三级aa视频在线观看-三级国产-三级国产精品一区二区-三级国产三级在线-三级国产在线

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Culture
Home / Culture / Heritage

Modern US musician handpicks traditional Chinese instruments

China Daily | Updated: 2019-09-21 11:30
Share
Share - WeChat

NEW YORK - Justin Scholar, a New Jersey native, has earned his name as the "Chinese instruments guy" at the annual Philadelphia Folk Festival as he brings a Chinese instrument every year to let people try.

"This year I brought a zhongruan (Chinese plucked string instrument) to entertain the guitarists because it's shaped like a guitar. And some people really pick it up quite quickly," Scholar told Xinhua in New York after he returned from the outdoor music festival held at the Old Pool Farm, about 56 kilometers outside of Philadelphia last month.

Two clear goals

The 26-year-old musician has previously presented Chinese instruments including guzheng, bawu, hulusi, sheng and erhu at the event.

"Even though I can't share the traditional Chinese tunes, the new instruments are enough of a fun experience," he said. "The children and non-musical folk really seem to enjoy it, and some people have bought their own guzheng after trying."

"Their (musicians) unabated passion for the preservation of folk music means they are incredibly curious about the folk music that is rarer or less represented; that's where I thrive," said Scholar.

"I always invite people to come sit in and learn about it and try it and you'll be amazed at how some Americans who have never heard of this instrument before can figure out how to play on their own with no more instruction," he said.

Scholar had his heart stolen by Chinese instruments ever since he made his first trip to Shanghai in 2015 through a study-abroad program when he was a student in New York University.

"I find the guzheng is my most inspirational tool of expression, and the seeming lack of experimentation with the instrument is what I aim to change," he said.

"I have two clear goals as a musician," he said. "In China, I hope to reinvent the guzheng for a younger audience by producing new music influenced by jazz and folk and singing in English."

"My second goal is to introduce guzheng to the West, which is why I am here," he said. "I find the guzheng is the most accessible instrument for non-musicians to create beautiful sound."

Scholar said his musical style can be described as "meditative and serene at times, or melancholic and expressive other times. It depends on the song."

"I hope one day that many people will hear my music, especially the thousands of guzheng players, and that they will be encouraged to try writing their own music and freestyling while learning to express themselves," he said.

1 2 3 Next   >>|
Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 久久视频精品36线视频在线观看 | 国产亚洲女在线线精品 | 青青艹视频在线 | 99久热在线精品视频播 | 久久九色综合九色99伊人 | 亚洲和欧美毛片久久久久 | 极品美女aⅴ高清在线观看 极品美女一级毛片 | 中文无码日韩欧 | 一级爱做片免费观看久久 | 久久精品国产无限资源 | 日本久久综合网 | 青草国产在线 | 这里有精品| 国产激烈无遮挡免费床戏视频 | 一级黄色录像免费 | 国产不卡一卡2卡三卡4卡5卡在线 | 成人在线小视频 | 欧美换爱交换乱理伦片免费观看 | 亚洲国产日韩在线观频 | 久爱www成人网免费视频 | 九九视频高清视频免费观看 | 久久精品国产这里是免费 | 久久99精品久久久久子伦小说 | 狠狠色丁香九九婷婷综合五月 | 色综合综合色综合色综合 | a级毛片毛片免费很很综合 a级毛片在线观看 | 国产99在线播放免费 | 久操影视| 三集黄色片| 欧美黑粗大 | 午夜综合| 国产精品三级a三级三级午夜 | 亚洲欧美日韩高清一区二区一 | 玖玖玖视频在线观看视频6 玖玖视频精品 | 久久国产成人精品麻豆 | 免费黄色影院 | 9久re在线观看视频精品 | 日本亚州视频在线八a | 国产在线xvideos | 亚洲国产成人va在线观看 | 成人在线视频国产 |