The Out-breath

Lesson Overview

Only try this once you are confident with circular breathing

Not long ago, if we said “let me show you how to breathe out while playing”, you would have thought we were nuts! Now that you are confident with circular breathing, we show you another trick to help balance your air… breathing out your nose while playing

Lesson Goals

• Breathe out of your nose while playing a continuous drone
• While playing a continuous drone, take 3 breaths in, then one breath out (repeat this)

Training Tips

• Only try this once you are confident with circular breathing
• It’s best to practice this technique without your didgeridoo first until you are comfortable
• The air will come out very fast, so just do a very short breath out
• We don’t recommend using this technique as a regular part of your playing as it’s less efficient – breathing too much in and having to let air out. It’s best to control your in-breath so you just breathe in the right amount and don’t get too full

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