Your cannel is amazing and your lessons priceless! I love chinese instruments but unfortunately I am unable to learn in my country, since there aren't many chinese immigrants, so the odds of finding any traditional musicians are very rare. I love Pipa, it is so elegant and delicate. I've been looking for lessons and couln't find any as clear and concise as yours. Thank you so much for your videos!
Carrie Wang ,i stop learning pipa for long time till i got a new rosewood pipa.it sound so clear make me turn to learn again.i learn playing guzheng too but i think pipa is more difficult.
Hi, i'm happy to find your channel. I began to take an interest to pipa since i found your channel. But too bad in where i live, pipa is very rare to found. Also there's no people interested in pipa in my country i think. I would really love to learn it
Hi Lenny, thank you for your support. I'm afraid there are no English Pipa education DVD for now. Since I'm the first teacher release English lesson videos. Let me know if you have any question.
Thanks for all your lessons. I am male and I have trouble sitting with my legs closed tight together. Is there a way I can hold it in my lap with my legs further apart? Maybe I could put a board over my legs and rest the pipa base in the middle? Any suggestion would be helpful.
Hi there, for a beginner the leg is really a problem. I think instead of putting a board over your legs, how about put a paper between you legs and try to hold the paper by your legs? It will help you put some strength to close your legs. Hope this helps.
Hi, congratulations for your videos, I wolud like to ask you the etude 1 on PDF o something like this. Also on 0:54 since I read western score, Is kind of confusing for me, because when you say 5/G for me is A (la) note, dont you? Would be awesome If you respond me, Thank you!
Hi, thank you for the question. The nature pitch of Pipa is in C major A E D A, and if we play different piece in different marked tone, we change the notes based on the relation between the marked tone and C major. But using a opposite way. Say we play a piece in D major, because D major is up a P1 from C major, so the notes in D major is down a P1 from C major. So the notes in D major is G D C G. And based on that, the A in C major is play as a G in D major. You can follow this method to find all the notes in different marked tones on the score. Hope these will not confuse you. Please let me know if you have further questions. Thanks
Great video. BTW, don't you mean the open string in C major is A D E A? The text in the video said A E D A. Even though I had played Pipa for 4-5 years, I honestly don't really understand what you said about tan tiao 😂😂😂. I never had any basics about pipa other than lunzhi as I was originally play the guzheng. Somehow everthing about pipa feels natural to me, all the position of body, fingers and all that.
Hi, the open string in C major is A E D A, you can always follow the theory that the first string to the second string is in a perfect 4th, and the second the string to the third string is in a second. What do you mean by " don't really understand what you said about tan tiao"? Do you mean what I said was confused you?
Carrie Echo Pipa Studio not confuse me it's just that I never learned anything about the "phoenix eyes" position etc because no one had ever properly teach me to play pipa so I just learn most of the techniques by my self, usually via youtube videos (Zhao Cong is amazing 😜)
Carrie, what do the numbers refer to in the etudes? In the last few bars, there are no string notations. Maybe because I'm so new at this and at the numeric notations, it confused me a bit to not have string cues in the last few baars of each etude. Since the 1s have been 3rd string I see that you played string 3 with every 1? All 5s were string 4(x)? I'll keep doing this until I get it but I'm not sure why the notation changes/goes away for us nubies.
Hi Cheryl, if you watch this video from the begging you will find that number refer to notes. This is numbered notation so 1 refer to C, 2 refer to D, 3 refer to E and so on. In the etude, all the notes are in opening strings, that means your left hand doesn't need to press on any fret to make notes. This is a practice for you to get familiar with the opening string notes and the finger skill flick & pick. That is why you will move your hands from the 1st string to the last string. And If you look very carefully onto the score, as one bar an example, you will find each note has a string symbol to cue you at lease once. If there is no string symbol for the notes, that is because this is a rapid note and there is already has a symbol for the some note before it. Hope these will help.
Thank you very much Carrie. I plan to practice my pipa more when I get some new nails and a music stand. This was indeed helpful. i have been a staff reader and a woodwind player so all of ths is quite challenging to me now. I will just keep at this until I get it!
You are very welcome, if you interested having Pipa lesson, I'd love to help you. I offer online teaching through video chat apps. Let me know if you have any questions.
I hope its okay to ask a question-- if not you can ignore this! Im just feeling really lost Two of my thin strings for the pipa broke, now i am too scared to move the pegs for the other strings So i was wondering, how gentle do you have to be with the pegs? How much do you push the pegs in? Thank you for your help
Hi Gaye, thank you for you question. It happens a lot, no need to be scared at all. When you tuning the string, try not to roll the peg all the way to the end, roll it one time by another. And listen to pitch after each time to test. Meanwhile, push the peg towards the head when you roll it to secure it. Hope this will helps.
Hi Carrie: what fingerpicks do you use? I play guitar but lost parts of my right hand fingertips, looking for good fingerpicks. I got several different types that banjo players use, but they don't work well. Thanks!
Hi Peter, the fingerpicks for Pips are different from the picks for other instruments. I didn’t try them on other instruments so I don’t know if it will works. Hope this will answer your question. Thanks
Thanks - I'll just it out and let you know how they work. The "usual" type of fingerpicks that you buy in stores are for banjo, they're just not very comfortable (always too tight). I'll let you know how this works out. Cheers, Peter.
I'm from Vietnam. I have just bought a Pipa but it is difficult to me for playing. Thank you for your video. It helps me a lot.
I just bought my first Pipa and I'm determined to learn playing it. I'm 7 years late but thank you for your videos!
New teaching videos are coming soon.
Your cannel is amazing and your lessons priceless! I love chinese instruments but unfortunately I am unable to learn in my country, since there aren't many chinese immigrants, so the odds of finding any traditional musicians are very rare. I love Pipa, it is so elegant and delicate. I've been looking for lessons and couln't find any as clear and concise as yours. Thank you so much for your videos!
Thank you for your beautiful comments. I will try to work out new lessons soon.
Thank you so much.
Thank you for sharing Carrie. It’s wonderful to find your channel. So neat and clear.
Great Video; bought 2x and love playing them, thankyou fro the lessons:::))) Cheer's from Australia
Good clip!
Mack for I fill good in pipa first playing
You're an awesome teacher!!! Thank you so much!!
I just start learning pipa, very difficult but you teach clearly how to play, thank you
Glad to hear that, hope you will enjoy playing Pipa
Carrie Wang ,i stop learning pipa for long time till i got a new rosewood pipa.it sound so clear make me turn to learn again.i learn playing guzheng too but i think pipa is more difficult.
Hi, i'm happy to find your channel. I began to take an interest to pipa since i found your channel. But too bad in where i live, pipa is very rare to found. Also there's no people interested in pipa in my country i think. I would really love to learn it
Thank you for your beautiful comments. I will try to work out new lessons soon.
wow! awesome!!!
Thanks, Carrie, I will be in touch!
The presentation is very clear and easily understand. I like that. Just wonder whether I can purchase a DVD like of all your pipa lessons.
Hi Lenny, thank you for your support. I'm afraid there are no English Pipa education DVD for now. Since I'm the first teacher release English lesson videos. Let me know if you have any question.
Thank you for sharing, Carrie! I wonder what the exact words to say 把位or换把in English! I'm writing a paper about Pipa's performance and education.
换把 transition 把位 group or poison
谢谢你的课程！虽然我的英文不太好，我都听懂了，而且可以从新学习琵琶的起步。
谢谢，你的中文很棒！
Thanks, you have helped me a lot!
Excellent
I look forward to more of your videos! Thank you.
Where do the four open strings fall on the grand staff? What is the lowest string, when open, on the bass cleff?
Jackson Turner yes “staff reader”. I feel you T.T
Thanks for all your lessons. I am male and I have trouble sitting with my legs closed tight together. Is there a way I can hold it in my lap with my legs further apart? Maybe I could put a board over my legs and rest the pipa base in the middle? Any suggestion would be helpful.
Hi there, for a beginner the leg is really a problem. I think instead of putting a board over your legs, how about put a paper between you legs and try to hold the paper by your legs? It will help you put some strength to close your legs. Hope this helps.
Hi, congratulations for your videos, I wolud like to ask you the etude 1 on PDF o something like this. Also on 0:54 since I read western score, Is kind of confusing for me, because when you say 5/G for me is A (la) note, dont you? Would be awesome If you respond me, Thank you!
Hi, thank you for the question. The nature pitch of Pipa is in C major A E D A, and if we play different piece in different marked tone, we change the notes based on the relation between the marked tone and C major. But using a opposite way. Say we play a piece in D major, because D major is up a P1 from C major, so the notes in D major is down a P1 from C major. So the notes in D major is G D C G. And based on that, the A in C major is play as a G in D major. You can follow this method to find all the notes in different marked tones on the score. Hope these will not confuse you. Please let me know if you have further questions. Thanks
I really like chinese pipa, wish I can learn how to play
Go ahead. I've just started to learn liuqin
I have a question: does pipa players play scores written in modern notation (like Chopin's scores, that kind of notation)???
Chinese instrument use number notation. But we also use stave for some music.
Thank you Carrie. May i ask you about the finger that we use?
Sure, feel free to ask me.
I’m in the 3rd lesson, should i start with the flick every we play ?
@@Xuxanlin.guzheng Yes, in basic songs normally we start from flick ( index finger).
🙏 thank youuu
What length of the pipa should I purchase ( for an adult)
Just purchase the regular adult size. There are not many size chooses.
Thank you very much and I want you to translate into Thai. I'm from Thailand and I want to know how to play Pipa.
How do you do that really fast tan/tiao? That was really cool.
Hi, the fast speed start from slow speed practice. You will need to take time to play tan/ tiao in a certain time and then add speed.
Great video. BTW, don't you mean the open string in C major is A D E A? The text in the video said A E D A. Even though I had played Pipa for 4-5 years, I honestly don't really understand what you said about tan tiao 😂😂😂. I never had any basics about pipa other than lunzhi as I was originally play the guzheng. Somehow everthing about pipa feels natural to me, all the position of body, fingers and all that.
Hi, the open string in C major is A E D A, you can always follow the theory that the first string to the second string is in a perfect 4th, and the second the string to the third string is in a second.
What do you mean by " don't really understand what you said about tan tiao"? Do you mean what I said was confused you?
Carrie Echo Pipa Studio not confuse me it's just that I never learned anything about the "phoenix eyes" position etc because no one had ever properly teach me to play pipa so I just learn most of the techniques by my self, usually via youtube videos (Zhao Cong is amazing 😜)
When you play the notes, are you reading from left to right, or right to left?
From left to right.
Carrie, what do the numbers refer to in the etudes? In the last few bars, there are no string notations. Maybe because I'm so new at this and at the numeric notations, it confused me a bit to not have string cues in the last few baars of each etude. Since the 1s have been 3rd string I see that you played string 3 with every 1? All 5s were string 4(x)? I'll keep doing this until I get it but I'm not sure why the notation changes/goes away for us nubies.
Hi Cheryl, if you watch this video from the begging you will find that number refer to notes. This is numbered notation so 1 refer to C, 2 refer to D, 3 refer to E and so on. In the etude, all the notes are in opening strings, that means your left hand doesn't need to press on any fret to make notes. This is a practice for you to get familiar with the opening string notes and the finger skill flick & pick. That is why you will move your hands from the 1st string to the last string. And If you look very carefully onto the score, as one bar an example, you will find each note has a string symbol to cue you at lease once. If there is no string symbol for the notes, that is because this is a rapid note and there is already has a symbol for the some note before it. Hope these will help.
Thank you very much Carrie. I plan to practice my pipa more when I get some new nails and a music stand. This was indeed helpful. i have been a staff reader and a woodwind player so all of ths is quite challenging to me now. I will just keep at this until I get it!
You are very welcome, if you interested having Pipa lesson, I'd love to help you. I offer online teaching through video chat apps. Let me know if you have any questions.
Carrie I would like to know more about your video chat lessons. I will look into such apps but not very computer savvy.
cheryl
Hi Cheryl, you can download the Amazon Chime for free and use as Skype or face time.
I hope its okay to ask a question-- if not you can ignore this!
Im just feeling really lost
Two of my thin strings for the pipa broke, now i am too scared to move the pegs for the other strings
So i was wondering, how gentle do you have to be with the pegs? How much do you push the pegs in? Thank you for your help
Hi Gaye, thank you for you question. It happens a lot, no need to be scared at all. When you tuning the string, try not to roll the peg all the way to the end, roll it one time by another. And listen to pitch after each time to test. Meanwhile, push the peg towards the head when you roll it to secure it. Hope this will helps.
Carrie Echo Pipa Studio thank you so so much, i will definitely remember this!!
Hi Carrie: what fingerpicks do you use? I play guitar but lost parts of my right hand fingertips, looking for good fingerpicks. I got several different types that banjo players use, but they don't work well. Thanks!
Hi Peter, the fingerpicks for Pips are different from the picks for other instruments. I didn’t try them on other instruments so I don’t know if it will works. Hope this will answer your question. Thanks
Thanks - I'll just it out and let you know how they work. The "usual" type of fingerpicks that you buy in stores are for banjo, they're just not very comfortable (always too tight). I'll let you know how this works out. Cheers, Peter.
Where do you get a tuner and of what type should I get?
Hi, you can get any kind of instrument tuner at least with A pich.
I might be too late but i want to ask, what does “up am octave and down an octave” mean? What do i do when i see that?
Hi, up and down means your hand physically move up and down.
What is opening string
It means you don’t do any fingering with left hand but just play the string by right hand.
Thanks a lot.
You are welcome!
Thx alot
i don't understand for fiexd-doh
The flick and pick thing I totally suck at lol
Keep practice and let me know if you have any questions.