The ‘D’ ocarina family

The ceramic Alto, plastic Oc® and cardboard Card-oc® all play at a singing pitch with D as their lowest note, although skilled players can ‘nose-shade’ down to a C sharp. The Mini ocarina sounds an octave higher and the Bass (rhymes with ‘face’!) sounds an octave lower. Choose which you would like to play by listening to these sound files. All our ocarinas have six finger-holes for a full 6-hole scale unless marked ‘4-hole’.

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Plastic 4-hole Oc® simple scale

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The ‘G’ ocarina family

Micro, Soprano, Tenor, Great Bass and MegaBass ocarinas offer a five octave treat. Choose your favourite from the sound files below. The Micro is incredibly tiny and great fun to play. The massive globe-sized MegaBass is rare and only occasionally offered for sale. Soprano, Tenor and Great Bass are wonderful consort instruments with their own distinctive voices.

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Duet ocarinas

When you listen to the sound of these Duet Ocarinas, remember that just one person is playing on a single instrument. Each Duet Ocarina is double-chambered to produce a distinctive sound. The ‘G’ Soprano Duet sings brightly and the ‘C’ Alto Duet has a mellow tone that is our favourite. The ‘G’ Tenor Duet and ‘C’ Bass Duet sound an octave beneath the Soprano and Alto respectively. Choose which you would like to play by listening to these sound files. These beautiful instruments are easy to play, but challenging to play well!

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Ancient Pre-Columbian Vessel Flutes

These three beautiful vessel flutes are forerunners of, and the inspiration behind, the modern English ocarina. The shell has just two fingerholes

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