If you have ever watched the television show "Survivor" or a "Foster's" commercial you have probably heard that annoying but rather interesting noise in the background music. The instrument that is capable of making such a strange noise is called a didgeridoo. The didgeeridoo is a strange type of trumpet that is used by the Aboriginal people of northern Australia. It is used just as we use our musical instruments for singing and dancing or ceremony and entertainment. It is thought to be one of the oldest instruments still used around the world today. It's recorded history goes back nearly 1500 years but it is probable that it has been around much longer.
The way it is created is what brings man to believe that it has been around a while. "The didgeridoo is made from irregular eucalyptus tree branches or trunks, such as the stringybark and the woolybutt, about 3.25-5 feet long and has a conical bore that is hollowed by termites" (What is 1). Then it is completely sealed......
Join Now or Login to view the rest of this paper.
Approximate Word Count: 775
Approximate Pages: 3 (260 words per double-spaced page) |