Nice Didgeridoo Music from Australia

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Didgeridoo (also transcribed as didgeridù, didgeridoo or didjeridu ) is a word of onomatopoeic origin with which Westerners designate an ancient wind instrument reed sores of aboriginal Australians. The use of the didgeridoo is born among the Aborigines of northern Australia. There are no reliable sources attesting to the exact age, but it is conceivable the beginnings are dated between two thousand and fifteen thousand years ago.

Classified as a musical instrument in the category of aerophones to reed lip, the didgeridoo can have various forms: the most common are those conical, with a progressive enlargement of the inner column from the side of the reed; much used is also the perfectly cylindrical shape.
It is not unusual to find any instruments that have irregular shapes, or twisted coils. The overall length of a didgeridoo is also variable. Generally ranges from 1.50 to 2.50 m. It should be recognized that they were built too much longer, resulting in significant tonal changes and playing techniques. Usually these tools, however, are divorced from the bonds with Aboriginal tradition and the experiments are rather "Western" on the instrument.

The traditional didgeridoo is made ​​from a branch of eucalyptus, chosen among those whose interior has been hollowed out by termites. Debarked, cleaned and carefully finished, the instrument is then colored and decorated with traditional paintings that recall the mythology Aboriginal. The Aborigines use it not only as a wind instrument, which blow at the same time utter words, sounds, noises, but also as a percussion instrument, if hit with the clap stick or with a boomerang. It is played with the technique of circular breathing.

The term didgeridoo is not of Aboriginal origin; is the one that gave Europeans their first visits to the island. In the dozens of aboriginal languages ​​have a different word for this instrument, such as Yidaki, ginjungarg, eboro, djalupu, maluk, etc.. The didjeridu is closely linked to the spiritual existence of the aborigines. The didgeridoo has become fairly well known as an instrument in popular music since the British band Jamiroquai included in their first albums, shares didgeridoo.

Originally, the didgeridoo was created from tree trunks and shrubs very thick mainly eucalyptus, with its inner action gnawed by termites. When cleaning the trunk in question is a long tube that sounds by vibrating the lips in one end is obtained. This vibration, being amplified by the tube walls, generates its fantastic sound. May modulate the obtained vibration, moving his lips and tongue, or adding to the vibration sounds emerged from the throat.

The archaic connotations and the characteristic sound of the didgeridoo make it an excellent tool for music therapy, both for playing-you can use it as a tool to guide your meditations, having to constantly observe the respiratory system, such as listening to and can induce states of deep relaxation.

In general it cuts the entire trunk but a branch is considered strong enough can be used in place of a full trunk. Aboriginal didgeridoo craftsmen that build also enjoy trunks that were pockmarked by termites. When you find a profitable tree, select the branch, remove the shell, adorn the ends and the instrument takes shape. At this point the newly built didgeridoos can be painted and can be added to the beeswax mouthpiece of the instrument. Didgeridoos are also made ​​from type tubes pvc.

The didgeridoo is played with continuously vibrating lips to produce tinnitus as it is used a special breathing technique called circular breathing. This requires breathing through the nose while at the same time, exhalation should be done through the mouth using the tongue and cheeks. For an experienced instrumentalist, the technique of circular breathing allows it to renew the air from his lungs while maintaining a note for as long as desired.

In 2005, a study by the British Medical Journal found that learning and practicing the didgeridoo helps reduce snoring and sleep apnea, as well as the time needed for rest. This seems to work due to the strengthening of the muscles of the superior airways, reducing the tendency to disorder during sleep. Another study carried out in Brazil in 2008 by a pair of college students at UAM, in the course of Naturology promoted the proof of various therapeutic effects of Didgeridoo.

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