Guide · Getting started
Learn the didgeridoo without bad habits
It’s not easy to start the didgeridoo! So I’ve gathered all my advice here, free to access, to help you start on the right foot.
Step 1 · 5 videos
Choosing your didgeridoo
Which didgeridoo to start with?
How much does a didgeridoo cost?
Which note to choose?
Your didgeridoo’s character
3 questions before choosing
Videos 2 to 5 are in French: turn on the English subtitles.
Ready to buy? The buying guide: prices, pitfalls, my selection.
Step 2 · 6 videos
Get your first sound and stabilize it
Before starting the circular breathing exercises, stabilize your sound, find your pressure and be able to switch from playing with puffed cheeks to playing with relaxed cheeks.
Your first sound
Play from the front
Refine your sound
The sound without a didgeridoo
The 5 beginner mistakes
Get ready for circular breathing
Video 4 is in French: turn on the English subtitles.
A didgeridoo is really just an amplifier, nothing more, nothing less!
Step 3 · free course
Circular breathing
Those who manage to learn it in a few minutes all have one thing in common: they simply try.
- Introduction
- First sensation
- Without your didgeridoo
- With your didgeridoo
- The second silence
- The first silence
- Relax your lips
Bonus: one e-mail a day for 7 days
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
- Day 5
- Day 6
- Day 7
General advice
For all your playing
Take care of your mouthpiece
Round, even, 30 to 32 mm… and then leave it alone!
Your posture
Bring the didgeridoo to your mouth, not the other way round.
Watch your cheeks!
Relaxed for precise sounds, puffed for circular breathing.
Play regularly
Better 10 minutes a day than 3 hours every 15 days.
Enjoy it above all!
“I want to have fun with my didgeridoo!”
Listen to didgeridoo music
Your ear gets used to the sounds, and you reproduce them more easily.
The pitfalls
Some pretty common mistakes!
It’s tricky to get into the didgeridoo when you’re on your own! I share the 5 most frequent mistakes I have seen in my workshops for years.
★★★★★
“Very clear explanations with tangible examples in the videos, with emphasis on common errors which helps us understand the points we need to practice. And it works for us beginners sitting alone in front of our computers.”
Nina, The art of the didgeridoo
Going further
Good luck!
So much for my advice, I hope you will find it useful!