Matters needing attention in pressing holes in Ocarina
07-10-2024
Matters needing attention in pressing holes in Ocarina
Press the hole with your fingertips. When pressing the hole, make sure that there is no gap in the space you want to hold. If possible, use as much meat as possible. When pressing the hole, don't look with your eyes. Just use the touch of your fingertips to find the right position. When pressing the hole, keep your fingers flexible. You can try to do more exercises on finger flexibility. There are many resources in this area, so I don't need to go into details. Ocarina mainly relies on two thumbs and forefinger for fixation. Except for certain factors, these four fingers are not allowed to leave Ocarina. Leave means that even if you don't press the corresponding hole, you should stick it on the edge of Ocarina and fix it. The most common fixation is "triangle fixation", and the left index finger, right index finger and right little finger do not participate in pressing holes. But in order to fix Ocarina, we must stick to the flute body. This is a painful experience based on countless broken porcelain pieces.
When the thumb needs to leave the hole, it should also stick to the flute body. In fingering theory, there are 12 fingering methods in Ocarina (from C to B, one for each semitone), and the naming of each fingering method is based on the drum sound. There are only three common fingering methods: c, f and g. Mastering these three fingering methods can probably solve more than 80% of the scores. The method is to practice hard, one by one. Pay attention to fixing the Ocarina, as shown in the fingering diagram: black holes indicate pressing, and white holes indicate loosening. If you press the hole according to the method in this figure, it is called a tube sound. The concept of "drum sound" will be mentioned in many places below.
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