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World Music Exploration - Chinese Opera and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Soundtrack

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This week, my students and I are eagerly anticipating the May long weekend. It's our last breather before the final round of non-stop recitals and examinations.

It was a toss up between Chinese opera and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

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World Music Exploration - Lang Lang

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This week, we are exploring Chinese classical music. This was a hard choice. I could have picked some pieces that a few of my students are working on this year, but opted to introduce them to someone new.

Pianist Lang Lang is a colorful character.

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World Music Exploration - Traditional Chinese Music

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May is Asian Heritage Month in Calgary. My students and I are celebrating by exploring music from China.

First up is a performance featuring the guzheng, a traditional Chinese table harp. It also looks like one of the ladies is playing on a five-piece paigu (tunable traditional drum-set).