Didgeridoo Wobble Instruction

Instructional on how to wobble on a didgeridoo. Sorry for the wait. Please be forgiving, I dont have any editing software so I had to do this all in one take. There are a few blunders, but all around, not so bad. Hope this helps!

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[dutchdidgedude]

man, you got me wobbling as well!! haha. and you're right, it is a very big improvement to "conventional" playing and an eye opener. a whole range of new possibilities. what i find hard though is to keep the drone so sharp and sort of separated. do you spit like a beatboxer? thanks

[didgemonster]

@dutchdidgedude Its all about the emphasis on each syllable. If you put strong emphasis on the T on the two, a strong quick jaw ( or cheek ) motion for the wa and a strong K sound on key each sound will become its own. A little help from a diaphram thrust on the T and K sounds can make huge difference. And sometimes I do spit like a beatboxer to even futher seperate the sounds.

[didgesbrew]

Great but a bit confusing: you say ts a jaw up motion, pushing the air out, but as you say: its mainly the tongue (2:50), and this is not only true for advanced players;-) Another thing is the "WA". i think you mix up the sound coming out the didge with what you actually doing: A tongue push! "Wa" animates open the jaw and putting it back instead of pushing air out.

[didgemonster]

@didgesbrew I can understand the confusion. As you might be aware of there are multiple ways to sneak in a breath while wobbling. This was a spur of the moment shoot and I think I might have mixed up two different techniques for breathing. It can be done using the jaw movement just as with the check, tongue or throat. Thank you for pointing that out though hopefully people will find it informative that you can breath using tongue pushes.

[zottejakke3]

Nice vid, thx! Quick question though.. When you're doing the too-wa-ki-ki, how do you make the double ki? Cuz that's when ur breathing in right? U were talking about diaphragm pushes but I don't see them working when inhaling O_o I'm such a noob..

[didgemonster]

@zottejakke3 Its quite alright. I can see where the confusion might be. To wa-ke is made up of three beats or syllables. To-wa-ke-e is four beats/syllables. You just add another beat to it. The breathing is still happening on the second beat on both of them. Instead of 1-2-3 with the to-wa-ke its 1-2-3-4 with to-wa-ke-e. The breath happens in the same spot just made it a beat longer before repeating. Hope this helps!

[eUpHoRiKa]

@draychun I second that! I find though performing the wobble requires TONS of practice. Not just the technique but for many people, something as simple as tu *breath* ki done fast is a major tongue twister. I personally am using the jaw up. I think a better sound for jaw wobble beginners would be toh *breath* ki, as it naturally gets your jaw to drop when saying OH, as opposed to tu *breath* ki where the U vowel requires a jaw up. 

[draychun]

wicked! this was the best vid on the wobble I've seen yet.

[doctordidge]

I have just been typing out advice on the wobble to Tenover and looked at your site which says it all. It's good that you have spent the time to put this together; The clearest instruction yet. Keep it up.  I like the drop in 'To WaWa ke'

[CRFdane]

My uncle just got an agave didge 3 days ago for his first didge sounds good