Tongue Pop on the Didgeridoo

Lesson Overview

Want another unusual sound on your didge? In this lesson, Sanshi will teach you how tongue click on a Didgeridoo.

Lesson Goals

• Be able to produce different sounds on a didge using tongue popping.
• Make variation popping sounds between drone and toots.
• Be comfortable in breathing in while making the pop.
• Create a rhythm through tongue pop.

Training Tips

• You should have already mastered drone and toots before proceeding to this technique.
• First technique is to drop your jaw with your mouth closed, position it like chewing, and have your tongue squeeze some air out.
• You can breath in at any point you are comfortable.
• Try to pop on a relaxed drone, then try it on toots.
• Try creating a rhythm by popping on 2 drones, then 1 toots, or which ever rhythm you are comfortable with.

Give it a try, let us know how you go and if you get stuck, post a question in the comments section below..