How To Sound Good On The Ocarina! | How To Breathe Correctly & Sound Good! | Learn The Ocarina 1

Wondering how to sound good on the ocarina? In this video I teach you how to create a good sound on the ocarina (including how to breathe correctly since this is very important to tone production!) and the answer to why your ocarina might not sound good.
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[miniature_marie]

" first thing you need is to learn how to breath correctly"
Me, a flute player: "the time has come, I have trained for years and can finally fulfill my mission."

[Matheus-kizo]

I just recently got an ocarina and simply dove down the ocarina world. I stumbled upon your channel and now you're my number one teacher in ocarina. Haha

[norfigrim]

I've just learned that i am bad at breathing.

[stevethomas]

This should be the first how to play an ocarina video. I've seen video series on how to play ocarina, and never does anyone ever talk about how to breathe when playing the instrument. Very informative. I also got an ocarina from STL Ocarina back in July and I used your code.

[beabristow]

I've played the cello for 7 years and I have no trouble with the ocarina fingerings but I needed serious help with my breathing regulation so thanks for this video friend.

[lolshey]

“So the first thing u need to learn is breathing correctly ” me: yess finally I’m gonna become a demon slayer 😂

[fidemharmony]

"a lot of people don't actually breathe correctly"
Me: **laughs in advanced choir**

[BirnieMac]

Printed my own ocarina and all your tutorials have been so handy for learning it rather than trying to figure it out myself

One big thing I've found a lot of people don't realise with wind instruments is that putting your shoulders back increases your forced expiratory volume (i.e. the amount of air you can actually use; it's quite literally impossible to use the full volume, but we use the vast majority)

It's the kind of thing a lot of musicians will find themselves doing without realising over the long term


Also the breathing exercises are great for stress too
Slowing your breathing increases the amount of CO2 dissolved in the blood (pCO2) which then forms carbonic acid and affects blood acidity

The body realllyyyy wants it to be in a TINY range (7.35-7.45 iirc and its life threatening at like 7.25-7.55); so by slowing your breathing and increasing CO2, the body picks up that increase in acidity and slows the heart rate to help clear extra CO2

Especially for panic attacks I found this was so effective for those who could hold their breath to do it

[SRXAltered]

I'm not your target audience but as a long time ocarina enthusiast, i appreciate your videos and how they are inspiring beginners to pick up and start playing ocarinas. I hope you can keep it up and continue to inspire beginners to pick up this wonderful instrument. I know they aren't STL, but I hope one of these days you can try out some of the top tier Ocarinas made by some of the smaller artisan companies such as Spencer, Woodsound, Pure or Takashi :)

[Jaeger]

Hi Gina. I had a cheap, blue Zelda ocarina in C major. I had trouble getting clean sound on the high notes like for example Zelda's song of storms. After watching some of your videos and getting your discount code, I decided to purchase a 12 hole blue and white porcelain tenor ocarina in C major. It made a world of difference. I can play anything now and the sound is so clean. I play misty mountains cold to impress friends around the campfire in the mountains, they almost land in a trance at how beautiful the sound is. Thank you for your videos and your discount code. Greetings from Norway.

[goldenpie]

Me: is a singer who practices breathing diaphragmatically everyday
Also me watching this: AM I BREATHING RIGHT?!??!

[josiedanckaert]

"the first thing we're going to work on is breathing" the theatre major singer in me: *it's my time to shine*

[RansomedRoast]

Thank you, there are very few ocarina tutorials on YouTube that are actually informative, and you’re the best.

[nirdeshshrestha]

Finally an active ocarina tutor, I am excited to learn more

[jessicavizniowski]

Just got an ocarina for Christmas and I was wondering why I couldn’t get my left hand to sound right, turns out mine was made for decoration. Thanks for pointing it out and for all of the helpful videos! I ordered one from STL Ocarinas and thought I’d mention that they offer videos for beginners, and they recommend a decent amount of yours.

[corinnepage]

I sent back the ocarina I bought on Amazon after realizing the notes were mostly off. Used your code and bought from STL. While playing scales one day my grandson appeared as if out of thin air!! He immediately wanted my ocarina…but I insisted he wait. He will be getting one for Christmas! What fun that will be…😂❤

[sarahford]

The fact about how some are for decoration made me look at mine and realize why it only plays two notes

[Pulidomex]

I got a ocarina with your code. Can't wait for it to be delivered. Thank you and I look forward to watching your videos

[randomness]

I love the advice on breathing correctly! I just picked up wind instruments a month ago and have been having trouble running out of air while playing notes. Thank you for this advice!

[aziaarctos]

After over a year of seeing ocarinas pop up on the internet and me thinking huh that would be so cool to learn, I finally bit the bullet and bought one after coming across your videos. Thanks so much for giving me the confidence to go for it. I played clarinet for 8 years from elementary school all the way to high school graduation so I’m hoping that’ll give me a leg up in the learning curve haha. So excited to get my STL Ocarina in the mail thanks to your discount code!