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Didgeridoo musical instrument

Core repertoire

Tongue & Vowel Shapes

Shaping overtones with the tongue and mouth cavity.

Intermediate16 min70 BPM

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Key concepts

  • Vowel morphing: ee-aw-oo
  • Overtone selection
  • Tongue as a filter

Practice exercises

  1. 1Morph vowels over a long drone
  2. 2Rhythm from tongue only

Today's challengeHold a 20-second drone — unbroken, at 60 BPM.

Practice tempo

70 BPM

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