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How to play Funiculì, funiculà on the ocarina

From the Italian children's & folk songs song pack. Free for now

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Funiculì, funiculà ocarina notes with color coding & letters, sheet music, fingering diagrams, and interactive audio practice.

It uses 9 notes: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#′, D′, E′.

The notes & rhythm

Sheet music

Standard treble clef notation with letter guides below each note.

The notes as letters

C#′ B C#′ B D′ C#′ B D′ C#′ C#′ C#′ B C#′ B D′ C#′ B D′ A F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# D′ E′ D′ B D′ B F# F# G A G F# E D D′

Ocarina fingerings

Select your ocarina type to see the right fingerings. Filled holes are covered; white holes are open.

Playing tips for Funiculì, funiculà

• Start each note cleanly with a gentle tongue stroke (whisper "too" or "doo").
• Seal every hole completely with the soft pads of your fingers, not your fingertips.
• The ocarina's pitch follows your breath: blowing softer lowers the pitch, blowing harder raises it.
• The low notes need the gentlest breath of all. If a low note warbles or squeaks, soften your breath and check that your lower fingers fully seal their holes.
• The highest notes need firm, focused breath. Raise your breath slightly and keep the ocarina level so the airstream splits cleanly.
• F# uses a cross-fingering: check that the holes around the open one stay firmly sealed.
• High C# is played with the left thumb open (or half-covered on 12-hole ocarinas). Balance the ocarina gently on your right thumb and pinky.

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