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immediate thoughts

pentatonic scales usage.
traditional instruments eg erhu
timbre very different & unique from western instruments

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1. Use of traditional instruments
Guzheng, Dizi, Erhu, Big drum
2. Ballad songs?
3. Has a certain type of sound with the use of pentatonic scales.
4. Reminded me of the Chinese opera that my Grandma watched a lot in the past.
- Shania Tan

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Immediate thoughts on What is Chinese music 

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Immediate thoughts on What is Chinese music 

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1. for traditional Chinese music, the first thing came out from my head is Gu Zheng and Flute.
2. Dou Wei's recent music is quite chineseish and for me he represents as a pioneer who combines experimental music and traditional chinese music together.
3. Chinese pop music, for me the chinese songs lay between 2000 ~ 2010 are still the best.
4.Chinese music was the only music i listened to when i was a kid and Jaychou was the first artist i listened to.

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Gigi
-National spirit
-strengthen bonding and belief between the people in China

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Traditional, honorary, systematic, rich heritage
- Erik

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Chinese orchestras traditionally consist of bowed strings, woodwinds, plucked strings and percussion. Sometimes Chinese music is also heptatonic which is an extension of the pentatonic structure. Chinese music has very descriptive lyrics that evoke emotions using metaphors.

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Past pieces were focused more towards royal families and only selected few were able to enjoy. Current chinese music focused towards love songs and mostly a standard chord progression with a different melody line

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Chinese music in its modern context is more famous for their ballads, powerful vocals and moving chord progressions

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Anything going back to the traditional root of chinese music to modern day mandopop.

Chinese orchestra music which consists of traditional chinese instruments such as the dizi, suona, pipa, guzheng, erhu, etc...

The use of the chinese pentatonic scale separates the eastern and the western music.

The scale lends to making simple harmonies, but perhaps to maintain the Confucian norms of simplicity and clarity, harmony isn’t emphasized. In contrast, Western-style music uses the heptatonic scale that lends to producing complex harmonies among various instruments in tension.

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Marco :
In modern times, these includes the likes of jay chou and JJlin etc.  But otherwise , in Ancient times, perhaps we will never know. But from research , I think it could have something to do with erhu and pipa and of course some Chinese words. Chinese opera is one great example to listen to if u wanna get more understanding into Chinese music as all originated from there in the Olden times.

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1) Features heavy use of the pentatonic scale.
2) Frequently used instruments in Chinese music include the Pipa, Dizi, Suona and Guzheng
3) Features a certain rhythm and phrasing which sets it apart from Western music

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Chinese music mostly uses the pentatonic scales for its melody but can sometimes have harmony moving outside of the diatonic harmony. Traditional Chinese music can easily be recognise by the timbre of the instruments. It is pretty different compared to modern Chinese music which uses a lot of western instruments but ideas of melody and harmony are pretty much still similar.

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1) Chinese music has that pentatonic sound
2) Chinese instruments like Er Hu, Pi pa and Gu Zheng come to mind when I think Chinese music, even Chinese drums
3) but at the same time when I think Chinese music, I also think about mando pop and how most of the famous mandopop songs are very emotional and tell a tragic story

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Photos on slide 4 reminds me of traditions like the tradition of giving oranges, wearing traditional costumes and the communal gatherings during the lunar new year.

As such my thoughts on Chinese music are that of ones that represent the oriental culture and I feel that Chinese music is music that brings people together, considering how communal the Chinese can be.

Following oriental music that is commonly played during the lunar new year, I find my impression of Chinese music to include the pentatonic scale and have traditional chinese instruments like the er hu and guzheng.

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1)Uses pentatonic scales.
2) Features traditional instruments like the Pipa, erhu, guzheng, dizi
3) Chinese orchestra, chinese opera
4) "oriental" music

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Lots of pentatonic and very twangy sounding instruments like guzheng and pipa

Add some of that erhu for some extra spice

Anything non pentatonic = blasphemy

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Jay cHou  and Wang Lee Hom and Eric Chou!! Jjlin and stefanie sun

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Immediate Thoughts :
1. Pentatonic scales are dominantly used for Chinese Music
2. the meow meow song
3. Jay Chou
4. Christine Sham HAHAHA
5. My family -_- (cuz my brother listens to it whenever and wherever, and my family label him as 'King of Mandarin song')

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1. Pentatonic Scale
2. Oriental
3. Traditional instruments; pipa, erhu, guzheng, gong, dizi, dagu, biangu, fengluo
4. Chinese opera, lion dance

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1. Music written in/with scales, instruments (such as dizi, erhu etc) and arrangements that are native to the chinese region.
2. Modern contemporary music written either in China, or by members of the Chinese diaspora living elsewhere, with lyrics written in any chinese dialect

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Do re mi so la do la so mi re do -yanlin

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1. Traditional Chinese music with traditional chinese instrumentation/ensembles i.e. Jiangnan Sizhu
2. Chinese instruments i.e. erhu, pipa
3. Pentatonic scale

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1. Erhu, Guzheng, Dizi
2. Pentatonic Scale
3. High Pitched Vocals
4. Lion Dance
5. Tong Hua

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2. music that i listen to since young
3. Mayday, Jay Chou etc