage & if you're in need of some new Didgeridoo gear, head over to Didgeridoo Breath, our didgeridoo store based in Fremantle, Western Australia.
Lastly if there's anything I can do for you please email me at [email protected]
