Why don't the fingerings such as "Jiang", "Xu Jin Fu", "Kneeling Finger Raise" when I play the guqin don't make a sound?
In the fingering of Guqin, the importance of the virtual and the real is naturally distinguished. Such as hook, tick, bang, and hold are all accented real sounds, while 奄, vacuity, and kneeling and fingers are all light sounds. This is a normal contrast of str...
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Friends who have just started learning Guqin often see "five tones" in books, so what are "five tones"?
"Five tones" are what we often call "Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, Yu". When it first originated, there is no conclusion. But as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, there have been many records in the classics, so his appearance should not be later than the Spring and Autumn Pe...
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What key is used for guqin? What are the commonly used keys for guqin?
There are five tunes commonly used on Guqin, namely Qingshang tune, Ruibin tune, Zheng tune, slow angle tune, and slow palace tune (the above tune names are all common names). Among them, the three tunes of Ruibin tune, positive tune and slow angle tune are the most.
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In addition to the five positive sounds of Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu, I often hear Bian Gong, Bian Zheng, and Qing Jiao. What do these mean?
Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, Yu and the musical notation correspond to 1, 2, 3, 5, 6. Clear angle, change sign, change palace are 4, rise 4 and 7 respectively. The clear angle is the minor second above the angle, and it is the same as t...
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The aesthetics of the guqin is "neutralization", so what should it be about playing?
The aesthetic pursuit of guqin should take neutrality as beauty, and in order to neutralize beauty, excessive exaggeration and extremes should be abandoned. Here we must understand a truth, not to say that imaginative exaggerated performance and passionate performance are wrong, but that this st...
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What is the best age to start learning guqin? In general, what is the appropriate age to start learning guqin?
The age of learning guqin is very wide, and he does not require "child power" like other musical instruments. On the contrary, the guqin should not be learned too early. If it is too early, it will be difficult to persevere due to finger pain, and it is not conducive to...
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In the past, the strings of the guqin were silk strings, but now they are steel-wound nylon strings. What's the difference between these two strings?
Silk and steel strings differ in tone, volume, and feel. In terms of timbre, the silk strings are more old and gentle, and the steel strings are clearer and stronger; in terms of volume, the silk strings are milder, and the sound o...
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I often hear people say that this qin has a sandy sound. What does the "sandy sound" of the guqin mean?
The "sand" is the hoarse noise that appears under the strings when pressing. There are only two situations in which "sand sounds" appear. One is that the top of the piano is uneven, and the other is that the strings have knots. The unevenness of the piano panel is generally ca...
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When tuning the strings, the strings sometimes slip off easily and the strings cannot be fixed. What should I do in this situation?
In this case, there are generally the following solutions. One is to remove the strings completely, apply a little rosin on the zither and the pond, and then install the strings. This method is more thorough but cumbersome. There is another method w...
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We often see the words "Positive Palace Sound" or "Positive Feather Sound" written at the beginning of Guqin pieces. How should these notations be understood?
"Positive Palace Yin" is a piece of music with Gong Yin as the main tone, such as "Guan Shanyue" and "Good Night Yin", etc. "Positive Yuyin" is a composition with Yuyin as the main tone on the positive tone of the guqin. Such...
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