2nd Quarter Lesson #1 MAPEH For Today's Learner 8 Music of China

1. Music of
China

2. ๏ Most Ancient and cultural
music practices
๏ Their music is based on the
doctrines of some Chinese
Philosophers like
Confucius.

3. ๏ LUS – Chinese musical notes
๏ PENTATONIC – five tone scale
⊙ Kung
⊙ Shang
⊙ Chiao
⊙ Chih
⊙ Yu

4. ๏ Poetry are delivered through
chant.
๏ Singing of narrative song is
very prevalent.
๏ Opera are very sophisticated.
Vocal Form

5. ๏ Vocal style:
⊙ nasal falsetto,
⊙ high in register
⊙ performed by males.
๏ Performances may include:
⊙ Acrobats
⊙ Dancers
⊙ Colorful costumes
⊙ Dramatic effects on stage

6. ๏ Folk music includes dance
pieces with:
⊙ Lively melodies
⊙ Rhythms on lyrical
⊙ Occasionally erotic songs

7. ๏ Chinese musical instruments
have 8 categories according to
the materials used:
⊙ Bamboo
⊙ Wood
⊙ Silk
⊙ Gourd
⊙ Stone
⊙ Metal
⊙ Skin
⊙ Clay
Instrumental Music

8. ๏ Instruments have associations
with a particular substance:
⊙ Direction
⊙ Season
⊙ Power
Drum (north, winter, water, skin
Bells (west, autumn, humidity, metal)

9. ๏ Instruments can be played
solo, ensemble or large
orchestra in court.

10. ๏ ERHU
๏ Two-stringed
fiddle and one of
the most popular
Chinese
instruments.
Bowed Instrument

11. ๏ PIPA
๏ Four-stringed lute
with 30 frets and
a pear-shaped
body
Plucked Instrument

12. ๏ ZHENG
๏ It has 13 to 21
strings stretched
over individual
bridges.
๏ It has a range of
3 to 4 octaves.

13. ๏ GUQIN
๏ It is a 7 string zither
without bridges.
๏ Most Ancient Chinese
instrument with over 3000
years of history.

14. ๏ GUZHENG
๏ It is a large 18-23 strings usually
played by female.
๏ Commonly played in streets or
parks.
๏ It accompanies
opera and
concert
performances

15. ๏ DIZI
๏ It is a bamboo
insrument with 6
finger holes.
๏ One hole is covered
with a membrane to
produce a buzzing
sound or rattling
effect
Winds

16. ๏ XIAO
๏ Vertical end-blow
flute made from
bamboo.
๏ Use to accompany
long, quiet and
sentimental music,

17. ๏ SUONA
๏ Vertical end-blow
flute made from
bamboo.
๏ Use to accompany
long, quiet and
sentimental music,

18. ๏ SHENG
๏ It is a mouth organ.
with 12-36 bamboo
pipes.
๏ It can play a
melody or chords
simultaneouly.

19. ๏ CHING
๏ Small Cymbals.
๏ It gives signal to
the entrances
and endings of a
composition.
Percussion

20. ๏ YU
๏ Tiger-like animal resting on a
sounding box.
๏ It is played to mark the end of
the strophe.

21. ๏ Cantonese popular music.
๏ It is referred to as HK-pop
(Hong Kong popular music.
๏ It was first described as
“cantorock”
Cantopop