Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Blogger says I have 400 posts. Stupid Blogger. How can you force us to switch just like that? Why must you work with Google? Hmph.
What makes a good Guzheng player?
A beautiful lady.
Looking at her sway with the music, definite movement of her arms, her slender fingers, sometimes gentle sometimes strong, I was half-hypnotised and half-possessed. I felt as if I was the one playing on the instrument, my body jerking according to hers, the sound of the instrument leading me into a trance, especially when she circles the string to produce a glissando effect.
Guzheng is a superbly versatile instrument, because you use 10 fingers to play it, instead of 5, instead of a bow. There are many things that you can do with 10 fingers, many techniques you can implement to achieve the many effects that you need. It is played on the strings to the right of the hinges. The left side is used when a vibrato effect is desired, producing a wa-wa sound (similar to the function on the electric guitar). After every piece, the hinges are shifted left/right to change the mode (key) of the strings to suit the next piece. They can also be shifted during a piece when required. On the right of the instrument there is a box with a hidden spanner, this is where you do major changes to the strings. This is just like the harp having pedals to change key. I wonder if the harp can do vibrato, haven't seen a solo harp performance before.
Happy V-day everyone! Love ya!
有了你开心的 也都称心满意
咸鱼白菜也好好味
我与你永共叙 分分钟需要你
你似是阳光空气
What makes a good Guzheng player?
A beautiful lady.
Looking at her sway with the music, definite movement of her arms, her slender fingers, sometimes gentle sometimes strong, I was half-hypnotised and half-possessed. I felt as if I was the one playing on the instrument, my body jerking according to hers, the sound of the instrument leading me into a trance, especially when she circles the string to produce a glissando effect.
Guzheng is a superbly versatile instrument, because you use 10 fingers to play it, instead of 5, instead of a bow. There are many things that you can do with 10 fingers, many techniques you can implement to achieve the many effects that you need. It is played on the strings to the right of the hinges. The left side is used when a vibrato effect is desired, producing a wa-wa sound (similar to the function on the electric guitar). After every piece, the hinges are shifted left/right to change the mode (key) of the strings to suit the next piece. They can also be shifted during a piece when required. On the right of the instrument there is a box with a hidden spanner, this is where you do major changes to the strings. This is just like the harp having pedals to change key. I wonder if the harp can do vibrato, haven't seen a solo harp performance before.
Happy V-day everyone! Love ya!
有了你开心的 也都称心满意
咸鱼白菜也好好味
我与你永共叙 分分钟需要你
你似是阳光空气
