Hello there,
i am learning guzheng too,and i am from Penang.nice to meet u all~
i learned from MR.Lai Ah Lai for years and now i am taking up guzheng major degree at Beijing CCOM,
learning frm Yuansha.
If u can read chinese,maybe these websites can help u

http://www.qinzheng.org/index.php

http://www.guzheng.cn/

TQ veri much for ur info .... i banana man lar.... mandarin myself {luckily got goggle to translate}

Glad to know that u take the ultimate effort in advancing the art of music ... hope u will graduate soon and return home to guide
the youngsters here...... knowing to play any instrument and playing few songs is not hard but to master any kind of instrument and be
recognised for the competency is not easy.

So as wat been defined in wikipedia :The word professional traditionally means a person who has obtained a degree in a professional field; a person who performs commercially in a field typically reserved for hobbyists or amateurs.

Simple : even a Engineering degree holder grad. with 10yrs or more experince cannot be consider a Professional unless he/she is accepted by the Board ! then he/she will carry a title to b recoginsed for the competency.

The only way to gauge one competency is thru examinations not just by fiddle around and can consider professional.

During my uni days i really admired those Music Arts students for their passion in music esp. those who are doing their Doctorate....willing to take the uncertainties after grad.

Learn any instrument from a good teacher as he/she will help one to develop interest else dropout rate veri high... unless just for fun and not to teach others.


this is another useful link for guzheng.... worldwide
http://www.chinesezither.net/forum/index.p...37b58d852703509


This post has been edited by subangman: Jan 28 2010, 11:59 PM

Its getting obsolete..

u mean the link ?

i just check.. seems to be fine.

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hello everyone ~
im learning guzheng too
be with this instrument for 3 years ady
it's nice to meet guzheng lovers here

glad to know u r one of the guzheng lover. welcome.

i read thru previous replies ...
subangman , u mz a typical music lover
im sure that kids will have a memorable n great childhood if their parents are like u ..

im hoping guzheng lovers here could share their learning n experiences ...
i practice quite alot .. but sometimes really do need some advices to improve my skill

Hi All,
After reading the comments you guys posted, I'm very interested to learn guzheng. I used to be a chinese orchestra member in high school too, playing sheng. Would you guys mind giving me the exact location or address of the places to learn gu zheng and if available, may be the contact number?

Nice meeting you guys!

Hello doramoone,where is ur location?
for penang,u can contact 0194473983,Mr Lai
i am also a chinese orchestra member,i playing erhu in orchestra,
and learn guzheng from my teacher @ outside..
which high sch u from?

WELCOME Doramoone to tis group.

i'll pm you my teacher's contact if you're in PJ area =)

does anyone know about the er hu lessons offering around selangor area? haha

hello... welcome back.

1. which part of selongor are u in now... PJ/Subang/Klang/Damansara?
2. are u a mature student as this will determine.. will u going for exams for u guzheng or u just learn and play for fun?
3. u understand basic mandarin.... just to remember title of songs?

-------------------- plenty of teacher in Klang valley ... from leng chai => ah pek...

1. klang but i willing to travel to subang or pj
2. play for fun
3. i score A in spm mandarin subject, no worries

i prefer good instructors, age or sex isn't a problem

I PM u ok.... not good to put up here ... pls check ur PM Box.

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Added on February 2, 2010, 4:50 pmThis post has been edited by subangman: Feb 2 2010, 04:53 PM

hey all,

just wondering, is there any modern songs that we can play with Gu Zheng?
or are they any english songs? haha.. just thinking of the variety of songs we can play =)

and also, any nice websites to search for the 'pu' (whats the correct term for this in english? music sheet? )

plentyful ... it's just like any other instrument ... but english scores is in musical notation usually different from chinese guzheng method.... 1234567 ... unless u know how to understand vice verse ... u need music theory .... (any music sifu here pls explain in details...)
i am going thru the similiar difficuties now.... my learn my sax in notation but i like old chinese songs ... "wah piang" mainly in 1234567 .... old ah pek strugglin like mad... finally i learn by memorizing it..... leave the music score in TRASH BIN.

This post has been edited by subangman: Feb 4 2010, 12:25 AM

hahaa, you're an expert already subangman! can play without the scores..
Without it, I cannot produce anything!



found this haha.. some modern songs!

but er.. is there a 7 in Gu Zheng ? haha.. I tot there's only 1 2 3 5 and 6 ?
hopefully you guys can post some interesting songs here for everybody to learn ^^

Hope there modern english songs too if possible!
Don't get me wrong, i like the traditional chinese songs too.. but it's always good to have variety!

hyumi...you press down the 6 string until it becomes the 7note and play it.

sorry.. i don't get it.... ><
maybe you can try playing the song and put a video up for demo =p