Chinese Bamboo Flute (Dizi)

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The Chinese Bamboo Flute, also named Dizi, is a very popular Chinese Instrument. Let Tang Junqiao give you a course about Dizi!

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Chinese Bamboo Flute (Dizi)

The transverse Chinese Bamboo Flute – also named Dizi – is a traditional Chinese instrument made of bamboo. The dizi is a very popular instrument widely played in folk music, operas and orchestras.

Tang Junqiao, a professional Dizi player and member of several international orchestras, invites you to discover the beautiful bamboo flute. She built a method for beginner players with many exercises to practice and to improve your playing.

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The program proposed by Tang Junqiao

This course is divided into five main parts. You will be first given a general introduction about the chinese bamboo flute. Then, you will discover the basic techniques and notions to master. The third session is about Dizi music pieces demonstration and explanations and practice. After that, you have a whole chapter dedicated to hands exercises, followed by a session about scales and notes exercises.

Chapter	Detailed Notions
Introduction of Chinese bamboo flute	General Introduction of Zhúdí
Introduction of Chinese bamboo flute	The Structure of Dízi
Basic theory and skills	Dízi Playing
	How to Play the Dízi Well
	Posture, Position and Embouchure
	Memonics of Dízi Playing and Breathing
	Techniques for Tonguing
	Qingtu, Suìtu, Qitu, Chuntu
	Flutter tonguing and Flying finger
	Fuzhènyin (diaphragm vibrato), Liyin (arpeggio) and Yiyin (appoggiatura)
	Duoyin, Dayin (modent), Diéyin (acciaccatura) and Huayin (glissando)
	Fanyin (overtone) and Houyin (throating)
Piece Demonstration	“Waves after waves in Honghu Lake”
	“Flowing Clouds High in the Sky”
	“Song of the four seasons” and “Su Wu Herding Sheep”
	“Spring is coming” and “Farewell”
	“Yange” and “Ballad of the Great Wall”
	“Jasmine” and “Feng Yang Flower Drum”
	“Liuyang River” and “Sing for Erxiao”
	“Osmanthus Blooming Everywhere in August” and “The Golden Sun in Beijing”
	“Joyful Prattle”
	“Dry thunderstorm”
	“Dragon Boat Melody”
	“Purple Bamboo Melody”
	“Stepping up”
	“Chrysanthemum Terrace”
	“My Dear Country”
	“Ballad of the Yellow River”
	“Saliha”
	“Invisible Wings”
	“To the Theatre”
	“The Happy Little Flautist”
	“A Plum Blossom”
	“Jubilance”
	“Thousands of Miles Apart”
	“Tune of Beijing Opera”
	“A Train of Red Scarfs to Beijing”
Exercises for hands	Upper hand position and Lower hand position
	Both hands exercises
	Exercises for the fingers
Exercises about scales and notes	Octaves exercises
	Exercises about Fa
	Tonguing Exercises
	Exercises about Chanyin (trill)
	Half-hole Fa Exercises
	Arpeggio Exercises
	Overtone Exercises

Lesson plan

Chapter	Detailed Notions
Introduction of Chinese bamboo flute	General Introduction of Zhúdí
Introduction of Chinese bamboo flute	The Structure of Dízi
Basic theory and skills	Dízi Playing
	How to Play the Dízi Well
	Posture, Position and Embouchure
	Memonics of Dízi Playing and Breathing
	Techniques for Tonguing
	Qingtu, Suìtu, Qitu, Chuntu
	Flutter tonguing and Flying finger
	Fuzhènyin (diaphragm vibrato), Liyin (arpeggio) and Yiyin (appoggiatura)
	Duoyin, Dayin (modent), Diéyin (acciaccatura) and Huayin (glissando)
	Fanyin (overtone) and Houyin (throating)
Piece Demonstration	“Waves after waves in Honghu Lake”
	“Flowing Clouds High in the Sky”
	“Song of the four seasons” and “Su Wu Herding Sheep”
	“Spring is coming” and “Farewell”
	“Yange” and “Ballad of the Great Wall”
	“Jasmine” and “Feng Yang Flower Drum”
	“Liuyang River” and “Sing for Erxiao”
	“Osmanthus Blooming Everywhere in August” and “The Golden Sun in Beijing”
	“Joyful Prattle”
	“Dry thunderstorm”
	“Dragon Boat Melody”
	“Purple Bamboo Melody”
	“Stepping up”
	“Chrysanthemum Terrace”
	“My Dear Country”
	“Ballad of the Yellow River”
	“Saliha”
	“Invisible Wings”
	“To the Theatre”
	“The Happy Little Flautist”
	“A Plum Blossom”
	“Jubilance”
	“Thousands of Miles Apart”
	“Tune of Beijing Opera”
	“A Train of Red Scarfs to Beijing”
Exercises for hands	Upper hand position and Lower hand position
	Both hands exercises
	Exercises for the fingers
Exercises about scales and notes	Octaves exercises
	Exercises about Fa
	Tonguing Exercises
	Exercises about Chanyin (trill)
	Half-hole Fa Exercises
	Arpeggio Exercises
	Overtone Exercises