ZETONG Legend of Zelda Ocarina 12 Hole Alto C with Textbook and Protective Bag, Perfect for Beginners and Professional Performance

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Some ocarina makers bypass these physical limitations by creating ocarinas that have two or three resonating chambers, each with their own windway and labium. Let's walk through all of the ways that the hand can move and observe how they impact your hand's relationship with the ocarina. Keep in mind the concepts of Western music theory, so some notes are already a half step apart, such as B and C, and E and F.

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I consider them great teaching tools as they force you to hear the pitch you want to produce, and adjust your hands as needed. For example, an ocarina in C playing the note C will play a concert C, one in B♭ playing C will play a concert B♭ (two half steps below), and one in E♭ playing C will play a concert E♭(three half steps above). Several different tunings and fingering systems are used in multichamber ocarinas, which have various pros and cons, and suit different kinds of music. Used effectively the ability to bend your thumb back makes it easier to play the high notes, addressed in Holding an ocarina on the high notes.It is an issue that arises from classifying ocarinas by the number of finger holes, although I am not aware of any better naming systems. Knowing the exact fingerings for any single multichamber ocarina requires reference to the manufacturer's fingering chart.

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A double alto C, for example—a type of multichamber—extends the instrument's total range to two octaves by adding notes to the top, while the lowest note remains the same. A bass double starts an octave lower than an alto in the same key, and finishes an octave lower at the top. I suggest you have a look on the wikipedia article on scientific pitch notation, it references most common notes and their frequency.Instruments that have toneholes close to the voicing/embouchure should be avoided, however; as an ocarina is a Helmholtz resonator, this weakens tonal production. The topic title should clearly suggest the questions you are about to ask or already contain the question itself. For example, bass ocarinas are dark and sombre in tone, and blend pretty well when playing with a group of other instruments. Depending on the number of holes, the player opens one more hole than the previous note to ascend in pitch.