AZL DIDGE PROGRESS | 25 APRIL 2024

It’s improving! I’ve been focusing mostly at this point on maintaining a smooth transition between the in and out breaths…particularly avoiding gaps, breaks and even changes in pitch while transitioning between them. I’ve also noticed each yidaki is unique, and each requires is own embouchure. The cheap plastic one (Toca) is probably the most optimized, having a balance between high volume/low bass and ease of play. The Meinl (featured in this video) is easier to play but tends to be lower volume and higher pitch, and the Kona has great volume and pitch, but due to the larger diameter of the tube and mouth piece it can be harder to hold a consistent drone. My goal is to work my way up to playing the Kona excellently, but this will take some practice.