Ocarina TV Blog

Cliff here. I'm the webmaster for Mountain Ocarinas. This blog is about ocarinas… particularly about my favorite ocarina :) 

First, a little background on this amazing little instrument… it is flute is by principle a closed end or "vessel" flute and is a wind instrument. Various types of ocarinas have existed since ancient times. They can play beautiful music and rhythm. There are many types of them, like the sweet potato ocarina and inline. Different ocarinas have differing hole sizes and numbers of holes. In modern days a video game called zelda the ocarina of time has made the ocarina popular among kids… and even "big kids" (adults) who play video games. In this game by Nintendo (R) the character Link plays his ocarina for various reasons. There are games for Nintendo 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in 1998, and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask In these fipple/vessel flutes, the holes vary in size. Virtually any genre of music can be played on these vessel flutes. A well versed instrumentalist can play classical, celtic, Christian, hynns, jazz, bluegrass, hard rock, classic or acid rock, country western, rap, 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. The ocarina is made of a range 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 masterpiece fit for the virtuoso. More ocarina info contained in the rest of this site…