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How to play Pamulinawen on the ocarina
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From the Philippine children's & folk songs song pack. Free for now
Pamulinawen ocarina notes with color coding & letters, sheet music, fingering diagrams, and interactive audio practice.
It uses 9 notes: D, E, F, F#, G, A, B, C′, D′.
The notes & rhythm
GAGFEEGGFEDFGFEDGBBBAAGGAGFEEEEEFGAAGF#GGBBBABC′GC′C′C′C′D′C′BAGAAAABAGEGGGGGGEGGGABAABBBBAC′BFGAAAABAGAGF#GGGBBBABC′
Longer blocks are longer notes; a vertical line marks each bar.
Sheet music
Standard treble clef notation with letter guides below each note.
The notes as letters
G A G F E E G G F E D F G F E D G B B B A A G G A G F E E E E E F G A A G F# G G B B B A B C′ G C′ C′ C′ C′ D′ C′ B A G A A A A B A G E G G G G G G E G G G A B A A B B B B A C′ B F G A A A A B A G A G F# G G G B B B A B C′
Ocarina fingerings
Select your ocarina type to see the right fingerings. Filled holes are covered; white holes are open.
E · low E
F · F
F# · F#
G · G
A · A
B · B
C′ · high C
D′ · high D
Playing tips for Pamulinawen
- 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.
- F# uses a cross-fingering: check that the holes around the open one stay firmly sealed.
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