
Discover fundamental knowledge for beginners, including what to know before buying an ocarina and the cultural context of different ocarina types, and start your journey with essential techniques.
Discover the ocarina’s ancient China origins and role in World War I, then hold and cover its holes with proper finger placement and rinse and dry before playing.
Explore six ocarina types, from transverse and inline to pendant, double, and triple models, and learn why mastering one makes it easy to pick up the rest.
Choose a reputable seller with reviews and an ocarina starting at ten dollars, then consider material and size, plastic for durability or clay for warmth, and the key of C.
Breathe properly by engaging the diaphragm, expanding the stomach, and keeping shoulders relaxed. Practice five-second inhales to build air capacity for playing any wind instrument.
Discover the secrets to producing the nicest sound on the ocarina. Shape a small lip opening, blow a fast cool airstream, and sustain a steady breath during sustained notes.
Master the ocarina fingering chart to play C through high F scales. Memorize highlighted fingerings, and practice scales daily for five minutes, keeping fingers close for a stable base.
Practice the sustained note exercise by holding each scale note for ten seconds, with stable pitch, clean cuts, and diaphragmatic breathing. Demonstrate steady practice to improve technique and control.
Learn Mary had a little lamb on the ocarina by matching sheet music notes to fingerings, using pattern recognition and a fingering chart for quick learning.
Learn to play arirang, Korea's famous folk tune, on the ocarina. Follow letter notes, implement fingering patterns, master slurs, and practice clean transitions and sustained notes.
Learn to play Amazing Grace on the ocarina by matching fingering to notes, using the fingering chart when needed, and practicing one note at a time from left to right.
Learn to play my heart will go on on the ocarina, cover g fingering, introduce f sharp, and practice transitions, bar 18–19 from d to high d and two technique.
apply concluding tips to learn faster and stay motivated, choosing songs you love and mastering sustained notes and scales with the ocarina fingering chart.
Ocarina: Learn 4 Music Tunes On The Transverse Ocarina
In this class, you’ll learn everything you need to get started with picking up this awesome instrument - the Transverse Ocarina, and how to play 4 Music Tunes by the end of the course.
The course will be split into the following 3-part sections:
Fundamental Knowledge - We’ll learn what to look out for before buying your Ocarina, the different types of ocarinas, tips on buying Ocarinas online and its physical characteristics
Fundamental Techniques - I’ll teach simple music exercises even professionals practice, share how to breathe properly when playing any wind instruments, read the Ocarina Fingering Chart, learn how to play your first notes on the Ocarina, and share simple exercises to take your Ocarina playing to the next level!
Fundamental Pieces - I’ll share how to play 4 music tunes for beginners in a step-by-step manner. The pieces are
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Amazing Grace
My Heart Will Go On (From The Popular Movie Titanic)
Arirang (Korean Folk Tune)
If you’re a complete beginner to Ocarinas or interested to learn about Ocarinas, this course eases you in with the core fundamentals.
This course is suitable for beginners who have no experience, or lots of experience in music. Even if you’re an experienced musician, I’m pretty sure you’ll find something that’s useful (I share the technical exercises even professional musicians use to increase their sound quality exponentially!)
Who am I?
My name is JJ - I’ve taught the Chinese flute for the past 12 years in dozens of schools in Singapore. I’ve won several national music competitions, went to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and achieved a Diploma of Merit from the Beijing Conservatory of Music in Chinese Flute.
Aside from that, I love music. I’m a founder of a symphony orchestra and am a member of multiple national Chinese Orchestras in Singapore. Lastly, I’m a piano teacher and play the western flute in community symphony orchestras too!.