i wanna learn this instrument too. haven't had the guts to go learn. is it need long nails to play?

waht instrumnet?

oh... no no, u dun nail long nails for Er Hu

lol obviously it's gu zheng, nobody will think of long nails when playing erhu...

yong1990 you don't need guts to learn, you need money.

lol. roughly how much to start? including the instrument?

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Added on December 20, 2010, 1:02 amno, i mean gu zheng..

This post has been edited by yong1990: Dec 20 2010, 01:02 AM

little ice...hahaha...good one!

Yoong...the best persons to answer you are Subangman who has 2 daughters playing Guzheng...and Faceless who is also a expert.

Little Ice, it is GREAT to see your presence here in this thread.

Yong,
Tell us why you dont have the guts to play the guzheng? I am sure there is a reason such as afraid that it is too difficult, afraid that it may turn out to be an expensive affair or simply just afraid that the teacher will eat you up.

What Empire means is he is a natural. He can just pick up any instruments and can play it like an expert in a short time. So he do not need to take lessons. Therefore he cant advise you on classes. For you info he plays more than 20 instruments.

Subang did the most research on this subject from syllabus to tuition fees to instruments prices. That is a lot of time invested and petrol to check out all the rates and syllabus all over the Klang Valley. He is the main man for these info.

As for me, I only know a little and pretend to be an expert. Let me just tell you about instruments cost.The entry level instrument is about RM2000. I would advise you get those in mid range which is about RM5000.

i used to play the gu zheng but then stop some after that.

very lovely instrument.

faceless....wa..dont la scare yoong with an entry level guzheng at RM2,000. She can buy the baby guZheng for a few hundred RM only to try. It may not be as good as the Rm2, 000...but for a beginner who doesnt know if she will continue learning guzhend or drop out..the few humdred RM is well worth it.

Well yong1990... i guess u r a 20yrs old now. Pls try to read from the begining of this thread (page 1 to max. say 8-10) enough info
for u to know a little bit here and there regarding learning guzheng in klang valley.
Its not tat i am not willing to write those info here...
i think i am getting veri 'cheong hey' alridi and confirming myself an old cina ah pek if i keep on repeat writing the same
old stuff over & over again eventhough i'm just in my mid forties.... LOL!

when u still cannot find wat u really needs to know ...then shoot and I help u amicably.

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Added on December 20, 2010, 1:58 pmwhy stop ? let the culture and knowledge flows to the next and future generations.....

if you dun like exam orintated like myself just play it for fun.... *myself is the laziest music learner but I won't quit... just hibernate until my spring*

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Added on December 20, 2010, 2:15 pmEmpire :- for tis I agree with brudder Faceless.... well it's just like learning piano. Some will say just buy a keyboard and start learning from it until
the so call "feel' arrives then only get a piano.... *sigh*

My 2sen opinion is; attend the class 1st... say 1mth or 2 for as if a courtship ... when ready or "love is in the air " get a full scale guzheng
and start of the commitment with speak softly love.

To buy wat sort of guzheng ... is another quest mark... 'how deep is ur love and the pockets'.

There is no such thing as right or wrong ....like a relationship between a man and a woman... just try to keep the eternal flame burning.

Well today i am getting veri 'cheong hey' again.... i think its time for me to call off for the day now... Manic monday and time for a nice
pint of St James gate near my office. "one package 4full pints just RM50 + kacang putih"... !


P/S :- Faceless ... u intend to go for the 2nd Malaysia Guzheng competition in march; bru ?

This post has been edited by subangman: Dec 20 2010, 02:31 PM

Subang,
I am not participating. I dont think I am ready yet. I am still having problems with double handed play. I will go there to support mei-mei. 19 March is my nephew birthday so most likely I will not be available. I will be there the other two days.

Empire,
Some baby guzheng are better than entry level. It all depends on the grade of wood that goes into to the sound board. Baby guzheng is just not as loud since there is less volume (as in length x width x height) in the sound box to echo out the sound.

that time i was in secondary school so very free and learn fr 2-3 years.
i also play for leisure. no exams. in fact my 'teacher' was a family friend and she teach me for extra side income and way below the normal price charged outside.

why stop ar. cause very busy nowadays and also my teacher is learning for exams and performance or something like that. so she herself is pretty stress with her own lessons already and i couldn't really find time to continue learning.
i'm the worst. i pick up and learn stuff then quit after a while. was like that with piano and ice skating also.

well, i haven't learn any musical instruments before. no basics whatsoever. i'm just afraid i can't pick.

try 1st lo...then only you will know.

I guess it is simply no interest. If there is interest there is commitment to practise. It could also be there is not enough challenge in learning the skill. For example you may see ice skating as nothing but just walk, run, turn, and jump (kids stuff really). The more acrobatic feats of ice skating does not interest you or you simply just think you are not good enough to perform those stunts.

It is a common fear, Yong. Lack of knowledge always causes fear. If you do not know how to drive a car, you will be fearful when driving. Once you get the hang of it, there is no more fear. The question is to ask yourself how strong is your interest. If you think you like it very much then you will do whatever it takes to overcome the obstacles. As Little Ice puts it "not guts but money". Money to pay for lessons is one part. The other part is the commitment to practise.

This post has been edited by faceless: Dec 21 2010, 09:21 AM

SO...who is confirmed meeting up in my house for an informal
get- together during CNY?

I am confirm, Empire.

got food or not? i no need beer like faceless or subang la. just feed me. muahahaha

HAHAHAHA..... .
Our normal diet is made from hops, malt and yeast very healthy one and low calories one.
anything on top of it shall consider as luxury alridi...

I thought normally gals like low calories diet ..

It depend on how well you play the di zi. If you do a good job maybe you get a kueh kapet.

Hahaha>>.sure. I got maggi mee Waiting for all of yoU!

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Added on December 23, 2010, 5:40 pmHahaha>>.sure. I got maggi mee Waiting for all of yoU!

This post has been edited by empire: Dec 23 2010, 05:40 PM