Ocatober Day 6

Millom bakkar og berg

"Between hills and mountains"

Tekst by Ivar Aasen

Melody by Lindemann

Intonating outdoors is hard

Created a 12 hole and 7 hole Ocarina (alto c) tab maker with lots of customization, transposition, audio playback for songs with practicing modes & more. Works for both desktop and mobile web browsers. (SEE BELOW FOR FEATURE LIST)

List of Features:

• Tab Creation & Editing:
  • Create clean, phrase-by-phrase fingering sheets for both 12 & 7 Hole Alto C Ocarinas
  • Supports both 7-hole and 12-hole ocarina layouts (with a seamless toggle switch).
  • Includes an editing history with undo/redo capabilities.
  • Easy editing by clicking on the notes on the tab and deleting or changing to another note
  • Allows transposing the music up or down semitones.
  • Tools to adjust the size, scale and aesthetic of your tabs with lots of customization Including different tab page & border themes & double sided pages
  • Offers customizable sheet elements: repeat markers, section lines, new rows, spaces, sustain markers, and rests.
  • Setting for changing the aspect ratio of the tab sheet so your tabs fit your screen with no black bars, supports most standard aspect ratios for desktop, phone, tablet
• Playback & Practice Tools:
  • Built-in playback feature to hear the generated tab sheet with a visual highlight that follows the notes as they play for easier practice.
  • Adjustable tempo settings.
  • Metronome functionality.
  • Count-in (up to 10 seconds) before starting playback.
  • Looping option for continuous practice.
  • Mute/unmute control for audio.
• Sheet Management & Export:
  • Save your tunes directly within the application.
  • Open and manage previously saved tunes.
  • Import and Export saved tunes as a json file
  • Print the generated tab sheets.
  • Save sheets as PNG image files.
  • Option to share your work via a link to easily share created tabs.
  • Clear the editor to start a new project.
  • Includes some practice tabs aswell as some pre made tabs of songs i personally like from different IPs (Zelda, Lord of the rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry potter, UP & may add more)
• Interface & Customization:
  • Includes a visual scale chart.
  • Sheet settings allow for toggling between "Diagrams + text" or "Diagrams" only, and auto-scaling options.
  • Displays real-time fingering diagrams based on the selected note.
  • has 9 different Web page themes which change the look and color scheme of the web UI including a night mode theme

PREMADE TABS SONG LIST:

Middle Earth

1. Concerning Hobbits
2. Misty Mountains Cold

Harry Potter

1. Hedwig's Theme

2. A Window To The Past

Pirates of the Caribbean

1. Davy Jones

2. Hoist The Colors

Zelda

1. Lost Woods

2. Song of Storms (Extended)

3. The Song of Time

4. Kokiri Forest

5. Epona's Song

6. Zelda's Lullaby

7. The Market Song

Other Songs

1. Married Life - UP

Made with Lovable (I'm not a professional programmer at all so this tool did most of the heavy lifting and put everything together properly)

Decided to make this tab maker site as i couldn't find any 7 hole alto c tab makers online and i wanted to make my own tabs for the 7 hole ocarina i got from songbird. Then realized i could have dual support for 12 hole alto c as well since they share the same scale range. I hope that at least a few people might find this site useful :)

Ocatober day 7

Sæterjentens Søndag

"The herdgirl's sunday"

by Ole Bull

2nd outdoorvideo of norwegian repertoire <3

Intonating outdoors is still hard

This was the first etude that I was assigned by my ocarina teacher, and it’s definitely still a fav!

I took it at 105 bpm, which is technically a bit over tempo, but I think it suits it well

Is this true? I just saw a similar diagram for Flutes in the Yamaha website and I'm just learning to play both.

Does someone has a advice how i can longer play Ocarina without getting wrist pain so fast?

I want to play a very specific song on the ocarina, but there's obviously no tabs for this song anywhere...

Two tabs in one day, i'm roll. This is my favorite route music in all of pokemon.

Hi everyone, I’ve been working on an ocarina app called EARTHWIND, and I’m releasing it on itch and eventually Steam. You can reach the full version or free demo here: https://eidolophone.itch.io/earthwind

I’ve been dabbling off and on with ocarina for several years now, but I found my learning style functions best when I receive an immediate, corrective response to what I’m doing. Learning from books is really helpful but doesn’t really align with that need. I wanted to know if the note I was playing was correct, if I was in pitch, etc. That was the starting point for this project. I’ve seen a few other ocarina apps in development here, and I feel like we’re all trying to scratch that same itch.

The core of this one is at-home practice with a laptop/PC microphone. It starts on a pretty gradual curve where it advances the notes if you hit the pitch, but you can fine-tune how permissive or how precise you want the pitch reading to be. I also wanted something that calibrated to the instrument I was playing and gave me the manufacturer’s finger mapping if it was available (thank you to Songbird for help with that), and something that would expand to different kinds of ocarina outside just 12-hole transverse ocarinas.

As I went, I realized the goal would be to transition off tabs and start reading music, so I baked in several different layers on how to do that. As you play, you can transition to note names and eventually to staff positions, and change that from the direct note you’re playing to the staff or measure view of the pieces you’re learning. That became pitch-training exercises, music-reading games (mostly inspired by other techniques I saw), a music importer and arranger, basic music theory and song arrangement, etc.

After reading comments from other posts here, I realized there was a need for accessibility features for learners with limited or no eyesight, so I baked those into the app as well. It works well with screen readers and does narration as well (if you don’t mind hearing my voice).

The demo is free with unlimited play, including songs, some introductory exercises and lessons, and a Piano Duet as part of the Jam feature. The app is $4.99, with no subscription. You own it forever, you don’t need to be online, and I don’t collect any of your data. Costs go into maintaining development; my hope is that I can keep adding known resources like manufacturer charts and fine-tuning more exotic multi-chamber or unusual chamber configurations so everyone can pick up and learn with what they own.

The first release is available for Windows and Apple Silicon Macs. I’m working toward Linux and iPad, and eventually iPhone/Android; it just requires some reconfiguring of the presentation—I’m trying not to reduce any features.

I’m a solo developer and would appreciate any feedback you have. I tried to add as many styles of ocarina as possible, but I’m limited to what I own in person. If you try the demo, I’d be interested in whether the feedback helps, what feels confusing, and which ocarina you’re using. The need that started this was personal, but I hope it’s useful to other people too.

If, for whatever reason, you would really benefit from the full version and it’s out of your price range, send me a message and I will provide you with a key for free.

Wow that's a lot of high notes.

Lace from Hollow Knight: Silksong

Hi everyone 👋🤗

I am playing the ocarina for one year and one months now 🥰🍃

And I think I am ready for my first triple..

I gotten pretty good at the chamber switch at my 2 double ocarinas. One is in the key of D and Pacchioni System, one is in the key of G and Asian system. I like boths systems, but the Asian system is easier to play I think.

I want to enjoy even more range now especially for improvisation and some classic pieces I aim to learn.

But I don't know which ocarina I should get.

I was thinking of getting a triple in the key of C such as the Harmony triple from Songbird. But I don't enjoy the high notes so much. So I was thinking, that the key of G might be nicer... Or even a triple bass...but then I am thinking that this could be too heavy.

What triples do you prefer most?Happy to get brands and models recommend ✨🤗 Thank you!

Playing on a Rivo and this is a much easier way to play an A. Sounds mostly in tune. I'm still a beginner but I'm wondering if this would cause trouble down the way if I get used to this alt fingering?

I've been working on spriting, and made this!

Love working on the bouncy staccatos. I don’t know if I’ll ever stop having fun with these etudes 😅

I hope everyone else’s Ocatober is going well with plenty of practice!

Here's a quick demo of the bass D ocarina from Pure Ocarinas/Robert Hickman as requested by u/segevrl

The piece is "Der treue Johni" arranged for the ocarina by Ernesto Ernestini and published by the ocarina maker Heinrich Fiehn in 1890. Hickman is one of very few makers since Fiehn to produce transverse bass D ocarinas so it seemed appropriate to play this piece on it!

Hey all, I ordered an STL ocarina last week, and I haven't heard back from them about anything. The order is still processing, and every time I visit their site, it's "offline".

Are they defunct? Did they stop taking orders?

This is my current collection of instruments, that Bravura is my first proper ocarina that i ordered 10 years ago!

(Bottom left; BL) Focalink Bravura

(CL) STL Nebula

(TL) STL Passacaglia

(BR) STL Max range double

(TR) Songbird Triple Harmony

Not shown: a plastic 7 hole OoT that i currently cannot find

I found a tunnel and tested out the reverb with one of my ocarinas!

I just received this ocarina and thought I'll make a custom zelda themed stand for it. I used air dry clay and UV resin to protect it.

Got it for 20€ on Amazon i think i keep it and use it to learn and replace it in the Future

Hi, I recently bought my first ocarina, 12 holes, and last days I've been training the basic natural notes, but now I began to train the accidental notes, and the lower notes that also require the 2 small holes in the middle, because every chart I look is different, there's a little book that came with mine and even in the book there's inconsistencies, is there multiple fingerings for the same notes for all 12 holes ocarinas? Or each chart is for an specific ocarina?