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The didgeridoo is a musical instrument of the Australian Aborigines. It is a long wooden tube and the air in it vibrates to make a continual throbbing sound. This is used to accompany traditional dances. You can also see Aborigines busking with didgeridoos.
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Where do didgeridoos come from?
Australia
What is the didjeridoo made of?
Didgeridoos are made of a variety of materials. The first natural didgeridoos were made of eucalyptus wood that was hollowed out by termites. Today didgeridoos are made from nearly any type of wood, bamboo, PVC pipe and even cardboard. All you really need is a hollow tube!
How are didgeridoos decorated?
They are decorated by paints made out of natural things like ochre. Sometimes stuff is also carved into them. The symbols used can represent story's, and spirit's.
How does the didgeridoo produce sound?
Genuine didgeridoos are always made of wood, usually the smaller trunks of living, young eucalyptus trees. The species of eucalyptus did not matter. They were not usually made from branches. They were not made from dead wood hollowed out by termites - this is a common myth. The Aborigines hollowed out the wood themselves.
What were didgeridoos used for?
The indigenous Australians used didgeridoo for a number of reasons. It is the second oldest instrument in the world (drums are the oldest). One reason for them was spiritual rituals. They were originally made out of eucalyptus, a very dense wood that when blown into properly (like a raspberry) will resonate due to bends in the hollow. The method of continuous play is called "circular breathing". To do this takes practice. The Aborigines used the didgeridoo as musical instruments for corroborees. These corroborees were held for a number of reasons: to retell events of a hunt; for initiation ceremonies; for religious ceremonies telling of the Dreamtime (creation); for entertainment. Didgeridoos, when blown in a particular way, could imitate various Australian animals and birds, particularly the kookaburra, cockatoo, the bounce of the kangaroo and the "drumming" of the emu, for example. This would add highlights to their storytelling. Didgeridoos were also painted a particular way - again, to tell a story or an event through the painting.
Where are didgeridoos made?
Genuine didgeridoos are made in Australia.
Why do Aborigines make Didgeridoos?
Aborigines make didgeridoos primarily for their use in ceremonies and corroborees.
Where do didgeridoos come from?
Australia
What did they use to decorate didgeridoos?
They used Aboriginal Dot paintings
What is the didjeridoo made of?
Didgeridoos are made of a variety of materials. The first natural didgeridoos were made of eucalyptus wood that was hollowed out by termites. Today didgeridoos are made from nearly any type of wood, bamboo, PVC pipe and even cardboard. All you really need is a hollow tube!
What musical instruments begin with d?
drums and didgeridoos are the only ones i can think of
What were didgeridoos made with back in the native days?
Sometimes they were made with bone(if that was all they could find)
What wood is a genuine didgeridoo made from?
Genuine didgeridoos are always made of wood, usually the smaller trunks of living, young eucalyptus trees. The species of eucalyptus did not matter - there is no truth in the myth that certain species of eucalyptus produced better didgeridoos. They were not usually made from branches. They were not made from dead wood hollowed out by termites - this is a common myth.
Is there a special colour that will always go on a didgeridoo?
Yes, Periwinkle always goes on didgeridoos. Hot Magenta also always goes on it!
What Odd instruments are used in rock songs?
Bagpipes, accordions, didgeridoos, banjos, sitars, congas, kazoos, harmonicas... oh, and Geezer Butler's nose.
How are didgeridoos decorated?
They are decorated by paints made out of natural things like ochre. Sometimes stuff is also carved into them. The symbols used can represent story's, and spirit's.
How did the Aboriginal Koori people make their tools?
Aboriginals used wood to make their didgeridoos, they carved it into a big cylinder type thing. They used and stuff to paint it.
