Clay Octave

A little earth.
A little air.

An imagined potter’s eight-note ocarina. Cup the clay in your palms, close the holes, and let a small breath become a song.

Try the notes here. The finger diagram changes with the pitch; the tone is a gentle digital interpretation of a vessel flute.

C majorOne bright octave
8 notesA pocket-size playground
CMiddle C, all holes covered

Tap a note or use your keyboard’s A–K row. Each note sounds briefly. Light circles are covered holes; dark circles are open.

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Try this little phrase: C, E, G, E, D, F, E, C.
The diagram is a simplified teaching model; real fingerings vary by instrument.