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Clay Ocarina


I want to become a music therapist so I can show others how to go on, despite all the odds. I suppose in the after times we might have Aeolian harps, which are beautiful, and make Celtic harps, and have clay ocarinas. A clay ocarina is a little turtle-shaped object made out of clay or pottery, that fits in the palm of your hand. It has six finger-holes in it on top, and a mouth opening where the turtle's head would be; and on the underside are a thumb hole and kind of face like where slit openings are. It plays amazingly complicated songs; flute-like in sound, absolutely beautiful. It comes from the Mayans, and Aztecs, and Incas, I believe. Pan pipes are beautiful. Anybody heard Zamfir?

Offered by Kristy.

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