What is a didgeridoo?
Q: What is a didgeridoo?
A: A didgeridoo is an Australian Aboriginal wind musical instrument.
Q: Who used didgeridoos?
A: The Yolgnu people of Arnhem Land used didgeridoos.
Q: How long can didgeridoos be?
A: Didgeridoos can be anywhere from 1 to 3 meters (3 to 10 feet) long, with most being around 1.2 meters (4 feet) long.
Q: What is the shape of a didgeridoo?
A: A didgeridoo is a hollow wooden tube that can be either cylindrical or conical in shape.
Q: What is the sound of a didgeridoo like?
A: A didgeridoo can be best described as a wooden trumpet or drone, with musicologists classifying it as a brass aerophone.
Q: How long have didgeridoos been in use?
A: Studies of rock art in Arnhem Land indicate that didgeridoos have been in use for more than 1,500 years.
Q: What is depicted in a rock painting in Ginga Wardelirrhmeng?
A: A rock painting in Ginga Wardelirrhmeng shows a didgeridoo player and two singers playing in a ceremony during the freshwater period.
