Dan Flynn / William MacGavin

Workshops:   Didge Acoustic Science and Music Theory   A ) Acoustics and Design: 1) Didge Science — We will define some acoustical principles and vocabulary, as we unravel the physical properties of didgeridoos. 2) Design — For crafters, we will discuss how to manipulate the shape of the didge in order craft the sound…

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The Future of InDidjInUs

  The future of InDidjInUs is up to you. The organizers need more people to help. There should ideally be about 10 people organizing this event and right now it’s about 6. This should be a short meeting with a ceremony to recruit people to hold the vision of InDidjInUs moving forward. We need at…

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Will Kappes

Workshops Carnatic & Persian Rhythms/Techniques applied to Didgeridoo This workshop will explore differen’t ways to express world ryhtms (Carnatic and Persian) to the didgeridoo through the use of spoken words–“Bols”. Each Bol on a drum corresponds to a particular hand technique and stroke, these particulars will produce a specific noticiable sound when played. When applied…

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Stephen Kent

Workshops 1.The Didjeridu – a Whole Body Instrument Advanced playing workshop with Stephen Kent – Diaphragm rhythm and playing techniques – Multiple layering of sound. – Advanced Harmonic techniques/Overtones – Polyrhythmic playing and complex rhythm cycles – Playing smoothly and softly with feeling. – The different bodily stations and how they affect the sound. –…

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Dhinawan

Dhinawan Dhinawan, a descendant of Gamillaroi Bigambul tribe, is one of Indigenous Australia’s most engaging, articulate and entertaining public speakers and entertainer. Starting as a tour guide on Queensland’s Fraser Island when he was 19 years old, Dhinawan has since become one of Australia’s busiest cultural ambassadors. When not spearheading anti-bullying programs in primary schools…

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Menstrum

Guitar, drums, and didgeridoo combine to create noisy improvisational jams without structure or destination. The music falls somewhere between the drone of stoner metal and the Grateful Dead’s space jams. Menstrum is a musical friendship lovingly maintained by it’s three founding members for 2 1/2 decades. Started the same year as the first InDidjInUs gathering,…

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Justin Yasgoor

  The fulfilling adventure of bringing the potential to the actual is a deep rooted joy of mine. This bridge, that connects creativity to practicality, is one I find myself walking on everyday. It is a privilege to ​apply this passion building furniture and making instruments, gaining inspiration from nature every step of the way….

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Jeremiah Barkman

Bio For the past twenty years Jeremiah has been experimenting with developing a deeper understanding of linguistics of the didgeridoo. He has developed a written form of didgeridoo music, The DidgIt Syllabary. As co founder of Stargazer Creative Solutions he has managed a project to develop the DidgIt Syllabary into software for composing didgeridoo music…

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Jamie Hogetsu Orfanella

Bio Jamie Orfanella has been a professional musician and educator for 30 years and has performed, taught and run clinics across the United States, Germany and Taiwan. He has a degree in music education from the University of North Texas where he was a member of the North Texas Jazz Singers and several lab bands…

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