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Co-hosts Peiyou Chang and Marilyn Wong Gleysteen
Program
1, Opening by Peiyou Chang 張培幼 (00:10) and co-host Marilyn Wong Gleysteen 王妙蓮 (3:42)
- This yaji was a continuation on the subject of Guqin learning since last year in July and earlier this year in January. Last year in July, Shuishan, Alan, Juni, Mingmei and Peiyou all shared some thoughts about guqin learning. And this January, Jim also shared interesting stories he had with Master Wang Huade 王華德 and Master Li Ming Zhong 李明忠. You can check all the records on our website under Events in 2022 and 2021. Last July, Peiyou talked about [The Path of My Qin Learning] and mentioned a guqin exam from Master Yuan JP’s Chinese Guqin Association in Taipei. There were 4 points to examine a qin performance, which are:
- 形、Appearance, stage manner. 質、Music integrity (the state of being whole) , Left and Right hand techniques. 藝、Rhythm accuracy; Variation of tempo; Pitches accuracy; Tone color expression, Volume control. And 道、Meaning of the music, Feeling of the music, Expression beyond the sound. Peiyou found that it is a very good guideline for qin students to pay attention to while learning the guqin.
- April 3rd, 2022 in Chinese culture was the Double Third Festival 上巳節, also known as Shangsi Festival, or Spring purification festival which is celebrated on the third day of the third month of the Chinese calendar. Because of this special date, our correspondent secretary, the co-host, Marilyn was planning to introduce the Spring purification festival and its relation to poetry, calligraphy and painting. Due to running out of time, Marilyn’s talk will be postponed to the next yaji.
2, Guest, Hu Yi 胡昳 from Canada – qin playing of 袍修罗兰·水 Pao Xiu Luo Lan – Water, composed by Cheng Gong-liang (1940-2015) (5:22 ) (Her playing can also be seen at https://youtu.be/ZThdMNxlGNI)
Hu Yi 胡昳 started learning the guqin in 2007 with Miss Xu Bi from Shanghai Yuan Yin Qin Yuan 上海元音琴苑 until 2014 to prepare to study abroad. 2011-2012 Yi worked at the Shanghai Yuan Yin Qin Yuan, and was also helped by the following qin teachers: Hu Ying Kun, Zhang Da, Gao Xin and Gu Jian Feng.
我是2007年开始跟着徐碧老师学琴直到2014年开始准备出国的事情。2011-2012年有幸在上海元音琴院工作并结识一些志同道合的琴友，并受到胡映坤老师，张达老师，高欣老师和顾剑锋老师的点播。
3, Andre Ribeiro 林柏儒 – Thoughts For Qin Learning (17:19)
4, Stephen Dydo 戴德 – Study with Master Yuan Jung Ping 袁中平 and Master Zeng Chengwei 曾成偉 (1:00:06)
5, Joao Olivera – Qin playing of Yi Gu Ren 憶故人 (1:27:07)
6, Guest, Jenny Chen 陳稚 – Qin playing of Jiu Kuang 酒狂 and Share her study stories (1:41:43)
Jenny Chen 陳稚 started her guqin journey in 2011. Since then, she has studied the guqin on and off with Mr. Zhong Zhiyue 鍾之岳(Singapore) and subsequently Ms. Liu Li 劉麗 (NY) from 2014.
7, Alan Yip 葉沛霖 – Guqin Learning Stories Sharing (1:57:46)
8, Guest, Michael Bretti – Special subject, designing and constructing his ultimate dream tsugaru shamisen (2:26:20) (His talk can also been seen at : https://youtu.be/lxqCsZ6HLPU)
Michael Bretti attended our yaji in 2016 (https://newyorkqin.com/9-july-2016/) and presented his research on different strings and development of his own synthetic guqin strings. 化纖琴弦的研究. This time he is going to talk about his most ambitious instrument project yet. He wanted to create a highly unique and personal master-grade instrument that he will be able to grow with for years.
9, Marilyn Wong Gleysteen 王妙蓮- Introduction to Spring purification festival and its relation to poetry, calligraphy and painting 上巳節之詩書畫 (postponed to September yaji)
10, Ending – Peiyou announced in advance the May dapu yaji and the June GLS yaji 預告五月打譜雅集及六月廣陵散雅集
On Sunday 5/15/2022, the Dapu Yaji 打譜雅集, we will have the following presenters:
Jim Binkley 畢克禮 – 列子御風 Liezi Rides On The Wind
PeiyouChang 張培幼 – 採真遊 Cai Zhen You
Juni Yeung 楊雪亭 – Songxia Guantao 松下觀濤, how it entered the Standards of the Guqin project from a dapu request, into a lesson for dapu, to a story of continual learning.
Shuishan Yu 于水山 – TBD
John Thompson 唐世璋 – TBD
Mingmei Yip 葉明媚 – Commenter
On Sunday 6/19/2022 , the Studies of Guang Ling San 廣陵散研究
Bin Li – 神奇秘譜 SQMP (明 Ming dynasty)
Juni – 西麓堂琴統 XLTQT(明 Ming dynasty)
Peiyou – 古音正宗 Gu Yin Zheng Zong(明 Ming dynasty)
Guest, Julian Joseph (from LYQS) – 十一絃館琴譜 Shi Yi Xian Guan Qin Pu (清 Qing dynasty)
Attendance (26)
Alan Yip, Esmie(Ana Herrero), Jenny Chen, Joao Oliveria, Juni Yeung, Lawrence Kaster, Andre Lioy, Marilyn Wong Gleysteen, Peiyou Chang, Mingmei Yip, Matthew Flannery, Lisa Raphals, Stephen Dydo, James Binkley, Ralph Knag, Michael Bretti and Yuli, Anya Badaldavood, Julian Joseph, Charles Tsua, Andre Riberiro, Rowena Chow, Tenny Lee, Stuart Loui, Yi Hu and Andreia Alves
Documentation: Peiyou Chang