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Post by Zhuliya on May 25, 2014 20:57:07 GMT
Hi everyone, My name is Julia and I just found this forum some minutes ago. I actually was searching for some jianpu notes for dizi but then I found this page So, here's my introduction: I'm from Germany and currently studying musicology at the Franz Liszt School of Music in Weimar. I'm very interested in asian music culture, especially chinese music. That's why I started to learn Chinese half a year ago. Some weeks ago, I bought a dizi in C key, because I love this instrument so much. Also, I think, it is very important for a musicologist to make some music by oneself and not only analyse it... My dizi is a very cheap one from amazon, because I wasnt sure if I am able to play it and if I keep practising. My main instrument is the piano, which I play for 13 years now. I have no experiences with flutes. So, maybe I find some help here.
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Post by edcat7 on May 25, 2014 21:38:39 GMT
Welcome to the forum Julia,
Luckily we have a few dizi players here and a couple of really talented ones. Feel free to open new threads.
Ed
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Post by Blue on May 25, 2014 21:43:04 GMT
Could you share the amazon link so that we could comment about it? My guess is that you may have purchased a Carrot Music dizi, but the best way to know is by examining the amazon link. You might want to contact this person, who also lives in Germany: www.wolfgang-wendel.com/He definitely knows how to play the xiao, and I suspect that he plays the dizi very well. He often visits Taiwan because he brother operates a German bistro in Taipei. Here's Wendel playing the xiao:
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Post by edcat7 on May 26, 2014 1:24:06 GMT
There's nothing wrong in getting a Carrot dizi: the performance one sounds just as good as Eason's concert XB. In fact I am slightly disappointed in that Eason's one is slightly thinner than my Carrot one, though I expressly wished for a thicker one if possible.
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Post by Halle on May 27, 2014 19:07:54 GMT
Hi! I'm Halle! I just finished my first year of university (education major and Chinese minor), and I've been playing 笛子 for...a month? Two months? Hard to say, but probably somewhere between a month and two months. Anyway, I just found this site a few weeks ago, and just decided to create an account. I have a C-key dizi and a G-key, but I generally just play the C-key. I'm not very good, but practice maker perfect. Great to meet all of you!
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Post by edcat7 on May 27, 2014 20:43:46 GMT
Welcome to the forum Halle,
Unlike a classical guitar forum that I know we won't bite your head off if you don't introduce yourself. As I said to Julia above, we are lucky to have some really talented dizi players here, an intermediate one (me)and lots of others.
Feel free to open new threads.
Ed
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RinchenDawa
Novice
My interests are CBP and Xiao flute.
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Post by RinchenDawa on Jun 4, 2014 21:36:00 GMT
Just a short intro. I am from Germany and I am interested in CBP and playing xiao. Being far away from China and anything Chinese in my surroundings, I hope to find some resources and inspirations for xiao playing on this forum. Maybe there are also some things I can contribute in this respect. Particularly, since I am at a beginners level with the xiao, I am always happy to find some simple tunes I can practice with. Nowadays, I mostly play a commercial xiao flute made of bamboo, but I also have been making and playing Shakuhachi-like flutes from tropical hard wood myself some years ago. I also tried playing the dizi last year, but my fingers and hands won't be too happy with the posture of a dizi. Thus, for now, xiao it is for me.
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Post by davidmdahl on Jun 5, 2014 7:51:24 GMT
Welcome to the forum, WinchenDawa,
I don't know what CBP is, but maybe I can suggest some Xiao contacts. The Xiao maker and player Winson Liao is one of the more fascinating masters you will find, I am certain. I enjoy his videos on Youtube, and he has an active Facebook page. Let me know if you want help in finding out more.
I share your appreciation for Xiao, but my experience is on transverse flutes, so dizi is much less of a stretch for me.
Best wishes,
David
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RinchenDawa
Novice
My interests are CBP and Xiao flute.
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Post by RinchenDawa on Jun 5, 2014 13:56:23 GMT
Hi David, thank you for your welcome. Yes, Winson Liao rings a bell. I have seen some of his videos. I also know of Zhang Weiliang, who I think is one of the top notch players of the Xiao. However, this is not my level of play. What I need at the moment in order to make progress is just 'baby milk' - simple nursery rhymes or two-liner folk songs will do it for me. Btw, CBP stands for 'Chinese Brush Painting'. Sorry for using this jargon without introduction.
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Post by Halle on Jun 6, 2014 3:05:18 GMT
Chinese Brush Painting? That sounds cool! Is that anything like calligraphy? I took a calligraphy class once. Fun, but I was surprised by how hard it was.
By the way, I'm Halle (another newbie). I play dizi, but I'm thinking about learning either hulusi, xiao, Western flute, or...something, once I get to a point where I feel confident enough with the dizi to transition into one of those instruments.
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Post by edcat7 on Jun 6, 2014 8:44:02 GMT
Halle, if you haven't played any kind of Chinese wind instruments before I suggest you start on the hulusi first as I did. It's a lot easier: one octave plus two, no note 4 and no embouchure problems.
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Post by Halle on Jun 7, 2014 5:45:57 GMT
I haven't really played ANY wind instruments before. Well, unless you count the recorder, which I played for two or three years. I was forced to, though, so I didn't really enjoy it. Enjoyed it even less because there was a certain way my teacher wanted the class to play it, and I couldn't play it the way she wanted us to because my hands were too small, so I got yelled at in front of the entire class. NOT FUN.
Thanks for the advice, though (little late, considering I'm already trying to learn the dizi). I do want to learn another wind instrument, but I'm still deciding on what.
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Post by edcat7 on Jun 7, 2014 8:28:02 GMT
I haven't really played ANY wind instruments before. Well, unless you count the recorder, which I played for two or three years. I was forced to, though, so I didn't really enjoy it. Enjoyed it even less because there was a certain way my teacher wanted the class to play it, and I couldn't play it the way she wanted us to because my hands were too small, so I got yelled at in front of the entire class. NOT FUN. Thanks for the advice, though (little late, considering I'm already trying to learn the dizi). I do want to learn another wind instrument, but I'm still deciding on what. There's nothing to stop you playing hulusi tunes on the dizi. Redmusicshop sells a hulusi book with two cd's...highly recommended..in fact I suggested to RMS to stock it.
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Post by zixinus on Jun 12, 2014 21:28:31 GMT
Hi, I hail from Hungary. I have become interested in getting a xiao for a few reasons. First, I have various flutes and recorders/whistles in my collection that I like to play. The most serious instrument I play is a Schwedler-flute knock-off that I inherited from my grandfather. I like the Xiao because it has about as much holes as a recorder/whistle, can be held vertically (I am currently struggling to learn how to correctly hold my own transverse flute) and still sounds like a flute. In order to learn how to properly make it sound I'd need resources and that's how I found this forum. As of yet, I'm currently still wondering where to get one.
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Post by davidmdahl on Jun 12, 2014 23:44:12 GMT
Welcome to the forum, zixinus. I share your attraction to the xiao, however I find the finger stretch to be challenging. I definitely recommend a G xiao to start with. I don't know what options for Chinese instruments are available to you in Europe. I order many such instruments and supplies from Eason Music in Singapore. One of the better tutorials is the short clip below: Xiao tutorialThe master in the video, Winson Laio, also makes Chinese flutes, particularly xiao. The price is dear, but they sound great, at least on his numerous videos on Youtube. Best wishes, David
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Post by zixinus on Jun 13, 2014 3:33:38 GMT
For Chinese instruments in my country, I have little. I can barely find a page or two even mentioning them (I found one society/club playing Chinese instruments and they aren't accepting new members). I have looked for shops selling traditional Chinese stuff, but no mention of instruments beyond prayer-bowls. The only mention of buying instruments referred to carrotmusic, which I may end up using through UK Amazon (or maybe even German, if they have on).
EDIT: A quick check revealed that the Amazon.de doesn't have carrotmusic, but Sound-of-Mountain. Are they good too?
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Post by qilinstar on Jun 27, 2014 7:27:57 GMT
Hello, I'm from Malaysia and I've been playing the dizi for a few days. It's hard to find a dizi teacher here and I have no music background so my only guide is the Internet. And that's how I found the site. It really is a great help!
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jock
Intermediate
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Post by jock on Jul 22, 2014 7:39:46 GMT
For Chinese instruments in my country, I have little. I can barely find a page or two even mentioning them (I found one society/club playing Chinese instruments and they aren't accepting new members). I have looked for shops selling traditional Chinese stuff, but no mention of instruments beyond prayer-bowls. The only mention of buying instruments referred to carrotmusic, which I may end up using through UK Amazon (or maybe even German, if they have on). EDIT: A quick check revealed that the Amazon.de doesn't have carrotmusic, but Sound-of-Mountain. Are they good too? You are suggested to go to pabbos.com, there are some Chinese instruments, and there are also books to help you learn them.
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