Ocarina-Techniques on 6 Hole Ocarina Tabs

How to Do Circular Breathing

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Circular breathing lets you hold a note without pause by breathing in and out at the same time. Wind players borrow it from traditions like the didgeridoo, where a drone can run unbroken for minutes on end. The idea sounds impossible but rests on one trick: fill your cheeks with air, then squeeze that stored air into the ocarina with your cheek muscles while you snatch a quick breath in through the nose. Most songs never need it. Practise the handover away from the instrument first, blowing through a straw into a glass of water and trying to hold a steady stream of bubbles right through the switch.

How to Do Flutter Tonguing

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Flutter tonguing is simply rolling your tongue rapidly like with the Spanish R while blowing out.

How to do Vibrato

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Vibrato is the pitch and volume to make a quivering sound. I personally use my diaphragm muscles to pulse the air coming out of my lungs to achieve this effect.

How to Overblow an Ocarina

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Overblowing means pushing extra air to nudge a note higher than its normal fingering gives. On many wind instruments this needs a special lip or embouchure change, but the ocarina keeps it blunt: blow harder and the pitch rises. That makes it handy for reaching a top note a fraction beyond the instrument’s comfortable range, as happens in tunes like Fur Elise. The catch is that harder air also makes the note louder and can sharpen it too far, so lean into the breath gradually and listen for the pitch you want rather than forcing it. A tuner or a reference note helps you learn how much push each jump needs.

How to Slap Tongue on an Ocarina

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Slap tonguing is a percussive pop rather than a sung note. You seal the blow hole with the flat of your tongue, draw a small vacuum by sucking back, then release and drop your jaw so air rushes in with a sharp burst. The whole move happens in an instant, and the result is a dry, explosive click that punctuates a phrase. It takes a little experimenting to find how much suction gives a clean pop without a hiss. Try it on its own, away from any tune, until the burst is loud and consistent, then drop single slaps between notes for rhythm.

How to Slide on the Ocarina

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A slide whistle has a changing pitch because the air cavity changes smoothly.

For the ocarina, you can do this effect by sliding your finger slowly off one of the holes.

Owl Hoots on Ocarina

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

To make a sound like the hoot of an owl, you bring a finger completely off the hole and then put it back on.

Ocarina-Techniques on 6 Hole Ocarina Tabs

How to Do Circular Breathing

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How to Do Flutter Tonguing

How to do Vibrato

How to Overblow an Ocarina

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How to Slap Tongue on an Ocarina

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How to Slide on the Ocarina

Owl Hoots on Ocarina

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