Percussion: Gong 鑼
Types: Small Peking Opera Gong Large Peking Opera Gong Wind Gong Knobbed Gong Chaozhou Bass Gong
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February 18, 2020
Bowed Strings: Soprano Banhu 高音板胡
The banhu is an instrument from northern China. The soprano banhu is tuned to D5 A5, which is an octave above the erhu. The soundbox is made from a coconut…
February 18, 2020
Bowed Strings: Zhonghu 中胡
The zhonghu is tuned a fifth below the erhu: G3 D4. It is slightly larger than the erhu. Techniques: Same as erhu.
February 18, 2020
Bowed Strings: Erhu 二胡
Techniques: Down bow and up bow Solid staccato Tremolo Short tremolo Spiccato Portamento Portamento with fingers in closed position Vibrato Finger vibrato Vibrato with slight glissandi Trill Harmonics Artificial harmonics…
February 17, 2020
Bowed Strings: Gaohu 高胡
The gaohu is tuned a fourth higher than the erhu: G4 D5. Besides the Chinese orchestra, it is an important instrument in Cantonese music and opera. Techniques: Same as erhu…
February 17, 2020
Plucked Strings: Guzheng 古箏
Techniques: Pentatonic scale Left and Right Hand Techniques: Arpeggio Continuous plucking with index fingers of both hands Flowing water - repeated glissandi Right Hand Techniques: Double stop in octaves Double…
February 17, 2020
Plucked Strings: Daruan 大阮
Techniques: Right Hand Techniques: Down-stroke Up-stroke Alternate-stroke Sustained alternate-stroke Striking Striking with thumb playing up-stroke Portamento Left Hand Techniques Natural harmonics Left and Right Hand Techniques: Artificial harmonics Chords Broken…
February 17, 2020
Wind Instruments: Bawu 巴烏
Techniques: Diatonic scale Similar techniques to dizi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyPNmgmwybk
February 17, 2020
Plucked Strings: Sanxian 三弦
Techniques: Right Hand Techniques: Down-stroke with index finger and up-stroke with thumb Short tremolo with down-stroke and up-stroke Down-stroke brushing with 4 fingers except the thumb Down-stroke with 4 fingers…
February 17, 2020
Wind Instrument: 36 Pipe Keyed Soprano Sheng 三十六簧鍵笙
Techniques: Chromatic scale Chords Single Tonguing Double Tonguing Triple Tonguing Flutter Tonguing Tremelo by Tonguing Rapid Tonguing Polyphonic playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77ZunSSi_aw
February 16, 2020