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Chinese music Group2 brainstorm

started by lili_teng_foti on 13 Sep 10
  • lili_teng_foti
    #1 lili_teng_foti on 13 Sep 10
     
    What do you know about music in Chinese culture? What are your ideas for the group presentation?
  • Jillian Crowley
    #2 Jillian Crowley on 14 Sep 10
     
    I do not know much about music in Chinese culture except:
    -music has played a large role in China's history
    -there are many different styles of Chinese music based on the region in China and the time period
    -music is used in festivals for entertainment
    -also used in ceremonies and in worshipping
    -much of China's current popular music is controversial because it has been influenced by the West

    For the presentation I think we should have clips on the different genres of Chinese music and discuss the different types of instruments used in Chinese music.
  • Nicholas Pelletier
    #3 Nicholas Pelletier on 14 Sep 10
     
    I am in a similar situation where I do not know that much about traditional Chinese music. On top of what Jillian said:

    -I think that drums / percussion in general play a large role in traditional Chinese music.
    -The same goes for bells, gongs, and other large metalic instruments.
    -I think that stringed instruments that make almost shrill sounds are pretty common too. One of the more common ones is called the pipa.
    -I am a singer and my choir was invited to go over and sing at various festivals before the 2008 Olympics. This gave me an interesting opportunity to see that while music from the West is widely enjoyed in China, it needs to be in the right context. The way that it was received was also very different. For example, during some concerts, people in the audience would stand up and start applauding as soon as they decided they liked the song.. even if we had just started singing it.


    I entirely agree about the different genre clips in the presentation. With the instruments, we could also do something where we put up two similar Chinese instruments on a ppoint slide and then we could play a clip of each to see how their sounds differ.
  • lili_teng_foti
    #4 lili_teng_foti on 15 Sep 10
     
    Nick's China singing tour is a great experience. In the Journey to the west clip we watched in class, you can find that there were a few pauses for the applauses during the performance,.
    Different genre and instruments are great ideas.
    What do the rest of the group think?
  • Haley O'Brien
    #5 Haley O'Brien on 15 Sep 10
     
    I agree with both Nick and Jillian. I feel that musical clips will definitely help add to our presentation, and that they will give an entertaining, yet helpful, example. I don't know too much about Chinese music, but I think that focusing on the instruments that play an integral role in creating the traditional chinese "sound" is an interesting focus. They seem to be so different from the instruments we are familiar with in traditional western music.

    The importance of music in celebrations, festivals and religion also seems to be a large source of China's music history.

    I like Jillian's final point on the impact of western music on modern chinese music, and how because of this influence there is controversy.
  • lili_teng_foti
    #7 lili_teng_foti on 15 Sep 10
     
    A good start. Let's do some research online, post your bookmarks, highlight the passages of your interest and share your notes
  • Nicholas Pelletier
    #8 Nicholas Pelletier on 18 Sep 10
     
    The following website gives a good overview of some Chinese string instruments. I think that some of these should be included in the powerpoint with clips of them playing.

    http://www.philmultic.com/home/instruments/
  • Haley O'Brien
    #9 Haley O'Brien on 18 Sep 10
     
    http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Music/China-music-history.html

    This website provides a condensed yet thorough explanation on the history of chinese music. It touches on the yin yang harmony that we learned about in class on friday. Pages 1 and 3 are definitely the most helpful.
  • Andrew Sweeney
    #10 Andrew Sweeney on 19 Sep 10
     
    http://www-camil.music.uiuc.edu/musedex/taiwan/Chinese-history/ChHistory.html

    This site provides a detailed Chinese History showing what happens through each dynasty
  • Haley O'Brien
    #11 Haley O'Brien on 19 Sep 10
  • Andrew Sweeney
    #12 Andrew Sweeney on 19 Sep 10
  • Andrew Sweeney
    #13 Andrew Sweeney on 19 Sep 10
     
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B7_pDP2xS4
    A good example of the chinese flute!!
  • Nicholas Pelletier
    #16 Nicholas Pelletier on 19 Sep 10
     
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueJcRmfweSM

    Here is a clip of an Western orchestra.
  • lili_teng_foti
    #17 lili_teng_foti on 19 Sep 10
     
    Great job, the music team! I am so glad to see that you are including the history of Chinese music in your presentation in addition to the instruments. I like the the way Andrew shares his bookmark with the class. Nice highlights and notes.It would be great if you can also share thoughts on the video clips you found and discuss how you can put things together for the presentation. It would be nice if Jillian can share more thoughts, too.
    Please remember to send your outline of the presentation and 3-5 discussion questions to me before class.
    I look forward to your presentation.
  • Haley O'Brien
    #18 Haley O'Brien on 19 Sep 10
     
    We met this morning for a couple of ours to discuss chinese music. We also put together our presentation for tomorrow's class. We realize that we didn't all highlight and explain the significance of our links on diigo. However, this is because we were together and therefore discussing the videos and websites out loud with one another.
  • Jillian Crowley
    #19 Jillian Crowley on 20 Sep 10
     
    For our presentation we have created 13 slides for our power point that include different aspects of Chinese music, pictures and video clips. The slides present information on:
    -Yin and Yang
    -History
    -General characteristics
    -Eight Sounds of Chinese Music
    -Instruments (including pictures of traditional instruments)
    -Video Clips of Chinese instruments, orchestras and current popular songs
    -Discussion Questions
  • lili_teng_foti
    #21 lili_teng_foti on 20 Sep 10
     
    I like the structure and the questions. Great job!
  • Haley O'Brien
    #22 Haley O'Brien on 04 Oct 10
     
    For my final project, I am interested on researching Western Medicine and its influence on the East. I hope to learn more about Western Medicine in general, its purposes, uses, advantage and disadvantages, how and why it has become increasingly popular in eastern society today.
  • Haley O'Brien
    #23 Haley O'Brien on 04 Oct 10
     
    So sorry, but I meant to say Eastern medicine and its influence on the west! I hope to learn more about Eastern Medicine, not western.

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