My Little Prince

Bought an ocarina (陶笛) from Jiufen (九份) in Taiwan. I was hypnotized by the beautiful ocarina music played in the shop and also by the very cute attractive designs. The ocarinas came in many different shapes and sizes and of course the price tags were different too. As i'm new to this instrument and knew myself not to be endowed with much musical gift, i decided to buy the cheapest one to try it out and the cheapest was also the smallest version. I chose the only piece which had the Little Prince painted on it. It came with a simple instruction book which also included a selection of songs and cost NT200 ~SGD8.70 at that time. Prices increased proportionately with sizes and the number of holes available on the ocarinas.

Hand crafted ocarinas:these are ceramic musical instruments

My Little Prince Ocarina

The smaller the ocarina, the higher pitch it tends to be and the harder it is to grasp it. i got really hooked onto this instrument since learning to play it but got a little disappointed with the limited number of songs i could play because of the number of holes that are available on my ocarina. i wish i had bought a bigger one with more holes and deeper and richer notes. Still, with my Little Prince right now, i hope one day, i'll be able to play as well as the boy in the following video :





and then, if i have sufficient perseverence , learn to play like the master below whose music i find so beautiful and therapeutic: