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🎵 Key Takeaway You cannot blow into two different ocarinas the exact same way. Every ocarina has a unique Breath Curve. This is the exact amount of air pressure needed to keep the low notes and high notes in tune. You must "map" your new instrument before you play it. You bought your second ocarina. You are excited. You play a C major scale using the exact same breath pressure you used on your old ocarina. Suddenly, the High F sounds like a dying smoke alarm, and the Low C sounds horribly flat. You email the seller: "This ocarina is defective!" Wait. It is probably not defective. You are just fighting its Breath Curve. What is a Breath Curve? Because the ocarina has no moving parts, Pitch is controlled by Air Pressure. Low notes require less air. High notes require more air. The "Breath Curve" is the line that connects the soft low breath to the hard high breath. Every maker designs their instruments differently. Some are built for aggressive blowers. Some are built for gentl