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.. and many more instruments, accessories and books for them, lessons, repairs and more.
- To give beginners a chance to take up a folk instrument, as well as to provide the best for those who already play.
- To encourage people to discover and enjoy their own musical heritage & all types of folk music now played in these islands.
- To help keep music live, by making real acoustic instruments widely available at affordable prices, and sponsoring live events.
- To encourage people to make music themselves, by taking up a musical instrument. You are never too young or too old to start!
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Definition: traditionally used by aboriginal people of Northern Australia; an end-blown, straight, natural trumpet, without separate mouthpiece, made from termite hollowed eucalyptus branch, stripped of its outer bark, with beeswax at mouth end.
Introduction: The Didgeridoo(or Didjeridu or Didjeridu) is an instrument native to Austalia. It is a long wooden tube traditionally made from a hollowed out eucalyptus branch. The branch may have been bored out by the activity of termites. The player makes the sound in a similar way to blowing a raspberry or playing a huge tuba. The sound is kept up for a long time and advanced players are able to breath in th...
Read our Other Folk Woodwind FAQ Page or go to the Hobgoblin Instrument Info and FAQ Menu.
DIDGERIDOO
Definition: traditionally used by aboriginal people of Northern Australia; an end-blown, straight, natural trumpet, without separate mouthpiece, made from termite hollowed eucalyptus branch, stripped of its outer bark, with beeswax at mouth end.
Introduction: The Didgeridoo(or Didjeridu or Didjeridu) is an instrument native to Austalia. It is a long wooden tube traditionally made from a hollowed out eucalyptus branch. The branch may have been bored out by the activity of termites. The player makes the sound in a similar way to blowing a raspberry or playing a huge tuba. The sound is kept up for a long time and advanced players are able to breath in th...
Read our Other Folk Woodwind FAQ Page or go to the Hobgoblin Instrument Info and FAQ Menu.
