YLZO 1 (ocarina related)

At last I have decided on what my first ocarinas will be and purchased them ( for those who didn't know my New Year's resolution is to learn to play the ocarina)!  I decided to go with the STL Echo tenor and soprano ocarinas (the tenor in black and white and the soprano in blue and white).  I looked around for awhile on a lot of different sites and at a ton of ocarinas on STL's site (as well as reading David Ramo's Ocarina guide book) before deciding on these.  I had thought about getting the Zelda OOT replicas, the very beautifully decorated hobbit ocarina, the DIY paint it yourself ocarina, the Zelda inspired potion ocarina, as well as just getting a less expensive plastic ocarina.  I landed on the Echos because they are not only beautiful but they are part of a decent package deal also containing cases and song books.  Also, I feel like because these aren't replicas or plastic that I won't feel like I need to upgrade for awhile (if I want multi chamber ocarinas down the road i'll upgrade then).  I'm really quite excited to have ordered these at last!

Here is a video of Cris Gale playing the STL soprano echo ocarina I purchased (also I really like the song she is playing).

I also purchased a workbook and dvd beginners guide.  STL also sent me links for free beginner lessons.

I'd also like to mention that SLT is currently having an anniversary sale where you can get 20% off of your purchase by using the code "birthday20" at checkout.  The offer is only valid through tomorrow so if you have been thinking of getting an ocarina (looking at you Aza!) then you should jump at this chance while you can.

* Is there a way to do something similar to an LJ CUT here? (an LJ cut is where you can write out a long entry then "cut" it to appear behind a text link making it so that your full entry is viewable upon clicking the text link but not until then.  Makes it so your main page isn't all spammy with text.