19th
2007
DIDGERIDOO: The didgeridoo arrived and we have been absorbed in watching the DVD we purchased along with it. Wow…this is going to be quite the long learning curve. (Hmmm…why mention this in a nature diary? Well… didgeridoos are Australian aboriginal instruments made from the trunks of eucalyptus trees that have been hollowed out by termites…that’s the “nature” part of it! Of course, I ordered one made out of pvc pipe because it is much less expensive than an authentic one. Yowzer on the cost of those puppies!) Tomorrow, I hope to have a recording of my first sounds out of the instrument (again…the “nature” part of this is that animal sounds are made by the player of the didge, as the instrument is being played, to add richness to the music…of course my first sounds will not be music to anyone’s ears and I apologize ahead of time if the noise is offensive to you ;-)
