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Adapting Songs to Fit the Ocarina Range -There is more beautiful music within the ocarina range than you or I could ever get to in a lifetime. Nevertheless, here are some suggestions for adapting songs that are slightly outside its range. Often, an entire song is playable as written except for maybe a low A (two lines below the staff) at the beginning of a musical phrase. Try playing the low A an octave higher. Also, if a note is out of range in the middle of a song, try replacing it with a note from the same chord or slightly rearranging the passage. Many times it sounds just fine. Certain songs that I play have entire sections that are too high or too low to play on the ocarina. I just drop or raise that particular passage an octave with very pleasing results. When accompanying other musicians on, say, a reel that covers two octaves, frequently you can play half the song just as written and either sit out the other half or play some type of accompaniment instead of the melody. An understanding of harmony and accompaniment can be very helpful. In a nutshell, be willing to experiment.