This is a fun instrument that will appeal to a lot of different people. I also was impressed at the different varieties and looks available. I love that the company has a section for homeschool students. I’m afraid she would drop this one and break it. I originally thought this would be fun for Riley but knowing her and how clumsy she can be at times together with her inability to sit still while learning something, I decided that we’ll have to get her a beginner plastic one to learn on first. It’s going to be a Christmas present for Jahnna so I don’t have a clip of her playing it yet because she still doesn’t know about it. See the diagram below: In an ocarina, you are blowing down a tube (airway/windway) instead of blowing over the top of a hole (as in the bottle). The difference between the 'bottle flute' and the 'ocarina flute' is that the ocarina has holes and a sharp edge (fipple) to help split the airstream. After playing around with it for a little bit I decided that this was a lot of fun and I can see both of my daughters enjoying it. The modern ocarina works in a similar manner. Luckily there are instructions, sheet music and a fingering composer on the website. 1 What is an Ocarina 2 Advantages and Disadvantages 2.1 Advantages: 2.2 Disadvantages: The ocarina is a wind instrument, very common to be in an oval shape, and usually made of ceramic (other ocarinas can be plastic, metal or wood).
#Stl ocarina how to#
I tried it out but I’ve never played one before so I wasn’t sure how to hold my hands correctly. Mine came packed in a sturdy box and looks like a piece of art to hang on Colby’s wall, not a musical instrument. That’s great but not many people go around playing Lord of the Rings theme songs so what else can you play? This one should sound appropriate for the holidays. Remember Lord of the Rings? That flute type music was actually an Ocarina. It’s actually a beautiful sounding instrument. So now that you’ve seen pictures what the heck do they do? From the picture of the girl above and what I told you about the company you can probably tell it’s an instrument. The one I received is made of ceramic and is pretty heavy duty. This one is for kids and is made of plastic. This one is a Lord of the Rings Dwarven Axe. STL Ocarina makes a pretty amazing product! Here are some pictures so you can see what they look like. The company’s ocarinas have been used in performances by major symphony orchestras including the New World Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, and the St.
#Stl ocarina professional#
Louis School of Music, the company produces ocarinas for all ages and skill levels, from colorful kids’ models shaped like fish, whales and dolphins starting at $10 to professional models starting under $100 and made of Purple Clay, a rare natural mineral found only in the region of Yixing, China.
“STL Ocarina was established in 2005 to help revive interest in the art of ocarina playing.
Before I get to that, here’s a little more about the company for some background. I hadn’t heard about them before so when I was approached to review one I went to their website to learn more. I recently received a Spider-Man Ocarina to review.
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