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Aboriginal Australian Digeridoo

The didgeridoo is a wind instrument used by the aborigines in songs and ceremonies. They are made out of a piece of eucalyptus tree and are 4-6 feet long. Didgeridoos are hollowed out by termites. The Aborigines play their didgeridoos by using a method called circular breathing. Circular breathing is breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth at the same time. You have to trap air in your mouth and push it out with your tongue while you breath in through your nose. The Aborigines use beeswax as a mouthpiece so it's easier to play. They are usually in the northern areas of Australia. Before white men came it was used throughout Australia.

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