Hello everyone!
Iâve been staring at my didgeridoo for over 20 years, sitting in a corner gathering dust⊠the problem was finding someone to show me how to get circular breathing. I could get sounds out fine, but Iâd get tired pretty quickly!
Finally, things came together all at once: a workshop (the power of a group for motivation, stimulation, or just the vibe⊠all good for making progress, since loneliness is really what holds you back) / a teacher (and what a teacher!) / advice on the urgent stuff: redoing the beeswax mouthpiece that had deteriorated on its own over time!
A bunch of things are converging: discovering musical trends that use sub-bass frequencies (Disclosure, for instance) / against the backdrop of « vibrations have been doing me good for years » (as a healthcare worker, Iâm sensitive to various relaxation methods) / trying to reproduce those sounds with a musical glove hooked up to a micro:bit card (within the hackers association I frequent in the Lausanne area, Iâm exploring with someone else the possibility of translating body movements into sounds).
Also, I drew a parallel between the calm produced by vibrations (while waiting to have circular breathing and produce them myself, I found a trick, Iâll tell you about it below) and a catâs purr (sign of comfort / sign of self-soothingâa cat that hates being held can start purring to cope with the moment) - they also purr when theyâre in pain, or need to be reassured. And I love resting my head on mine when it does.
I think I read somewhere that this is actually what got physios interested in exploiting ultrasound to treat inflammation, loosen up tissuesâŠ
So I looked for the most linear recording sequences possible, fired up my little Wonderboom speaker, and held it against my sternum - instant effect. Iâm going to use that on other areas that need loosening up (been dealing with multiple tendinitis issues lately, and abdominal surgery with complications â compression syndrome of the anterior cutaneous nerve). The physio Iâm seeing suggested I massage the area to relax it, and if Iâm going to massage anyway, why not⊠with sub-bass frequencies!
I wouldnât have thought of it if I hadnât particularly appreciated, when Gauthier was playing for us, having my skull in contact with the ground. As a bone conduction support for the sound, thatâs pretty perfect!
And I listened with great interest to the interview/podcast about music therapy (canât find the link anymoreâŠ). Anyway, thatâs where Iâm at!
Have a good day, great weekend everyone
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