yup yup... in rock concerts, the nearer the better.. when choosing my seats for my idol concerts, i did the same thing as well..

in concert halls, is all about echo, quality, balance, etc etc.. eventhough i've been in there few times, i did not really try all the good seats yet.. so cannot really compare actually.. haha.. what i know is only the expansive seatings often have the best sounds quality..


if i'm wrong, i hope someone will correct me ya! haha

expert.. really expert! thanks for enlightening us! feel so knowledgeable now.. haha...

btw, u said that there's time to mingle around? does tat apply to ALL types of concerts or just tat particular one?

This post has been edited by cassiemissy: Apr 16 2010, 09:58 AM

hi guys! I wanted to know where can I find some scores for guzheng and erhu duet? perferably those beginners level.. any ideas where I can find it?

yes, i'm in gr4 (learning for a year +)... i wan some beginner level duet is coz my fren who play the er hu is just beginner.. so in order to be able to play with her, i have to find some really simple and beginner pieces to play..

hmm.. i don't really get what you mean by soul searching for instruments.. haha..

in a way, i am trying to soul searching for my ultimate instrument.. i really wanted to learn many many instrument.. if time and money allow.. :

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Added on April 21, 2010, 6:10 pm thanks in advance ya! if u really can get some duet for me it will be sooo great! ^.^

dun worry about the difficulty.. i guess i can modified it to be simpler..

ling wu chung?? cool.. didn't think about it this way.. too bad i couldn't find a he to duet..


This post has been edited by cassiemissy: Apr 21 2010, 06:16 PM

i haven try modifying any songs before la actually.. what I've in mind is like if there's a piece that's too difficult for my fren to play, then i just omit some notes and just ask her to play the main melody lo.. instead of some decorative notes.. haha.. that's what i think la.. since i did not done it before, i've no idea whether it works or not but still, it will worth a try.. haha..


what do u want to know about key? maybe i can help u a little?




do scan and share it here if you are free!! Chinese classical pieces are 100% absolutely fine with me! ^.^

This post has been edited by cassiemissy: Apr 22 2010, 10:47 AM

Thanks so much for sharing.. going back to try it! ^.^


Btw, a key is like Cmajor, G major, D major, A minor, etc etc.. basically, a piece of music is govern by a key.. for example.
Gmajor have Fsharp. And all the F in the music will have sharp unless stated otherwise.. Without the sharp, the whole music might be in a whole different pitch..
You know chords right? there are keys in chord as well.. CEG will be the tonic chord of Cmajor. DF(sharp)A will be the tonic of D major, and so on..

Different key brings different mood throughout the music and changes of key in a piece will cause changes of mood as it also change the pitch and chords progression.

I might not be able to explain it very well though.. hope you get the rough idea..

if not, maybe some other people will be able to explain it better..

This post has been edited by cassiemissy: Apr 22 2010, 03:08 PM

been absent for some time.. haha.. this topic seems to went soooo far already... haha.. after this msg, i'm going to read back what i miss..

btw, faceless.. i don't think i can join u guys after the show.. too late already and after my classes, i think i will be very tired.. : but don't forget to keep me updated ya! I would lik to know how it went..


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Alright.. finish updating myself..

btw, i would like to know the shop that sells these books at Sunway Mentari right? What the exact name of the shop? haha.. so I wun get into the wrong shop..

it seems that most of you all here are quite quite quite experience in the chinese music 'field' already.. haha.. so nice to read about the 'feeling' and techniques and tips.. do share more as I'm a mere beginner.. haha..



This post has been edited by cassiemissy: May 3 2010, 10:59 AM

even at gr2 ur understanding of this instrument seem so broad.. haha.. tat's wat make me feel so beginner.. haha..

I did not take any exams as well so tat's y i can go so fast from beginner to gr4 in just 1 and a half year time.. haha.. tat's y i wanted to know whether this is normal or not as my teacher says that it is normal for adult to go from beginner to gr4 in 1 year+ .. and my teacher did stress on the emotions but the only thing is, i couldn't really catch it sometime.. sometime can sometime cannot.. haha.. make my teacher went berserk when i can play well at one time and badly at another time.. haha..

playing with both hands ar.. for me la, i practice just the left hand 1st so i recognise all notes already.. and the work on it so i can play it fluently just the left hand.. then slowly combine it with right hand.. i practice bar by bar, memorising in the same time.. after i perfected a bar, i proceed to the next bar.. haha..

and you can always sing of the left hand melody when u play ur right hand, so subconsciously you will be comfortable tat when u r playing the right hand, u know what ur left hand should sound.. tat's wat i do la.. dunno whether it helps or not.. haha..

for me, always knowing where the left hand note ends up seems to ease my playing a little as the melody is always with the right hand, so i couldn't find the left hand notes while playing the right hand. tat's y i make sure i've memorise them and sure how they sounds.. haha..

oh..and i start learning the left hand with just very very simple note.. only 1 notes in a bar.. haha... mostly play with the pinky..pluck.. then slowly my teacher gives me songs that have more notes on the left hand..haha.. maybe u can try to find songs with simple left hand notes to practice 1st? hehe

that's my 2cents.. hope it helps..

Haha.. is it the 1st time u play an instrument with both hand together? if so, don't worry so much.. u've just started playing together about 1 month.. dun take it too hard.. mayb if you relax and think of the music it will be better?

spastic.. omg.. dun la so stress.. haha.. u just haven gotten use to it yet.. haha.. dun worry too much la.. enjoy the music and ur left hand will come slowly.. when u play them together, u might not even remember the time u feel ur left hand doesn't belong to u,.. haha

owww.... too bad.. if i'm not mistaken, the tickets are being sold out very very early already.. so popular.. haha..

remember to update me! ^^

This post has been edited by cassiemissy: May 11 2010, 10:45 AM

yea.. going to miss it.. nevermind.. there'll be another chance.. haha.. hope so..!


emm.. two left hand? ahaha.. u r damm funny in describing ur hands.. haha.. i guess it's an improvement rite..? last few post u say tat ur left hand dun feel like ur hand.. now it has become ur left hand but ur right hand become another left hand.. haha.. soon, the fake left hand going to become back ur right hand.. dun worry..

i dun really remember me having both left hand when playing the piano.. when i started playing the piano with both hands, i'm still very small.. so i dun remember the detail.. haha.. all i ever remember is piano is to be play with both hand.. but i remember when playing the guzheng, my left hand doesn't really listen to my wishes well.. but it will pass sooner or later.. lik i said.. furthermore, u r really hardworking and interested in this instrument so i think ur left hand will be obedient soon.. continue with ur progress! ^.^

YES YES! I will go looking for them! ^.^ thanks for posting!



haha.. i thinks it is really a no big deal coz you r just starting.. haha.. see? now at least u get two left hand already.. lik u say, two right hand later.. and having two right hand is great u know.. better than have a pair of hand..

and it's great that my sooooo tiny tips help u ya.. ^.^ hope to hear u play with both hand soon.. mayb a youtube? haha

wahaha.. true also hor.. two right hand still cacat.. nvm nvm.. after 2 right hand u will gain back ur pair of hands.. lik my lecturer always tell me, 'u r getting there, but not there yet.. getting there getting there.. "

plane ar.. take car la.. normal and safe.. haha

浏阳河.. hey.. that's the song I'm currently practising.. haha.. but it seems like mine might not be the simple version that you guys talk about.. but i wish it is.. i'm having such a hard time practicing it.. haha.. might post it up when i have the time tomolo..

so, how's the concert? Update me! Haha! ^.^ ^.^


aishatosh : welcome to this hot forum! haha.. hope u will take up the instrument as it is always more fun to play and listen than just listen.. haha..

hmm... overall, I guess this concert is a big stepping stone for Malaysian music industry. At least, now more people recognize them and knows of the sounds it produce. The next step will be easier. Maybe the next round, will be a full chinese orchestra being perform? I will surely not miss it this time.. haha..