Australian Musical Instruments



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Didgeridoo The didgeridoo (or didjeridu) is a wind instrument of the Indigenous Australians of northern Australia. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists classify it as an aerophone. It is commonly claimed to be the world's oldest wind instrument.
A didgeridoo is usually cylindrical or conical in shape and can measure anywhere from 1, 2 and 3 metres in length with most instruments measuring around 1.2 metres. Generally, the longer the instrument, the lower the pitch of the instrument.
Didjeribone The didjeribone is a sliding didgeridoo made of plastic. It is a musical instrument invented by Australian didgeridoo player Charlie McMahon in 1981. It came from McMahon's desire to expand the potential for the didgeridoo in music.
Lagerphone In Australia, a lagerphone is a home-made musical instrument made of beer-bottle metal tops, loosely nailed to a stick, which jingle when hit or tapped.



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