Books for Beginner Dizi Player in English

[amjad]

hi,
thank you for this great website.
I am a Dizi beginner and looking for materials to learn playing ( books, DVD, or both) in English.
what i have found till now is either in chinese  language or extremely expensive.
could you please give me any suggestions?
I am living in Thailand at the moment so if you know a teacher here i can contact; that would be wonderful also

thank you

[davidmdahl]

Welcome to the forum, amjad. The only English language dizi resource I know of is Tim Liu's system. You can check on the details at www.2measures.com . I used this course years ago and found it very useful for learning jianpu (numeric notation) and getting the start of a handle on Chinese style for dizi. It is not cheap, but I think it is effective.

I have no idea on resources for learning dizi in Thailand. If there is a Chinese community where you are, you might look for local Chinese cultural organizations or schools. During certain times of the year there are likely to be cultural celebrations where you might find Chinese musicians. Even someone who plays a different instrument may know of a dizi teacher/player.

Good luck!

Best wishes,

David

[dawei]

I have not used these books for learning as I have some older Chinese method books from years ago, but recall them from when I was a musical instrument and book buyer.

www.amazon.com/Carrotmusic-Dizi-Beginner-instruction-Introduction/dp/B007NV7KBQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498760003&sr=8-1&keywords=dizi+book

www.amazon.com/Carrotmusic-Introduction-Dizi-Book-2/dp/B00CLR1POU/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1498760003&sr=8-17-spons&keywords=dizi+book&psc=1

[amjad]

thank you guys so much
i will follow with Chinese community here in Thailand and also look through the books