The Ocarina is an ancient instrument dating back thousands of years and has been important to many cultures all around the world. In recent years it has enjoyed increased popularity and was featured on the now classic video game 'Zelda: Ocarina of Time'There are many different types of Ocarina - this book is designed for use with a four-hole pendant Ocarina pitched in D.You'll discover that learning to play the Ocarina is a fantastic andfun way to begin enjoying music. The instrument is inexpensive and it's easy to play beautiful tunes from the very beginning.You don't need to be able to read music to start using this book. In fact any teacher with orwithout musical knowledge will discover that Ocarina From The Beginning offers an easy-to-use step-by-step method that will yield impressive results. It uses well-known songs which can also be sung to make learning fun and chord symbols are included so that a guitarist can accompany the songs.You'll be amazed how quickly you learn and soon you'll be playing your favourite songs to impress your friends and family.This CD Editioncomes complete with a CD of backing tracks to play along to.

The Ocarina is now considered to be an ancient wind instrument. A typical Ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece. Jacques André'sLe Monde En Chanteur De L'Ocarina excitingly revives the traditional instrument. André pursued musical studies eventually embarking upon a career as a Music Therapist. He discovered the Ocarina in 1993 and soon became an expert. André's passion for the Ocarina led him to publish Le Monde En Chanteur De L'Ocarina in 2004. This introductory book is suitable to woodwind players seeking to expandtheir musical abilities.