updated 8 May 2011
Objectives:
- introduce Chinese songs with music (midi and MP3), sheet music (black and white keys), lyrics in pin yin, Chinese characters, and English or other translation
- get piano students to play the black keys earlier on
- get students to improvise to pentatonic melodies, i.e. anything goes
- make available interesting arrangements for different levels
- put chord markings for guitar and improvisation (make use of capo to allow first position chords)
- add simplified notation (jian pu)
Outstanding:
- ensure correct notes for melody
- get Chinese lyrics in Chinese and pin yin
- translate to English and/or Dutch or other
- make interesting arrangement
- get illustration
- write a historical synopsis and indicate how to play it
Title |
Illustration |
Explanation |
Original Lyrics |
English Translation |
Arrangement |
Listen |
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Ge Ge Ba Ba |
yes |
by Anne Ku |
MID |
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Little Donkey |
part |
not yet |
MID |
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Jasmine Flower |
from Turandot |
PDF (harp) |
MID |
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Plum Blossom |
MID |
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Mei Mei |
yes |
MID |
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Flower Drum Song |
Feng Yang Hua Gu |
PDF (harp) |
MID |
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Ni Ze Me Shuo |
yes |
by Anne Ku |
PDF-white, PDF-black |
MID |
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