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Post by ed on Sept 30, 2021 14:10:37 GMT
Chinese ErHu examination grades versus English/Western music grades
Does anyone know how the grades match up? Would Violin grade 3 relate to ErHu grade 3, for instance?
Just to complicate matters - I believe there are more than one ErHu grading board, and probably more than one violin board too.
Just trying to work out how well I am doing compared to my daughter!
Ed H
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Post by edcat7 on May 28, 2022 6:55:31 GMT
I'm currently on Neapolitan Dance, a Western grade 4 piece. There isn't anything on YT with erhu on it but there are with violin. Its played on the violin at a tremendous speed and likewise my erhu teacher does too.
Except for the speed it's not particularly difficult, Liang Xiao another grade 4 piece is much more challenging. So to answer your question Ed my guess is they're broadly the same.
Ed
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Post by ed on Jun 4, 2022 4:13:13 GMT
Hi Ed
I've sent you a reply as a private message.
Ed H
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Post by edcat7 on Jun 4, 2022 13:24:05 GMT
Hi Ed good to hear from you. Without any help from my teacher I figured out Neapolitian Dance. I'm still figuring out Liang Xiao even having previously learnt it from my previous teacher.
What makes Liang Xiao difficult for me is shaping it so it has some emotion, rather than just playing the notes. I find it difficult to play quietly and gently without making scratching noises. There is comparatively little shaping required in Neapolitian Dance.
Ed
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Post by paulv on Jun 4, 2022 16:29:25 GMT
Hi Ed good to hear from you. Without any help from my teacher I figured out Neapolitian Dance. I'm still figuring out Liang Xiao even having previously learnt it from my previous teacher. What makes Liang Xiao difficult for me is shaping it so it has some emotion, rather than just playing the notes. I find it difficult to play quietly and gently without making scratching noises. There is comparatively little shaping required in Neapolitian Dance. Ed What makes playing these instruments difficult is getting the styles, emotions, etc correct - the rest is pretty much mechanical. I find this very true when practicing/performing jinghu songs (I don't play erhu anymore). Regards, paul...
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