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China!Music Passport

Music History Facts

• Chinese Music can be traced as far back as the 3rd

millenium B.C.!

• They have their own style for operas, orchestras, hymns, pop music and folk music.

• They have a rich heritage of music but are have a contemporary presence.

Chinese Instruments

Every culture creates their own sound that appeals to them. Some music

might feature sitar, guitar or banjo. In China, you’d hear an ERHU!

Erhu – Chinese strings

• Dates back 100

years in Chinese

classical & folk

music

• Today it’s used in

modern jazz, rock

& pop music.

Pentatonic Scale

Erhu in an Orchestra

• https://www.youtube.com

/watch?v=Fj13KU3SAvE

Notes used:

Learn a Chinese Song!

Compose a Chinese Song

Group Composition Assignment:1. 4 measures long

2. Only use the notes in a pentatonic

scale

3. Use the notes & rest below

4. 4 beats a measure

5. Add lyrics