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Post by everygreen on Feb 11, 2006 10:10:38 GMT
Hi! I am new to this site and I started off quite late and have been fascinated by the sobre tune of both the dizi and xiao tune attracted by Chen tao playing Bird Amid tree shadow in a music store one day. I have been learning a few pieces by immitation and spending many hours checking the web for information on dizi. My sole aspiration of learning the dizi is hopping not to make money but to be able to do some charity like entertaining those less fortunate in our society.
I am impressed by the crediential of Youlanfengchune and hope someday he achieve the calibre and standard of Yu Xun fa. My condolences to his family and his many admirers the world over. I have the good fortune to have attended one of his concert a year and a half ago. I liked very much 3 variations of a plum blossom played by him and I still do from time to time.
I also like the xiao tunes play by Sam Po shek of Hong Kong. The xiao according to him is able to express our deepest inner feeling. I am waiting to hear the Toll of the temple bells play by him.
Asharpe I think you have the xiao with the Buddha carving on it, any idea where can I get it?
I don have a dizi teacher and I learn it on my own through listening to CD and in the days ahead I wish to ask some basic question like those common keys used in dizi and how to match the tune with which key?
Thanks you and may you be happy playing dizi.
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Post by YouLanFengChune on Feb 11, 2006 11:17:49 GMT
Yu Xun Fa, is a legend
Hai... I still mourn for him at times, and that day when i told him, "please get well" he told me he would, and he wanted to see his boy grow up. He died in 6 months.....
welcome to the forum.
where are u from?
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Post by everygreen on Feb 12, 2006 11:37:10 GMT
Today is the last day of the chinese lunar new year. You lan feng chune it's a dizi tune? I live in Singapore. I would like to ask abt the technique of flower tonguing. It's inherent or how to go abt learning this technique?
Take care!
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Post by YouLanFengChune on Feb 12, 2006 14:23:17 GMT
Hehehe, I'm singaporean too. Visit my music school some time. Its Right Opposite Bugis Junction. Cross the road at Breadtalk, and Turn right, walk towards the coffee shops.
If i'm there, i can intro you to the entire range of dizi and maybe try the dizi hehehe
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Post by everygreen on Feb 13, 2006 13:25:19 GMT
You are great! You conduct individual or group dizi class and an indication of the fees?
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Post by YouLanFengChune on Feb 13, 2006 15:37:27 GMT
I teach a lot of individual classes.
1 thing to note abt learning from me. I am no master of any school, sect or type of dizi playing. What most people get from me is skills enough to get to grade 8 or 9 dizi performance, but for the ULTIMATE in playing, please refer to the masters themselves.
for example, when learning pieces like You lan Feng chun, i learn from Zhao Song Ting's eldest disciple... thats the best we can do since the composer zhao song ting is long dead.
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Post by everygreen on Feb 13, 2006 21:21:00 GMT
Could you provide specific details of your individual class especially the location?
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Post by YouLanFengChune on Feb 15, 2006 3:33:27 GMT
the location:
520 north bridge road B1-01
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Post by everygreen on Feb 19, 2006 0:13:22 GMT
How to build up a strong foundation in dizi playing?
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Post by everygreen on Feb 19, 2006 0:16:03 GMT
Is there any english publication on how to play dizi?
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Post by davidmdahl on Feb 19, 2006 4:19:24 GMT
The best way to learn the dizi is with a good teacher! If you can't find a teacher specifically for the dizi, the basics for blowing and fingering could be learned from a teacher of other ethnic flutes, or even Western classical flute. Not all may be inclined to do this, but you could get lucky. If you live in an area where Irish music is popular, an Irish flute teacher might be very helpful since one six hole flute is a lot like another.
The only method for dizi in English that I know of is Tim Liu's (www.2measures.com). I have it and can vouch for its effectiveness.
Best wishes,
David
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Post by wanggx on Feb 19, 2006 10:39:06 GMT
hi YouLanFengChune :)is ur music school musicfantasia??
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Post by YouLanFengChune on Feb 19, 2006 14:01:21 GMT
yes!
u heard of it or about it?
we make erhus in Singapore, with our own snake skin, and a lot of processes done inside Music Fantasia. You're welcome to take a look. I also wanna check out ur erhus as well!!!
And regarding your scores, com and i'll give u a copy. Hahahaha
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Post by everygreen on Feb 20, 2006 22:03:39 GMT
David you play the vietnamese dan bau what kind of instrument is that?
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Post by davidmdahl on Feb 20, 2006 22:50:52 GMT
David you play the vietnamese dan bau what kind of instrument is that? The dan bau is a single-stringed zither (monochord) played by plucking the string and stopping it with the edge of the hand at the nodes. In this fashion the first six or seven overtones may be produced. There is a sort of "whammy bar" controlled by the left hand which tightens or loosens the string to control the pitch and for expression. The Chinese version is called the duxianqin and is used by the Jing minority. In general the monochord is not an important instrument to Chinese music. Recently the 12 Girls Band have used it for the tune "Liu San Jie". I played this on dan bau with my teacher on erhu for a recent Chinese New Year celebration in my town. Best wishes, David
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Post by everygreen on Mar 5, 2006 8:51:52 GMT
Thanks David for sharing your experience in the dan bau. I was out station recently. I am still figuring abt what tune is YouLanFengChune?
Rgs
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Post by everygreen on Mar 7, 2006 22:15:13 GMT
YouLangFengChune,its original, please educate us?
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Post by YouLanFengChune on Mar 8, 2006 1:06:57 GMT
You Lan = Serene Orchid Feng = Meets Chun= Spring
Literally = Serene Orchid Blooms in Spring. The year was 1976. Premier Zhou En Lai, upon the end of the cultural revolution, said :"The Tune of Kun is like an orchid" The tune of Kun is the native music of Zhejiang area, mastered by the late dizi supremo Zhao Song Ting. He was cruelly punished for 10 years, locked away to "work" in a cowshed. His release, and the re-release of music into the people brought about thsi wonderful piece.
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Post by davidmdahl on Mar 8, 2006 6:03:10 GMT
Interesting. I was under the impression that the yulan was a magnolia rather than orchid. I once saw a stunning white jade flower titled "Yulan: the magnolia that welcomes the spring".
Best wishes,
David
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Post by Charlie Huang on Mar 8, 2006 18:49:11 GMT
Wrong word, David. He means "lan" as in orchid, not "yulan"... ("you" means solitary, or serene, etc)
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