Pip
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« on: April 17, 2012, 09:54:21 PM » |
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I was searching for a good ocarina when I stumbled upon Mountain Ocarinas. I listened to a few videos and looked through the catalouge and decided that I really liked the sound of these ocarinas! Now it's your turn! Wether it was an accident, a friend, or heard one in person, I want to know.
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CosmosXAM
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« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2012, 01:35:33 AM » |
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I had been playing Ocarinas alongside some other instruments for about 2 years and really wanted to get into ocarinas more since i found myself playing it just as much or more then my bass (I'm in a band). And following my search I found MO, checked them out and after research decided that they were for me 
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Floyd
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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2012, 01:55:15 AM » |
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I had a couple of clay ocarina's that I played with but was not satisfied with the sound they produced. Then up pops OM on my Facebook and I checked them out, watched all of the videos and immediately ordered my C & G combo and the learning book. I haven't missed a day of practicing since. 
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« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2012, 04:42:55 AM » |
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I have several clay ocarinas, but when my daughter (2) decided she wanted to throw them, I started looking for more robust ones than the ones I already owned. After a small research I found MO, after a much longer time of considering shipping costs to overseas i bought a C&G-combo.
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angiessa
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« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2012, 03:14:42 PM » |
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I was a clarinet player in school (more years ago than I am prepared to admit). I started missing being able to play music, so I thought about getting a harmonica. I started looking for instructional videos on YouTube, and somehow I stumbled across Ubizmo playing a jazzy-sounding number on his MO. I thought it sounded pretty cool, so I started looking into it more, found the docjazz videos, and finally made my way here. The MOs got me back into music in a big way -- I've since picked up the recorder, as well, and am thinking about taking the plunge and spending the coin on a clarinet again. But the MOs will always be around too -- I love being able to carry them everywhere.
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« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2012, 04:28:23 PM » |
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The first time I ever even heard of a musical instrument called an Ocarina was playing Kingdom of Loathing, but I thought it was just something made up. I found out that they actually exist by the MO ad on facebook.
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InvisibleDrifter
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« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2012, 04:38:06 PM » |
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I really wanted to play a musical instrument one day, the feeling just hit me after days of listening to chinese and japanese flute music.
I searched for something like "flute instrumental" in youtube and after a while of listening i ran across a DocJazz video on ocarina types,.. or choosing your first ocarina i think, and from there i found my way to the Mountain Ocarina.
And after a time of hating it and trying others i went back to MO again, i now feel i can express my music better on this instrument than on any other i have played so far.
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angiessa
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2012, 07:19:09 PM » |
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And after a time of hating it and trying others i went back to MO again, i now feel i can express my music better on this instrument than on any other i have played so far.
I hear you on the leaving it for a bit and coming back...after I had practiced on the recorder for a bit (it takes WAY more breath control than a MO), I found it was much easier on the ocarina.
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InvisibleDrifter
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« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2012, 12:12:19 AM » |
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Know all about it  , i have a plastic recorder set which i've started to play again. They say that the recorder is easy to learn, but i still have a little difficulty with the fingering patterns.
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Hangbelly
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« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2012, 06:41:00 PM » |
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At the time I was looking for obscure musical instruments from the Viking age, and Native American. I found Mountain Ocarinas while I was searching. The great thing about Google and Wikipedia is that they will always lead you to something you weren't looking for. Most of the time, that's a good thing.
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« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2012, 06:34:14 AM » |
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I was on ebay searching for a good buy on a recorder and I kept seeing clay Ocarina's. I had no idea what they were, then I went to a link and heard the most beautiful version of Laputa, Castle in the Sky (thanks again Angie for emailing the sheet music  ). From there I was Googling Ocarina and I stumbled on the MO website and was totally impressed. I ordered a G warmstone the next day and I'm loving it!
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