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Question: How do you play the ocarina!?
Ok, so I saw this unfamiliar instrument today on YouTube, the Ocarina!.!.!.I am a musician myself, and that kind of puzzled me as to why I have never heard of it!.!.!.but I really like it's sound!. I play saxophone!.!.but I thought about picking this instrument up!.!.!.but I rarely know anything about it!.

Does anyone know how hard it is to master, and how hard it is to learn!.!.!.like it has many fingerings!.!.!.but I would need to learn the notes assigned to the fingerings plus the tuning of the ocarina!.

I really like the tripla ocarina, but I've heard that it's hard to play!.!.!.the sound kind of reminds me of a recorder (although it is more enjoyable to hear in my opinion) and a flute!.!.!.I have played the recorder a long long time ago!.!.!.and now I play sax in the Varsity Band!. So, with my musical background, how hard would it be to pick up the ocarina!?

What are the best types of ocarinas!? Where can I purchase them for good prices!?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Ocarinas are Latin American in origin!. They come in many different sizes and varieties!. Some are small and rather easy to play!. They are often made of pottery or a hollowed out gourd, sweet potato or carved wood of some kind!. Cheap models are made of plastic!. The smaller ones are modal or diatonic, meaning they play in one "key!." The larger ones (double and triple or "ocarina tripla" are usually chromatic (twelve semitones per octave) with larger ranges!.

Ocarinas are also made to play in different registers like recorders (soprano, alto, tenor, bass, etc!.) It is fairly easy to get a sound, but the larger chromatic instruments do require some practice to master!.

Songbird Ocarinas has several very nice porcelain instruments, and I've added another link where you can find wooden and clay flutes as well!.

I love the sound too, and they are fun to play!.
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