Didgeridoo: Ritual Origins and Playing Techniques

by Dirk Schellberg

Origins, and stories of the didgeridoo and its players - includes origin story (Bill Harney); therapeutic uses of, and healing with a didgeridoo; music therapy; artwork, dot painting and copyright; playing and blowing technique; making and buying a didgeridoo; rock music; rock bands.

Book & instructions all in English only ... translated from the original German

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1994

Reviews

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not gonna lie, Didgeridoo: Ritual Origins and Playing Techniques made me feel better about being bad at hobbies. Dirk Schellberg argues that the pressure to turn every interest into a side hustle is quietly ruining the point of having one. Half-baked in spots, since the book leans on a few too many cherry-picked stories, but the chapter on "doing things badly on purpose" got me thinking about the guitar gathering dust in my closet. You might disagree with the hard line on side hustles, but it definitely forces you to rethink why you do the things you do.

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 3 out of 5]

What I respect about Dirk Schellberg in Didgeridoo is their ability to dissect complex political maneuvers without relying on a single drop of jargon.

[BiL · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mike gave me this book while we were learning how to play the didge. I miss my didgeridoos as they are still back home in Orlando. :(