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From: tomczak@h-sc1.UUCP (bill tomczak)
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Subject: Re: Re: What the heck is a Digeridu ? ?
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>In order to play it you have to learn how to breath in
>through your nose while simultaneously breathing out through your mouth
>(how this is done, I know not).

You use your cheeks as a bellows.  You blow up your cheeks to get as
much air in your mouth as possible then use your cheek muscles to
keep up the air pressure.  This gives you some 1/2 to one second to
get another lungful of air.  It's a very common technique in folk music
all over the world (the zurna in the middle east is the one I'm most
familiar with).

Bill Tomczak