East Asian Music Summer School 2022
Introduction
Between 23 and 27 August 2022, the London Youlan Qin Society and the UK Chinese Esemble held 5-day courses at the Asian Music Unit, Goldsmiths, University of London, on the following Chinese musical instruments:
- guqin, taught by Elaine Yu (beginners), Zhu Wencheng (intermediate) and Charles Tsua (advanced)
- guzheng, taught by Jason Lau
- pipa, taught by Cheng Yu
- erhu, taught by Shen Yin
- dizi, taught by Hu Ruijun
- xiao, taught by Li Guangtai
- hulusu, taught by Wan Yin
- Chinese ensemble, taught by Wan Yin
- Shakuhachi, taught by Kiku Day
- Janggu (Korean drumming), taught by Jihye Kim
- Yoga, taught by Echo Hong
- Chinese paper cutting, taught by He Shijun
- Calligraphy, taught by Azalea Qin
- Ink painting, taught by Hu Ruijun
Classes
For each instrument, two sessions were held, one in the mornings for people taking that instrument as their main or only instrument,the other for people taking it as a asecond instrument. The beginners were were led through the basic techniques, building a foundation on which they would be able to progress. By the end of the 5 days, they were able to play a simple piece. On the last afternoon, informal student performances were held, to enable participants to show each other what they had learned. Optional yoga sessions were held in the mornings, and in the afternoons there were optional classes on Chinese calligraphy, ink painting, and paper cutting. On Wednesday 24th Zhu Wencheng gave a talk on the Meian School of guqin music. This talk was optional for people doing other instruments.
Concert
On the afternoon of Saturday 27th a concert was held. It was performed by the summer school teachers and members of the London Youlan Qin Society. For details and photo gallery please see East Asian Music Concert.
Gallery
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Beginners' qin class
group session
Beginners' qin class
group session
Beginners' qin class
one-to-one session
Intermediate qin class
group session
Intermediate qin class
one-to-one session
Advanced qin class
one-to-one session
Guzheng class
group session
Guzheng class
group session
pipa class
group session
pipa class
group session
erhu class
group session
erhu
class
Erhu
class
Dizi class
group session
Hulusu class
one-to-one session
Shakuhachi class,
group session
Janggu class
group session
Janggu class
one-to-one session
Yoga
session
Chinese calligraphy
session
Chinese paper cutting
session
Chinese tea ceremony
demonstrationion
Yaji
Guqin performance
Student demonstration
Dizi performance
Student demonstration
Janggu performance
Student demonstration
Shakuhachi performance
Yaji
Discussion
Yaji
All participants
Group photo
all participants
Many thanks all the volunteers who gave their time and worked hard to make this summer school a success, and to Viola Qiu and Azalea Qin for the photographs.