I was looking around a shop recently when I found, of all things, and ocarina! It was a small thing, not many of them in stock, but I didn't buy it. However, has anybody here ever played one? Are they worth learning?
A few years ago, I was reading a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire book, and the £1,000,000 question was "What is an Ocarina?"!
What do you mean our Princess is in another castle?
I have one. They're pretty easy to play, but there are a lot of different variations on what can be called an ocarina. I love the instrument, myself, and not just because of its obvious fame from Zelda. I am a composer, and I like to use ocarina in my compositions a lot.
No offense to anyone who seriously practices ocarinas that may read this. Rock on...you.
Its probably worth getting if you're a huge Zelda fan. After viewing some videos on Youtube, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that "worth learning" depends on whether you plan on impressing yourself whilst you're on drugs because chances are, you're not going to make a musical career from it and the only females you'll impress with your mad ocarina skillz are your mother and the dorkiest of female Zelda fans... online.
What is an Ocarina? A wind instrument that won't get you laid. Where's my million dollars?
What is the meaning of life? That's so easy, the answer is TETRIS.
No offense to anyone who seriously practices ocarinas that may read this. Rock on...you.
Its probably worth getting if you're a huge Zelda fan. After viewing some videos on Youtube, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that "worth learning" depends on whether you plan on impressing yourself whilst you're on drugs because chances are, you're not going to make a musical career from it and the only females you'll impress with your mad ocarina skillz are your mother and the dorkiest of female Zelda fans... online.
What is an Ocarina? A wind instrument that won't get you laid. Where's my million dollars?
Suprisingly enough, I didn't buy my ocarina to get laid. I was born with a sense of perspective, and bought it entirely because I loved Ocarina Of Time. As of yet playing Song Of Storms on it isn't on my list of things which will impress women. In much the same way that if I were you, I wouldn't open a conversation with "hi, I call myself sykotek on a forum full of people who love Super Mario World."
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@Raylax: Hi, I call myself sykotek on a forum full of people who love Super Mario World. I don't know why I said that since ocarinas are largely a part of Zelda, not Mario...? I was making a comment on if ocarinas were worth learning. Perhaps a bit more elaborate a way of saying it with examples, but I was, in my own way, attempting to inform the op that no one will care except for him, so it being worth it is solely up to him. Some people will also think he is a dork and to not expect to get fortune or fame from it. I know exactly where I'm posting, but I did forget to add, "Then again, posting on Nintendo Life forums won't exactly get you laid either."
What is the meaning of life? That's so easy, the answer is TETRIS.
It's easy enough to learn and, obviously, portable as hell. You'd know better than anyone else if 1) you'd stick with it long enough to master it and 2) you'd want to know how to play it in the first place.
It's not nearly as versatile as a piano or a guitar, but it's infinitely easier to cart around, so it's really up to you and your needs.
Think of it as a harmonica, it can be fun to play around with, good on trips and such, but not normally used in compositions.
Sean Aaron ~ "The secret is out: I'm really an American cat-girl." Q: How many physicists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Two, one to hold the light bulb, the other to rotate the universe.
Ocarinas are a fun hobby and are really easy to learn, but playing them won't really help you accomplish anything. Personally, I love playing musical instruments and have thoroughly enjoyed learning to play all kinds of songs on them, but if you're looking for something further than a simple hobby then you should look elsewhere. But if you do want to buy some, then you should take a look at some of these sites: http://songbirdocarina.com/ http://hindocarina.com/ http://www.stlocarina.com/index.html http://www.mountainsocarina.com http://www.focalink.com.tw http://www.clayz.com/
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