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🎵 Key Takeaway You don't need to read standard sheet music. Ocarina music uses "Tabs" (pictures of the holes). Black dots = Cover. White dots = Open. The secret to learning fast is "Muscle Memory," which is easier with a textured instrument. If you look at a piece of piano music, it looks like a foreign language. But ocarina music is different. We use something called Tabs (Tablature). It is essentially a map. It shows you exactly where to put your fingers. Today, we are going to learn the C Major Scale (Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do). Once you know this, you can play 80% of the songs in the world. How to Read a Tab Look at an ocarina tab. You will see a drawing of an ocarina with 12 dots. Black Dot (⚫): Put your finger DOWN (Cover the hole). White Dot (⚪): Lift your finger UP (Open the hole). That's it. No complex theory. The "Ladder" Exercise (The C Scale) Grab your ocarina. We are going to climb the ladder from Low C to High C. 1. Low C (Do) - The Base Cover ALL the holes