Welcome to Ocarina.TV
Cliff here. I'm the webmaster for Mountain Ocarinas. I'm putting together a site to demonstrate my favorite ocarina ( the Mountain Ocarina of course :) ).
Just a little background for the time being, till I have more to say… The ocarina flute is in principle a "vessel" or closed end flute and is a wind instrument. An assortment of types of ocarinas have existed since ancient times. Ocarinas can make beautiful music and rhythm. There are numerous many ocarinas, like the sweet potato, inline. Various ocarinas have differing hole sizes and numbers of holes. In recent times a video game called zelda the ocarina of time has made the ocarina popular among kids. In this video game by Nintendo (R) the character Link plays his flute for different reasons. There are games for Nintendo 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in 1998, and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Holes differ in size. Just about any genre of music can be played on these vessel flutes. A capable instrumentalist can play celtic, classical, Christian, hynns, jazz, bluegrass, hard rock, classic or acid rock, rap, country western, folk music, pop, traditional Irish, Scottish, disco, native american, Latin, Mexican, South American, African, or just any of a number of musical styles you can think of. Ocarinas are made of a variety of materials including hard wood, ceramic, pottery, plastic, other woods, glass, metal, steel, aluminum or just about any substance that can be worked into a firm shape. Skilled performers can add fancy decoration or ornamentation like cuts or rolls to make a easy song or piece into a virtuoso masterpiece.