Ocarina guides for beginners
Short guides for learning the 12-hole alto C ocarina, written from the app’s own lessons.
- How to play the ocarina: a 12-hole beginner’s guideHow to play the ocarina: hold a 12-hole ocarina, cover the holes, breathe and tongue your first notes, follow a first-week plan and play your first song.
- Easy ocarina songs for beginners, in the order to learn themEasy ocarina songs for beginners on a 12-hole alto C ocarina: free tunes in the order to learn them, each with tabs for its first bars and the notes it uses.
- Why are my high notes airy, flat or squeaky?Ocarina high notes airy, flat or squeaky? Check breath, a cold ocarina, unsealed holes, sub holes, hovering fingers and angle, in the order that fixes it.
- Best ocarina for beginners: how to choose your first oneThe best ocarina for beginners: why a 12-hole alto C beats 6 or 10 holes, ceramic or plastic, and what to check before you buy your first ocarina.