Lessons · free
Learn to play the ocarina, one note at a time
Eight short lessons. The page shows the holes, listens as you play and moves on when you get the note right.
No account. Your progress is saved in this browser.
The eight lessons
About 5 minutes each · nothing is locked
- 1. Hold it, play your first noteEnds with a song you pickStart here
- 2. D and EEnds with Mary Had a Little Lamb
- 3. Your first tuneEnds with Ode to Joy
- 4. Up to the top of the scaleEnds with Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- 5. Steady breathEnds with Brahms' Lullaby
- 6. Clean startsEnds with Jingle Bells
- 7. High notesEnds with Amazing Grace
- 8. Your next songsEnds with a song you pick
Songs that fit your 12-hole
All songs- Play along: Jingle Bells
Public domain · notes from lessons 1 to 3
- Play along: Mary Had a Little Lamb
Public domain · notes from lessons 1 to 3
- Play along: Amazing Grace
Public domain · notes from lessons 1 to 4
- Play along: Brahms' Lullaby
Public domain · notes from lessons 1 to 4
- Play along: Can-can
Public domain · notes from lessons 1 to 4
- Play along: Joy to the World
Public domain · notes from lessons 1 to 4
You learn to play the ocarina by covering and lifting its holes one note at a time, and our eight free lessons take you from your first note to your first songs, about five minutes each. They work on a 12-hole, 6-hole or 4-hole ocarina and listen through your microphone, so the page knows when you have the note.
How long does it take to learn the ocarina?
Each lesson takes about five minutes, and you can stop at any point: the page keeps your place, in this browser until you sign in and in your account after. Nothing is ever locked, so you can open any lesson. If you would rather spread the first notes over a week, your first week with an ocarina is a plan for that.
Which ocarina do you need for the lessons?
A 12-hole, 6-hole or 4-hole ocarina in C. Each lesson shows the holes for the ocarina you pick, and on a 12-hole alto C the fingerings follow STL Ocarina's chart. Still choosing one? The buying guide compares them, and the tuner tells you whether yours is in tune.