| | Happy (Pre-) Thanksgiving!
This is AJ Block and I want to wish you a happy start to your weekend. I'm very excited to be hosting my first YouTube Live open Q&A on Saturday, November 18 at 2pm EST and I invite you to join. This is a completely free event with no sign up necessary. I will be answering your questions sent to me in advance and asked live. I will first address questions emailed to info@didgeproject.com by 12pm on Saturday, Nov. 18. Full details below under "Events".
This week I got to meet with our partner at Tacta Handpans, Rafael D'Arco and his assistant Adriana. We shot a beautiful video demo of 4 of his instruments, which you will find below, and a few others that will be released soon. Tacta Handpans are now available in 14 different scales through our store!
Didge Deals are still going on! We have dropped the price on the last 3 instruments in our Yucca 700 series to $297! This is an amazing savings and you can't really find this quality of instruments for that price anywhere else. Also, there is still 1 eucalyptus didgeridoo (the black one seen here) on sale. I definitely suggest you take a look at our store and claim these one-of-a-kind instruments.
RAV Drums in the B Celtic Minor scale are now in our store! We love the low tone of this one and very happy to be selling them. Check out the new video below.
Thanks for joining us today and I wish you a happy start to the holiday season!
AJ Block
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| | Tacta handpans are professional quality instruments made by Brazilian craftsman Rafael D’Arco. The sensitivity to the touch and amazing overtones make Tacta handpans some of the best handpans around. In this video Rafael beautifully plays 4 of his models and demonstrates a wide range of ways to play the handpan that we have not yet seen on our YouTube channel.
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Buy a didgeridoo for yourself or that special person and save!
We've cut prices up to 40% on our yucca and eucalyptus didgeridoos. This includes 3 Yucca didgeridoos that are now $297 each! Get an early holiday gift for the didgeridoo lover in your family. Check out the instruments in this video and visit our store to purchase.
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| | In this demonstration of the RAV Vast2 B Celtic Minor, Jerry Walsh shows
how the deep sound of this drum can be used to play fast rhythms and
melodies.
Notes used in the RAV Vast2 B Celtic Minor scale: B2, F#3, A3, B3, C#4, D4, E4, F#4, A4
Scale tones (in the same order): 1, 5, b7, 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, 7
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| | Send in your questions: I will first address questions emailed to info@didgeproject.com by 12pm on Saturday, Nov. 18.
Feel free to ask me anything from circular breathing to music theory, from help with rhythm to understanding deeper levels of music. Though you may know me as a didgeridoo player, I have studied jazz and classical music for most of my life. Instruments I play include didgeridoo, djembe, handpan, piano, guitar, trombone, flute, and percussion.
This video will also be recorded at the same URL, so even if you can't make it live, you can still tune in and watch the Q&A whenever you want.
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| | Dec. 7 at Golden Drum, 7:30-9:30pm
Shamanic chanting, mantras, overtone singing, Native American songs, indigenous music, didgeridoos, crystal singing bowls, bells, gongs, harmoniums, tuning forks and other overtone-emitting instruments are used to create an environment conducive to deep relaxation and inward investigation. Participants are led through guided meditations and sound healing practices designed to harmonize body, mind and spirit.
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| How To Play RAV Drum for Absolute Beginners
An overview of this fantastic instrument and the basic techniques needed to play it. This steel pan instrument is just like a hang or handpan, but it has longer sustain and has its own technique associated with it.
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Project is a blog, youtube channel, series of courses and events,
instrument store and a collective of musicians who want to help you use
music as a tool for uplifting yourself and others around you.
On
our site you will find tips and tutorials to help you become a better
musician, didgeridoo lessons, instrument features and reviews, and
reports on the latest scientific research and spiritual discoveries
merging through the medium of sound.
When
we began in 2008 our main focus was on teaching how to play the
didgeridoo, a wind instrument originating in aboriginal Australia and
also said to be present in ancient Mayan times. After working with
countless people it became apparent that most musicians play multiple
instruments and that we have the community resources to help all
musicians get better results. While we still provide didgeridoo lessons,
classes and programs, our focus is to provide tutorials for music and
instruments from all around the world. Visit us for great music
resources at www.didgeproject.com |
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