Karl Ahrens (our founder) introduces himself and this video series.

In this video, Karl answers the following questions:

• How easy is it to learn to play the ocarina?
• How durable is your new ocarina?
• What's in the box?
• What should you read before you play your ocarina?

Download fingering charts:
   Key of G Fingering Chart
   Key of C Fingering Chart

In this video, Karl answers the following questions:

• How do I play the basic scale on my ocarina?
• What is the purpose of the little black bumpers?
• How do I tongue notes on the ocarina?
• Why doesn't my ocarina sound just like Karl's yet?
• How do I play my first song on the ocarina?
• What is the 2-minute method?

In this video, Karl explains the following:

• How ignoring your windway ruins your sound.
• What to do after eating saltine crackers.
• A common windway problem.
• Different ways to clear the windway.
• How to polish your windway (with this common item everyone has in their house).

In this video, Karl explains the following:

• When not to use a neck cord.
• How the neck cord improves your ocarina playing.
• What you and Karl do 3 or more times a day.
• How your neck cord connector protects you.
• How and why to adjust your neck cord.

In this video, Karl explains the following:

• How to hold your ocarina.
• How to support your ocarina on the high notes.
• Proper ocarina ergonomics.
• How to seal the tone holes.
• How to play clear high notes.