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[Opheia Chiu]

Hello guys!

 I have noticed that Chinese instruments are gaining more attention around the world nowadays.

I have learnt Pipa since i was six, and  I am still playing it now. So im learning it like 14 years now. And recently I have qualified with the Pipa diploma ( the highest grade in Chinese Instrument Practical Exam) by the Central Conservatory of Music ( Beijing).

I can provide some online tutorials if you want. And i am learning Pipa from a re-known Pipa teacher in Hong Kong. And i also have experience on teaching pipa. 

So please let me know if you guys are still interest in pipa! It is a very magical Chinese instrument, and once you can play the right rhythm, even its an easy one, you will love it! 

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Where are you?

[Opheia Chiu]

I live in Hong Kong 

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Welcome to the Forum,  @Opheia Chiu -- Sounds like you are very well qualified. I hope some members can learn pipa from you. It's a beautiful instrument. 

[vellocet]

Where can people find instructional materials in English about the pipa?

 

I bought a hulusi and there is only one book in the English language teaching how to play it.

[Xiao Kui]

Once I bought a pipa when I lived in China, since I can play the guitar. But it seemed difficult to even tune, so I let a Chinese friend who had studied as a child have it. Now I prefer this pipa

[Opheia Chiu]

Bahahhaah！ yeah！ This pipa is better to handle!

For tunning, it will be easier for the second and fourth strings when you topple your pipa to horizontal.

 

Hmmm for teaching material of pipa maybe it’s hard to find a English version by now.

 

But actually, there’s not much Chinese words in the score. Basically, those Chinese words on the score are the name of the compose, who wrote it,  some remarks on the tempos and what feeling is expected to present in each part of the compose.

 

And the rest of them, are easy to understand, we use numbered musical notation.

In every Pipa score, on the right top of the score, there will be a note like “1= D” , 1=C etc, that means it is a D major, or C major.  And whenever these is a ‘1’ that means ‘Do’ , ‘2’ stand for ‘Re’ and so on, so the biggest number you can see in every numbered musical score is ‘7’ that means ‘Ti’.

 

Here is one of the example of our score.

Hope you can find it helpful!!