Chinese Music Lesson 1

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An Introduction to Chinese Music


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LOs: To explore the sound world of Chinese music; to

know the basic details of the Chinese scale and


hat do !ou know about Chinese

Music"

#e$iew work from last lesson.


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Ancient Traditions Chinese ci$ilisation is one of the oldest

in the world. Chinese musical s!stems and

instruments were de$eloped in Chinabefore most other countries.

Music could in%uence the soul.

Music could a&ect nature and naturalphenomena.


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Ancient Traditions 'cales are associated with planets and

months of the !ear. #eli(ious chants and son(s had to

start on a particular note of the scaleaccordin( to the month in which theceremon! took place.

Chinese music is alwa!s inspired b!nature. )escripti$e music is $er! popular in

China.


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hat do !ou know about

Chinese Music"Listen to this extract and make notes under the

followin( headin(s:

Melod! Tonalit! Texture Instruments

#h!thm

Melod! Tonalit!

Texture Instruments #h!thm

Improvisedquality tothe solo

(ornamentation)

Repeatedmelodic

fragment bythe wholeensemble

Neithermajor norminor but

feelsdiatonic

HeterophonicOR elody

and!ccompanime

nt(Homophonic)

"ercussion#tring solo

"luc$edstring

instruments% harmony

&indmelody

#horterrather thanlonger notes


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A s!stem ofmusic had beende$eloped and

man!instruments hadbeen in$ented 1

lute2 l!re2strin(ed 3ither

4ch5in6.

7mperor8uh 'hi

The pitch of aroot bass was

9xed and calledHuang-chung

4ellow ,ell6. -notes of the

octa$e were also9xed and named.

7mperor enus2 Mars2?upiter and 'aturn. Ch5innow has / strin(s 1 @2 A2

C2 )2 72 @2 A Complexmusic 1 which strin(2

which 9n(er2 how to pla!the note.


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8ixin( the 'cale Lin( Lun 4#uler of Music56 1 in a $alle! of tallbamboo

Cut a len(th of hollow bamboo and blew throu(h itB8undamental bass note

itch pipes with bamboo the same thickness anddiameter

Ancient Chinese s!mbol for


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Listenin(Ch5in music entitled Liushui48lowin(

waters6

)oes this music paint a picture; ase&ecti$el! as the pre$ious piece"

)o !ou think that the pitchDran(e of thisinstrument is particularl! wide or narrow"


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The - LEAssociated with

moths of the !ear

Fo suchthin( as achromatic

scale

8irst =notes were

the onl!

notes usedfor man!centuries

Fotes transposedto an! pitch

4similar to di&erentke!s6

Mostharmonious

B nosemitones

and eas! tosin(

8irst = notes Bpentatonic scale


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