Hulusi
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Zhu Baohua, a famous Chinese Hulusi performer, invites you to discover the secret of this traditional Chinese instrument.
Hulusi
The Hulusi is a 2000 year-old Chinese instrument meaning “living fossil”. It has a unique timbre and musical expression as well as a delicate sound. Hulusi is pretty easy to learn and has become more and more popular these last years. The sound is the same as that of the bawu, one of its Chinese cousins, and very similar to the one of the clarinet, more squeaky in the bass and softer in the treble. Generally, those who are familiar with reed instruments will quickly understand how to extract from this object the range it can offer.
LESSON PRESENTATION
The main concepts taught
Structure
Scales
Legato
Yiyin (appoggiatura)
Dayin (hitting note)
Dieyin (acciaccatura)
The program proposed by Zhu Baohua
This course is divided into four parts. You will first see an introduction about the instrument, its structure, the posture, the breath control etc. In the second part, you will learn the basic notions and techniques to play the Hulusi; followed by a section dedicated to the demonstration and explanation of hulusi music pieces. Finally, in the last part, you will be explained how to maintain your instrument properly.
Chapter | Detailed Notions |
Introduction |
Introduction |
Basic Structure | |
Playing Posture | |
Fingering and Scale of All Holes closed as Sol | |
Sound Making and Breath Control; How to Avoid Coo Sound | |
Basic skills |
Scales Practice |
Long Tone Practice | |
Legato Practice | |
Proper use of breath | |
The practice of basic techniques – upper glissando; lower glissando; mixed glissando | |
Tonguing: Single Tonguing; Disconnected and connected tonguing; Double tonguing; Triple tonguing | |
Yiyin (appoggiatura) | |
Dayin (hitting note) | |
Dieyin (acciaccatura) | |
The blurring finger trill | |
Diaphragm tremolo | |
Boyin (mordent) | |
Trill | |
Hulusi Music Piece |
“Marriage Vows” |
“There’s a Beautiful Place” | |
“The Fernleaf Hedge Bamboo in the Moonlight” | |
Maintain Hulusi |
How to maintain Hulusi |
A word from your teacher
"To avoid the front note, you can use tonguing to give a pure start. And if you want to avoid the tail note, you can open your mouth quickly, to release the pressure, or you can use your tongue to block the blowhole."