Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Learn the essential tools to get your lips loosened up for didgeridoo playing and how to tighten the corners of your mouth to get a better sound.
*Download the Didgeridoo Fundamentals Course for free here: didgeproject.com/didgeridoo-fundamentals
This video is an excerpt from our Live Didgeridoo Q&A on YouTube that happened on Jan. 2, 2022. Watch the full recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=-Qs35NjzE2w
Index
00:08 - Exercise 1: Lip stretching
01:46 - Exercise 2: Long tone lip buzzing
02:55 - Exercise 3: Tightening the corners of your mouth
05:34 - Essential parts of didgeridoo playing that are not circular breathing
06:49 - Free Course: Didgeridoo Fundamentals
07:10 - Ending thoughts and closing jam
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Didge Project is a world music education blog, youtube channel, music project and a producer of events, workshops and online courses. Our mission is to bridge music from many cultures into a tangible medium that our audience can utilize for its own benefit. This is done largely through educational performances, workshops and videos. Originally started to support the growing didgeridoo community in New York City, Didge Project serves musicians of all levels in making musical instruments and education available. While advanced musicians may benefit from Didge Project's content, it is the beginner to intermediate musician that we aim to serve. Check out our tutorial videos, free courses, articles and more at didgeproject.com
Learn the essential tools to get your lips loosened up for didgeridoo playing and how to tighten the corners of your mouth to get a better sound.
*Download the Didgeridoo Fundamentals Course for free here: didgeproject.com/didgeridoo-fundamentals
This video is an excerpt from our Live Didgeridoo Q&A on YouTube that happened on Jan. 2, 2022. Watch the full recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=-Qs35NjzE2w
Index
00:08 - Exercise 1: Lip stretching
01:46 - Exercise 2: Long tone lip buzzing
02:55 - Exercise 3: Tightening the corners of your mouth
05:34 - Essential parts of didgeridoo playing that are not circular breathing
06:49 - Free Course: Didgeridoo Fundamentals
07:10 - Ending thoughts and closing jam
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youtube.com/didgeproject7
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Didge Project is a world music education blog, youtube channel, music project and a producer of events, workshops and online courses. Our mission is to bridge music from many cultures into a tangible medium that our audience can utilize for its own benefit. This is done largely through educational performances, workshops and videos. Originally started to support the growing didgeridoo community in New York City, Didge Project serves musicians of all levels in making musical instruments and education available. While advanced musicians may benefit from Didge Project's content, it is the beginner to intermediate musician that we aim to serve. Check out our tutorial videos, free courses, articles and more at didgeproject.com

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Tribal Rhythms Gathering happens in Upstate New York every summer. Full details at: http://www.didgeproject.com/gathering
Joakim Lartey is a drummer/percussionist, storyteller, educator and sound designer. He was co-founder, lead singer and percussionist of Woodstock’s Futu Futu. He is engaged in a lifelong exploration of recording technology and the fusion of traditional/ancient and contemporary musical forms. He has collaborated/played with Natalie Merchant, Jack DeJohnette, John Hall, Baba Olatunji among others…
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