Didgeridoo Drone: 45 second challenge
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Lesson overview
The better your drone sounds, the less air you will be using. The 45 second challenge will test how much air it takes to play your didgeridoo
Lesson goals
- Be able to play the drone for 45 seconds using just one breath
Training tips
- Use all the techniques you have learnt so far to achieve the 45 seconds:
– The Mona Lisa smile
– You lip tension and position on the mouthpiece
– Holding the air in your lungs and releasing just enough to vibrate your lips
Give it a try, let us know how you go and if you get stuck, post a question in the comments section below
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Hi Sanshi,
I am practicing the 30-45 second drone challenges, and the problem I am having is when I am droning my lip vibrations slowly get higher pitched and weaker until they eventually “blow out.” When this happens I am still blowing air through my lips on my one breadth but my lips are trying to trigger vibration again (which is an awful sound haha)! I am unsure of why this happens. I do not yet have a didgeridoo stand, although I plan to get one, so I wonder if my grip on my didgeridoo changes slightly when I am standing there droning which thus changes my mouthpiece position? I look forward to your help! – Max
Hi Max
How long are you playing with your didgeridoo?
Is your didgeridoo relatively new to you?
Is the mouthpiece size correct for you?
What is the key to your didgeridoo?
Any air leak from the edge of your mouthpiece or any cracks on your didge?
There are many reasons behind this. but most likely when vibration stops, either not enough air going through, or changing mouth shape. Sounds like it is air pressure problems, when you try long steady breath, you may reduce the air amount and maybe it is on the edge of just keeping the vibrations and at some point might lose it.
Keep your embouchure to be a size of pinhole, but work on the air pressure inside of your mouth to keep fine vibrations!
Keep trying until you find a good fine vibration position with your didgeridoo! Not much air needed!
Happy didgin’!
Sanshi