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We would like to try many different ocarinas. Someday maybe 😁

Aire- I also wonder about quenching it like those old tea pots but with the price point I do not recommend any experimenting.

@@PianoRoguesGood point!

Which key? They have both altos and bases

Do you have a ceramic ocarina? They are not as delicate as they seem. They are thicker than you might think as well. I have dropped mine without harm. As we have mentioned in a video “don’t play catch with them,” but as long as they don’t hit a corner they are more durable than a ceramic plate. For context. :)

😊 Thank you ☺️

Um... maybe? Personally, I would not feel confident trying to add holes to any of my ocarinas. From what I understand about ocarinas, size and positioning of the holes impacts the pitches the ocarina produces, so adding another one might cause problems, especially if it is the wrong size or in the wrong place. But I don't really know much about this, so I would really recommend doing some more research and reading rather than listening to me before trying this!

We are glad you enjoy Beethoven as much as we do. :)

Oh my goodness. We are so glad you appreciated our video this much! Sorry we did not respond sooner I was not sure how to respond. Sorry things have been rough for you. I am glad you have been able to get back to things you enjoy and enjoy them again! We play Beethoven most streams as well. We should be streaming again soon. I recommend the book I used for researching if you want to read his letters. There is good laughs in there and some sadness as it includes the hard parts too.

If you are already an experienced woodwind player, I don't think there is any reason for you not to start with a double or even a triple! The hardest thing about using a multi-chambered ocarina is switching from chamber to chamber smoothly. Sometimes you have to adjust your breath for intonation reasons from chamber to chamber, or even note to note. When someone has never played an instrument before, and is just starting to learn music making skills, that is just one more layer of difficulty. But I think someone who has played the clarinet for 7 years will be fine on a double, and will find it more fulfilling because of the greater range. :)

I know purple clay picks up moisture from playing.... I am not sure how much it will be affected by general humidity. If you are concerned about moisture when you are storing it, you can get a case for it and keep a packet of those silica pellets in the case with it to help absorb excess moisture.

Have you played ocarina before? Or another woodwind?

@@PianoRogues never, complete beginner to all woodwinds

Ooo! That's exciting!! We actually have a video about plastic vs. ceramic beginner ocarinas on the less expensive range for people who are just starting out! But with a budget of $200 you can probably get yourself something fairly nice! Purple clay does tend to be a wee bit more expensive, though... For about $270 you can get yourself a purple clay double chamber from STL Ocarina, which would give you a bigger range of notes. About $160 will get you a purple clay single chamber 12-hole ocarina in C major. Their purple clay ocarinas have the nicest sound quality available from their store. So if you know you're going to be really serious about learning to play, you may want to go straight for purple clay! But if you haven't already, check out our video on beginner ocarinas: ruclips.net/video/h-S5RejFgfE/видео.html Aire is very fond of her Aria. :D

@@PianoRogues Thanks for your advice! I'm leaning more towards purple clay honestly, it has such a lovely sound to it. I love your videos, keep it up! 🧡

hmmm... I'm not sure if we can fix that, but thanks for pointing it out! ^_^ ~Alair

@@PianoRogues I don't know if it's something that is controllable as a setting, but one way to handle it if it just automatically puts the links in without your say-so is to figure out how far from the end of the video it puts them up, and then put a splash screen up designed to "house" them that exists for that length of time. That way, your video ends, and then you just have an outro (possibly with music) that has a screen designed to have those displayed on it. Nothing you intended to be in the video proper will be covered up, then.

Lol Thanks. We often don’t notice when she does it because it is such a normal sound in our daily lives so the jingles sneak into the video on us. :)

LOL!!! But I don't want my poor egg ocarina to have a great fall! XD

Thanks for the tip! I will experiment with that!! ~Alair

Welcome to the channel. Hope to see your comment on other videos. :) We really enjoy interaction.

Thanks. ❤️💕🥰 If your interested we have an episode playing our themes and variations on the piano. 🎹 and a couple other episodes using this box.

@@PianoRogues You're very welcome. Much love.❤️

Thanks for the recommendation. We are not big enough for RUclips to let us have chapters. I was not sure anyone would look for them in the description. I will add it to our to do list. :) Aire

Thanks for the tip! I'm sure I made many more mistakes than even that... that piece is pretty tough.

Yes I know I'm playing it right now

Lol I appreciate the optimism! Aire

Glad you enjoyed it! ~Alair

Lol thanks :D ~Alair

Lol yeah but maybe more so in cooler weather. I (Aire) was so hot Alair could see my redness decrease as I crossed the stream. It was very nice and cold. We got less looks than expected hiking in those dresses though. Lol

Thank you! I know there are definitely some pieces that are harder out there... but enough people in stream have requested me to sight read this, asking me for the most difficult piece they can think of. (Hence our video title) I would be interested (and terrified, because then Aire might make me try that one next) to know what piece you consider to be the most difficult?

@@PianoRogues In my opinion there isn’t really a “most difficult”, but Gaspard de la nuit is definitely up there, especially the third movement. And for things that I’ve played myself, Liebestraum or Heroic Polonaise are upon the more difficult even though Liebestraum seems relatively simple.

@@PianoRogues scarbo is insanely difficult

Ooooo, really?? Thank you for sharing that knowledge with me! ~Alair

I think it might be! I looked around online and found a post from a while back from someone talking about the Ocarevolution line, and how they're only available from STL Ocarina. I remember when I was shopping for this ocarina (my parents wanted to gift me one, but didn't know what to get me, so they asked me to look for what I wanted) one of the selling points of this one was its super wide range. I am pretty sure it was the widest range available on STL Ocarina's website at that time-- I don't remember seeing any quad chamber ocarinas yet. But this was a long time ago.... So my memory isn't anywhere near perfect.... 😅 (Our channel was far from being a thing back then, so I had no real need to try to take note of the details on the website other than to know this was the ocarina I wanted!)

@@PianoRogues yeah! I'm getting the MaxRange Double soon, and that is one note shy of a normal triple chamber. They look beautiful too. I might even get the Max Range Bass Triple, just cause i love basses. And having started out on viola, that bass could play most of my viola music.

Awesome! We would love to see pictures when you get your new ocarina! We have a discord, and you're very welcome to share there. 😊 We don't get a ton of chat activity there (yet) but there are occasional music meme drops and Aire likes to share stills from videos she is working on. ....usually of me caught making a particularly awkward face....... On second thought, maybe don't join the discord. (Just kidding, we'd love to have you there!) The link is in our video descriptions! ~Alair

That is an idea I think we should consider!!! I will consult with Aire! Thank you for the suggestion :D ~BardAlair

We are so glad you are enjoying them! Hope you are subscribed we have another on the way. :)

Thanks

Thanks. 💜

Unless it is a simple piece learning almost any piece in an hour is impossible. :) many pieces even for professionals take months to be performance ready. That is a challenge for us trying to get more of our performance videos out. Great thing about music you can take what you learn on different instruments and apply them to others. There are lots of resources available on the Internet to get you started learning the piano. If you can afford it a teacher is always great and usually helpful at some point in the process. Good luck in your studies. Thanks. Glad you enjoyed our video. Hope to see your comments on our other videos. :) -Aire

So glad you enjoyed our video. ❤️ -Aire

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the episode. :)

Thanks we are too.