Learn to play the ocarina

English
Serious Ocarina Player book cover

Serious Ocarina Player is an ocarina method book covering the 'how' and 'why' of playing the ocarina. It provides you with the information to progress fast and design your own practice.

  • Learn about the design and workings of the ocarina, effective practice, and how to avoid common mistakes. Play the music you want to play, better and sooner.
  • Make use of numerous kinds of articulation and ornaments to decorate your performances.
  • Play by ear, or with sheet music, whichever you find easier.

This book is intended to be read out of order, so feel free to skip through it or use the search feature below. If you're a beginner to music, I'd recommend starting with How to play the ocarina.

Serious ocarina player is also available as a PDF e-book, and a print edition.

Ocarina basics

The transverse ocarina

Playing your first music

Refining your ocarina technique

Getting started playing ocarina with sheet music

Getting started playing ocarina by ear

Music and the ocarina

Articulation and ornamentation

Playing multichamber ocarinas

Frequently asked questions

Appendices

Exercises