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leene_chan) wrote2023-08-14 01:24 am
leene_chan) wrote2023-08-14 01:24 am
Of Ocarinas.
Now, I've been playing the ocarina for about 10 months and even though I've reached the end of the Hal Leonard method book I'm definitely not ready to take my show on the road. I know that the standard model is the alto/tenor C and it took me a while to find one I enjoyed playing. Most players start with a plastic model, but unfortunately my hands are so small that the holes on the plastic ocarina I purchased from STL are waaay too big for me to be able to cover with my fingertips.
So I didn't really get into it until I got my Element Air Soprano C ocarina. It's small, cute, green and fits perfectly in my wee hands. Unfortunately, it's also as shrill as a dog whistle and takes so much air to play that it makes me feel like I have emphysema. I still love it, but damn, it takes a lot of air!
I have a couple more ocarinas, but my true love is the STL purple clay Alto/Tenor C. That ocarina is perfect in every way. It has a beautiful tone, it's lightweight and the holes are the smallest I've seen on an alto/tenor C. If only it came with a neck strap!
One of these days I'll get a multi-chamber ocarina. It's purple clay or bust!
So I didn't really get into it until I got my Element Air Soprano C ocarina. It's small, cute, green and fits perfectly in my wee hands. Unfortunately, it's also as shrill as a dog whistle and takes so much air to play that it makes me feel like I have emphysema. I still love it, but damn, it takes a lot of air!
I have a couple more ocarinas, but my true love is the STL purple clay Alto/Tenor C. That ocarina is perfect in every way. It has a beautiful tone, it's lightweight and the holes are the smallest I've seen on an alto/tenor C. If only it came with a neck strap!
One of these days I'll get a multi-chamber ocarina. It's purple clay or bust!