About a month ago, I bought a toy plastic ocarina just to see if I could stick to it. I can’t really play a lot of things and I can’t read music so I wouldn’t say I’ve achieved this goal yet but I hope to someday. I guess my real goal is more like “buy a ceramic ocarina” so I have something better to practice on. One good place to start if you’re teaching yourself is the Ocarinas United forums at http://ocarinasunited.freeforums.org/portal.php They’ve got some great advice for beginners and are a great community to be a part of while you’re learning. Good luck everyone! :)