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🎵 Key Takeaway If your ocarina clogs with water after 2 minutes, don't be embarrassed. It happens to everyone. Your brain thinks the mouthpiece is food, triggering saliva production. You can fix this instantly by changing your Head Angle and your Tongue Placement. Let's talk about the elephant in the room. Spit. You start playing a beautiful melody, and suddenly the sound gets fuzzy. Then it stops completely. You look inside the mouthpiece, and it is full of saliva. Many beginners think they are just "gross." You are not. It is a biological reflex. Here is how to train your body to stop drooling into your instrument. The "Food" Reflex When you put a piece of ceramic in your mouth, your salivary glands wake up. Your brain thinks, "Something is in my mouth! It must be time to eat." The trick is to convince your brain that the ocarina is not food. This takes a few weeks of practice. Until then, use these physical tricks. Fix 1: The Head Angle (Don't Look Down) Gravity is your e