Liuqin Performance Method

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Publisher: Xueyi Press
Author: Wang Huiran
A renowned Chinese folk musician—liuqin and pipa performer, and composer. Winner of the Gold Cup Award and the Conducting Award at the first China Arts Festival; standing director of the China Traditional Orchestral Music Society; director of the China Pipa Research Association; member of the China Musicians Association; repeatedly serving as a judge at Chinese and international competitions; and consultant to instrument-manufacturing factories. He has served as artistic director of the Zhuhai Women's Chinese Chamber Orchestra, and as artistic director and conductor of the Avant-Garde Folk Orchestra.

Contents:
1. Names of the Parts of the Liuqin
2. Playing Posture
3. Tuning, Range, and Notation
4. Positions
5. Explanation of Left- and Right-Hand Symbols
6. Explanation and Practice of Various Techniques (1)
(1) Plucking inward and outward (2) Tremolo and long tremolo (3) Small tremolo (4) Held fingers (5) Wrist movement when stopping strings (6) Stretched fingers (7) Position shifting (8) Vibrato
7. Explanation and Practice of Various Techniques (2)
- Right-hand part: (1) Triplets and sextuplets (2) Double plucking, sweep, and brush (3) Gl...

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