 The Fingering Forum
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Author: Gnomon
Date: 2006-12-28 09:17
Hi Tweetybird.
It sounds as if you have a Peruvian ocarina. I presume it is made from ceramics (baked clay). You should use your two thumbs to cover the holes on the bottom and the first three fingers on each hand to cover the holes on the top. Don't use your little fingers at all.
Diagrams are really not much use anyway if you have a ceramic ocarina, as they are all slightly different. You really have to work out how to play it for yourself.
To find out what key the instrument is in, cover all the holes and blow reasonably hard. Compare the note that comes out with a piano to find the key.
Call this note do. Now raise the third finger on your right hand. Blow. Has the pitch gone up by a whole tone/step? Or a semitone/half step? Experiment with different fingerings until you find some that work. The best would be a system which lifts all the fingers of the right hand in order, then the fingers of the left hand, then uncovers the thumb holes.
I hope this helps.
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