My Wooden Ocarina + Composing

First of all, sorry for the lack of posts. I've been a bit short on time lately.

Well, last weekend, I finally got the motivation to finish up the wooden inline ocarina I started making with my dad over the summer. Pictures are below.


It's made of cedar, and finished with 2 coats of varnish. It's an alto F and plays one octave. You'll notice that it only has 7 holes... Well, I had planned to put in 10, but the holes just kept doing less and less to the pitch to the point that it was getting extremely difficult to drill the fingerholes. It has a very soft and mellow sound that you'd expect from a wooden flute. I will try to record a video of myself playing it soon.

I'm also trying to become a better composer. Over this weekend I've tried to write and arrange a few different things. The most successful was a duet for clarinet and alto saxophone. Though I wouldn't really call it a success (honestly, I don't like it at all), it is a major step forward for me.

To further improve my skills, I have decided to try to write a short composition every day. Each piece's title will simply be the date it was written. These pieces will not share a similar theme or purpose; I'll experiment with different instruments and settings. If I somehow create anything good, I'll be sure to post it here.