After Book 1, move on to Book 2, Carols or Songs of Praise and play some really great rounds and songs in harmony.
Traditional musical notation, lyrics, ocarina charts and guitar chords appear on every page to give confidence and ensure progress.
Mastering the top four holes, as you play from Book 1, is a great start. In Book 2, Moving On, you learn how to play extra notes by half-covering holes, and by tilting the ocarina, a technique known as 'nose-shading'.
Some children can play everything in Books 1, 2, 3 & 4 by the age of 9 or 10. Others progress more steadily, piece-by-piece and book-by-book. Both approaches are normal and commendable.
Benefits of the ocarina
Ocarina Workshop ocarinas are accessible, and they produce a wonderfully clear and gentle sound, allowing everyone to express their musical creativity. Simplicity aids creativity, and with a limited number of holes to cover, pre-school children and pupils with the use of only one hand can play specially adapted 4-hole music on the one-handed ocarinas, allowing everyone in the class to play music.