The Didgeridoo

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The didgeridoo, from wikipedia…

"The didgeridoo (also known as a didjeridu or didge) is a wind instrument developed byIndigenous Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago and still in widespread usage today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists classify it as a brass aerophone.[1]
There are no reliable sources stating the didgeridoo's exact age. Archaeological studies ofrock art in Northern Australia suggest that the people of the Kakadu region of the Northern Territory have been using the didgeridoo for less than 1,000 years, based on the dating of paintings on cave walls and shelters from this period.[2] A clear rock painting in Ginga Wardelirrhmeng, on the northern edge of the Arnhem Land plateau, from the freshwater period[3] shows a didgeridoo player and two songmen participating in an Ubarr Ceremony.[4]
A modern didgeridoo is usually cylindrical or conical, and can measure anywhere from 1 to 3 m (3 to 10 ft) long. Most are around 1.2 m (4 ft) long. The length is directly related to the 1/2 sound wavelength of the keynote. Generally, the longer the instrument, the lower the pitch or key of the instrument."


Comments

  1. OSA 5March 20, 2012 at 6:10 PM

    That looks like it came off a dr. Seuss page!!!

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  2. Peyton 3March 20, 2012 at 7:57 PM

    that was amazing! i have always wonderd how the
    didgeridoo worked?

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  3. leigh3March 21, 2012 at 7:14 AM

    that was soooooo cool play them all together at the same time

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    1. Luke 4September 16, 2012 at 7:22 AM

      I played them at the same time it was crayzey

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  4. hannah3March 23, 2012 at 6:03 PM

    soooooooooooooooo cool !

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    1. Osa 5March 23, 2012 at 8:00 PM

      IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. Jordan 3April 3, 2012 at 7:09 PM

    It seems kind of hard to play the didgeridoo.but it sounds aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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  6. Luke3/4August 26, 2012 at 9:05 AM

    did you see that creepy thing at the window.

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