JP2015225337A - One-handed ocarina - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ocarina which allows even a beginner and a person whose one hand is disabled to play music easily, which is used for finger function recovery training in medical rehabilitation, and which can be played by one hand.SOLUTION: A cylindrical ocarina body 1 formed of porcelain or wood, or plastic is formed into size which can be gripped by one hand. The ocarina body 1 comprises a pipe port 3 on a tip end of a hollow projection 2, and the other end of the projection 2 is provided on the body 1 and serves as a mouthpiece 4, and respective finger holes 5a, 5b corresponding to respective fingertip positions on a side of the cylindrical ocarina body 1 are provided by an optional number. The ocarina body 1 further comprises a fall prevention projection 6a on a top part of the side, and on an optional position out of a space between a second finger and a third finger, a space between the third finger and fourth finger, and a space between the fourth finger and fifth finger on an intermediate part of the side, a fall prevention projection 6b is provided.

Description

  The present invention relates to ocarina which is a kind of wind instrument.

  Ocarina is an air-lead type whistle, mainly made of ceramic and made of wood or plastic. The shape is mainly teardrop-shaped, with a mouthpiece and a singer, and with the required number of finger holes that change the pitch, you can play music easily by opening and closing each finger hole with both hands. In Ocarina, the scale changes depending on the size and the size of each finger hole, and the range is determined by the total volume. For example, eight sounds in the alto C tone range from C4 to C5, and eight sounds in the soprano C tone range from C5 to C6. Although the conventional ocarina is easy, beginners can hardly remember the frustration because they have to remember the sound and position of all 10 fingers to move each finger independently using both hands to generate each sound. Cheap.

Ocarina can generally play a range of one octave by opening and closing the finger holes, but each finger hole is closed with each finger in the low frequency range, so the ocarina body is gripped with many fingers, but the body is fully retained In the high sound range, many fingers are separated from the finger holes, and in the highest sound, all the fingers are separated from the finger holes, so it is very difficult to hold the ocarina body and it becomes unstable.
Furthermore, in the performance, the finger opening and closing time differs for each finger depending on the speed of the music, so it was necessary to move 10 fingers individually and smoothly including the opening and closing of the finger holes. In addition, there were ocarina and earth flute with a saddle type and few finger holes, but basically they had to be held with both hands.

  In addition, there are some ocarina that fits in the palm so that it can be operated with one hand, but the size of the palm varies greatly depending on the finger length, height difference, gender difference, etc., sosoprano C style or alto C When producing ocarinas such as tones, it was necessary to set different finger hole positions for each individual. Also, the palm is in contact with the bottom surface, and a finger is attached to each finger hole position, but it is difficult to determine how it is being played because it is difficult to see only the fingers and near the mouth during the performance.

  JP 2003-108117 A   JP 2008-152217 A

It is intended to provide an ocarina that can be played with only one hand so that even beginners and one handicapped can easily play music, and for medical rehabilitation, it can also be used for fun function recovery training. is there. Fingers held with one hand are fewer than ocarina, which uses both hands, but as with normal ocarina, the fingers are completely separated from the finger holes at the highest sound, but the fingers do not fall out of the palm and open and close the fingers. Positional stability is required.
Also, when using it for visually impaired people, it was necessary to release one hand in the middle of the song in order to read Braille scores.

  The cylindrical one-handed ocarina body (1) made of ceramic, wood, plastic, etc. is sized to be grasped with one hand, and a hollow projection (2) is erected on the upper part of the body, with the tip as a blower (3) In the upper part of the side of the ocarina main body provided with an arbitrary number of finger holes (5a) and (5b) corresponding to the positions of the fingertips in contact with the side edges when the main body is gripped with the singer (4) A drop prevention protrusion (6a) and a drop prevention protrusion (6b) are provided on the same side. The ocarina body has a right hand and a left hand, and has the same shape, but the finger holes are symmetrical.

  The one-handed ocarina has the same structure as the conventional ocarina for the mouthpiece and singing, but the sound range is determined by the internal volume and the total area of the finger holes, so there is no effect on the timbre even if a projection is erected on the outer part. . Since the drop prevention protrusion (6a) is provided on the upper side of the one-handed ocarina body with an arbitrary number of finger holes (5a) and (5b), the upper part of the second finger (7) of the finger even when all fingers are separated from the finger holes Is locked and stays in the palm to avoid falling. Furthermore, between the fingers on the side, for example, between the second finger and the third finger (10), between the third finger and the fourth finger (11), between the fourth finger and the fifth finger (12), etc. When the drop prevention protrusion (6b) is provided at the location, the ocarina is locked between the fingers even when all fingers are separated from the finger holes, so that the ocarina stays in the palm more stably and the ocarina is prevented from dropping. For this reason, since it serves as a guide for opening and closing the finger holes of each finger, it can be used in common even if the size of each hand is slightly different. As described above, the present invention is held with one hand and can be played with only the five fingertips. However, since the finger hole positions are symmetrical for the right hand and the left hand, separate ocarinas are required. However, if you hold the right and left hand ocarina in both hands and play at the same time, you will play a single solo, and the right hand will play an ocarina for the alto range, the left hand will have an ocarina for the soprano range, etc. can do.

Also, if the first finger finger hole (8) is covered with the first finger (9) fingertip and the finger hole is of a size that fills the total area of the required finger holes of ocarina with one or several, the other finger holes are almost unnecessary. Since the scale can be changed by slightly opening and closing and moving the fingertip of the first finger, it is possible to perform with one finger even when one hand or fingertip movement is inconvenient due to illness or the like.
In addition, even if your hand movement is inconvenient due to illness or injury, it is more fun to practice playing a familiar song than a monotonous exercise if you can gradually recover and move by rehabilitation exercises. Various songs are also memorized, which leads to brain activation.

  The perspective view which shows one Example of this invention.   1 is a partially cut perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.   The perspective view which shows the other Example of this invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
Ocarina made of ceramic or wood, plastic, etc., is a cylindrical type with soprano C-type and alto C-type, etc. Each type has a required internal capacity, but the sound range is 8 sound type and 10 sound type Different. In the case of the Alto 8-sound type, the size of the hole is adjusted so that a C4 sound is produced when all finger holes are pressed and closed. The size of the hole is sequentially adjusted for each sound up to C5. However, four fingers are separated from the finger holes from A4 and all the fingers are separated from the finger holes at C5, so that a protrusion for preventing the fall of ocarina is necessary. The same applies to the Alto 10 sound type and the soprano 8 sound type 10 sound type, and a drop prevention protrusion is required.
The one-handed ocarina body (1) is sized to be held with one hand, the tip of the hollow protrusion (2) is the blower (3), and the other end is erected on the body to form the singing mouth (4). An arbitrary number of finger holes (5a) and (5b) are provided at the positions, and an arbitrary number of drop prevention projections (6a) and (6b) are provided along the upper side and along the side to make one-handed ocarina, but the size can be grasped with one hand. Differ between men and women, and there are differences between children.
However, the ocarina of the present invention has a cylindrical shape and has a drop-preventing projection, and the projection serves as a guide for opening and closing the finger hole, so that the size of the hand can be used without much problem. In general, the ocarina for the alto range is used for adults, and the ocarina for the soprano range is small so that it can be used for adults, but it can also be used for children if the finger hole position is changed during the manufacturing process.
As another form, the finger hole for the first finger provided on the side of the ocarina main body is covered with the fingertip of the first finger, and a finger hole having a size that fills the total area of the ocarina's required finger holes with one or several is provided as a one-handed ocarina. .

Ocarina makes the lowest sound when each finger closes the finger holes (5a) and (5b) and blows, and when each finger releases all the finger holes, the highest sound comes out. The higher the tone, the harder it is to hold because the finger leaves the ocarina, but when the ocarina fall prevention projection (6a) is provided on the upper side, the projection (6a) locks the upper portion of the second finger (7), Between each finger of the fingers in the middle of the side, for example, between the second finger and the third finger (10), between the third finger and the fourth finger (11), between the fourth finger and the fifth finger (12) If a drop prevention protrusion (6b) is provided at an arbitrary location, the ocarina is locked between the fingers even when all fingers are separated from the finger holes, so that the ocarina stays in the palm more stably and does not fall. Since it also serves as a guide for opening and closing the hole, the finger position does not change during performance.

Thus, the one-handed ocarina of the present invention is held with one hand and can be played with only the five fingertips. There are hundreds of tunes that can be played because beginners and rehabilitation can play ocarina with 8 scales with 8 finger holes, and advanced users can play ocarina with 10 scales with 6 finger holes. For right hand and left hand, the finger hole position is symmetrical, so separate ocarina is required, but using your ocarina for the hand you want to rehabilitate, practice to be able to open and close the finger hole with each finger. Rehabilitation can be performed while remembering favorite songs.
Also, while playing a song with one-handed ocarina, you can read the braille score with the other hand or beat the score, and as a performance application, hold both right-handed and left-handed ocarina in both hands and play simultaneously. If one side has the ocarina for the soprano range and the other side has the ocarina for the alto range, it can play a wide range of music.
Further, as another embodiment, when the first finger finger hole (8) is covered with the first finger (9) fingertip and the finger hole is of a size that fills the total required finger hole area of ocarina with one or several, the other finger hole Since the opening area can be changed and the scale can be changed by slightly opening and closing and moving the first fingertip, the finger can be moved without using the other finger even if one hand or fingertip movement is inconvenient due to illness, etc. You can play even one.

  The small-sized and lightweight one-handed ocarina of the present invention is inexpensive and can be played by infants and the elderly because it requires only one hand operation. In recent years, an increasing number of elderly people who start retirement age want to broaden their hobbies and start playing musical instruments, but even those who have difficulty with one hand due to an accident or illness can use it, and it is part of medical rehabilitation for those with sequelae As a function recovery training for fingers, it is possible to perform a monotonous training to move fingers while making a goal to play a song while enjoying little by little.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 One-handed ocarina main body 2 Hollow protrusion 3 Blowing mouth 4 Song opening 5a Finger hole 5b Finger hole 6a Drop prevention protrusion 6b Fall prevention protrusion 7 Second finger 8 First finger hole 9 First finger 10 Third finger 11 First 4 fingers 12 5 fingers

Claims (2)

  The cylindrical ocarina body, which is mainly made of ceramic, is sized so that it can be grasped with one hand. A hollow protrusion is erected on the upper part of the body. A one-handed ocarina characterized in that an arbitrary number of drop prevention protrusions are provided along the upper side of the ocarina body provided with an arbitrary number of finger holes for each finger.   The cylindrical ocarina body, which is mainly made of ceramic, is sized so that it can be gripped with one hand, the finger holes for the first finger provided on the side of the ocarina body are covered with the fingertips of the first finger, and the total area of the ocarina's essential finger holes is covered. One-handed ocarina characterized by being provided as a finger hole of a size that can be filled with one or several pieces.

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