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POPSOcarina Jeopardy - Test your ocarina knowledge - Can you answer these questions? Information about the basic ocarina styles (transverse, inline, etc.), why different ocarinas have different numbers of holes, the different materials ocarinas are made out and why (clay, wood, plastic, etc.), chromatic vs. non-chromatic ocarinas, squeak in ocarinas, expressiveness in playing. Site starts out with the quiz. The questions are answered on the pages of the site... in an entertaining way. Fun way to deal with the information. Kinda like ocarina jeopardy... Recommendations are provide as well as the reasoning behind the recommendations.
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POPS54 Tips For Playing And Learning The Ocarina And Other Small Musical Instruments 54 tips on learning and playing the ocarina for people at all levels: A) all players, B) Teaching children music, and C) advanced players. Some tips are very helpful. Some are not. Many are encouraging. Some are a riot. Tips on the ear protectors and watching TV are a crack up. I would have never thought of those. Good videos. Lots of material for anyone who loves or is interested in the ocarina. Learning to do anything well takes motivation and diligence. This is certainly true of learning/playing musical instruments. My background is in piano. The ocarina is much newer to me. Wasn't familiar with many of the differences between wind instruments, folk flutes, and transposing instruments (non-C instruments). Now I have a better understanding.