Ocarina blowing method tutorial

The ocarina blowing method tutorial is as follows:

Press the back two holes with the thumb, the front holes from the bottom to the top with the little finger, ring finger, middle finger, forefinger press, the little finger does not press the holes, it should be naturally placed on the bottom of the ocarina to hold the ocarina body, each finger in the press holes, it must be tight and can not leak, do not finger too relaxed The fingers should not be too relaxed or stiff.

After pressing the holes, lift the ocarina up to your mouth, forming a 75-degree angle between your lips and the holes in the ocarina, and tilting your head back a little, but the angle isn't set in stone, as the angle increases in the high notes and decreases in the low notes.

The blowing method of the eight-hole ocarina:

1. There are six holes on the front of the eight-hole ocarina, two holes on the back, and a small blowhole on the top for blowing air.

2. Right hand ring finger presses the first hole, middle finger presses the second hole, index finger presses the third hole, thumb presses the eighth hole; left hand ring finger presses the fourth hole, middle finger presses the fifth hole, index finger presses the sixth hole, thumb presses the seventh hole.

3. As shown in the picture below, the black color indicates that the finger is holding down the hole, and the white color indicates that the finger is loosening the hole, and you can blow 1234567 by moving your finger according to the picture.

Information Expansion?

The ocarina is a closed-mouth wind instrument unique to the Han nationality. In the world of primitive art history occupies an important position. The origin of the ocarina is related to the labor and production activities of the Han ancestors, and it may be made by the ancestors to imitate the cries of birds and animals to trap the prey. Later with the social progress and evolved into a simple musical instrument, and gradually increase the sound hole, the development of melodic instruments can play tunes.

Ocarina in ancient times with clay fired a wind instrument, round or oval, with six holes (eight holes, nine holes, ten holes, double octave, etc., six holes ocarina market is not common). Also known as "ceramic ocarina". The most common ceramic, but also stone and bone and so on.