>Subject: trouble

>i bought an Ocarina.... it is made of ceramic and the color is Jet Black....

>well it has 6 holes but they are all the same size. to go higher in pitch you

>have to open a hole... well i can't find anysites that tell me how to play

>this kind of ocarina, do you know how? i think ocarinas are cool and it'd

>help me alot if yah tell me how to use this kind of ocarina or give me a site

>that could

Hi,

with the little information you sent I can tell that it is not a normal western

scale and no playing instructions are availiable anywhere. I can say this because an ocarina of special shape can be over blown -but only to the dominant-not the octave.

Fairly accurate versions of one of the Ancient Modes are availiable in Cuba of the

4-(equalsized)hole octave.

I would be interested to know what the interval of a single hole is.

Thanks for your enquiry,if you use the equal steady breath method of sounding

and an electronic tuner (unless you have a trained ear) you could give me a

reliable answer and perhaps I can advise you further.

Any and all other info about your ocarina would also be useful

so feel free to ask any subsequent questions.

Also,you will find the latest research Linked to on-site- Baz