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TheMusic Of East Asia SECOND QUARTER  Map of East Asian Countries Pre-Assessment Identify the countries that belong to East Asia. Use the map below to locate the location of the country....

TheMusic Of East Asia SECOND QUARTER  Map of East Asian Countries Pre-Assessment Identify the countries that belong to East Asia. Use the map below to locate the location of the country. Use Annotation to answer  TheMusic of China Chinese music is as old as Chinese civilization. It is based on the doctrines or beliefs of the Chinese philosophers. According to the Confucian philosophy, “Chinese music and philosophy advocated a stable social hierarchy reflecting natural balances and maintained by individual virtue and restraint.”  The elements of Chinese Music 1. Pitch/Tonal System – Most Chinese music is in the pentatonic scale, which is derived from the Ling Lun Chinese legend. It believed that the five-tone scale system among Chinese is connected to their patterns in life like their outlook in cycles of dynasties, seasons, the five planets, and five basic elements. The use of the pentatonic scale is also based on some symbolic attributes like:  Kung – the primary tone which is associated with the Emperor  Shang – the tone associated with the Minister  Chih – the tone associated with the State  Chaio – the tone associated with the People  Yu – the tone associated with significant Chinese objects  2. Timbre (Vocal) – In Han Chinese culture, the style of singing is usually thin and nasal. High pitched or shrill vocal quality conveys life’s adversity in the northern part of China. In contrast, the style of singing that is not high pitched to reflect the southern part of China’s life experiences, which are much lighter. The universe is ruled by a principle known as the “Tao” which is divided into two opposing theories called the “Yin and Yang”. Yin shows the femaleness principle and also the cold, dark, submission, and completion. While Yang describes the maleness principle and also the heat, light, dominance, and heaven.  The Vocal Music of China Chinese vocal music is usually described as high- pitched and nasal but there are regional differences in the style of singing. The north-south vocal difference is observed in their theater or lyric song. Vocal music is complicated for the reason that the tonal inflection is very intricate because of the Chinese language. Despite the fact that the Chinese words are monosyllabic, the performer should be careful in pronouncing the words properly.  What are the types of Chinese Vocal Music? 1. Religious Music - It is classified into two. The Buddhist Music and Taoist Music which are the religious chants or ritual music (temple music) played for some ceremonies like salvation and memorial rituals. A. Buddhist Music - also known as "Sanskrit Music" In Buddhist music, vocal intoning is usually referred to as "chanting music, covering verses, hymns, and liturgies." B. Taoist Music - the music is influenced by regional folk music and it is used in ceremonial rituals like in Buddhist music. Yunzi is a vocal tune where melodies improve throughout the ritual ceremonies. 2. The Art Song - Xiaoling is vocal music of the 12th-13th century based on the poetry of Qu which is one type of art song, where a soloist sometimes performs with a wooden clapper as an accompaniment. 3. Narrative Music - Zhugongdiao is one of the significant types of narrative songs. The song is a story about a romantic legend told accompanied by drums. 4. Chinese Folk Music - describes the lives of most Han Chinese people. Shange is a mountain song created in strophic form and it uses fewer refrains, composed of two or four phrases with the same length and each phrase has its own musical thought. INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OFCHINA Chordophone Instruments The Zither Family Aerophone Instruments  A. Chordophone Instruments Yueqin Erhu Pipa It came from Ruan C It is sometimes This but it has a H called the instrument thinner sound with a short O “Chinese is created neck and flat R Violin” for plucking sound box. D O Banhu Ruan P It is also known It is also known H as “Chinese as the following: guitar” and O “bonghu”, “pang- “moon guitar” N hu”, “qin-hu”, and it varies in E etc. shape.  Pengling B. TheZither Familiy Percussion instruments Kongho consisting of two bells made of bronze. the instrument is similar to a harp Muyu and aside from the made from mulberry of righthand carved wood and used by striking it to technique, it can produce sounds. It is also be played by used as a musical the left hand in accompaniment in vibrato. Buddhist chants. Zheng One of the earliest Chinese musical instruments made Zheng a seven-stringed instrument form bamboo. that has a long and slender body made from a pine tree. A E R O P H Dizi Xiao Sheng O considered a also known as a one of the oldest Chinese traditional Chinese instruments and is named N flute which can be wind instrument “Chinese Mouth Organ.” It which is E played through consists of 13-17 bamboo double or triple considered a pipes in various lengths tonguing and long flute. that are placed together. fluttered tonguing. Thanks! Do you have any questions? Message me in my Schoology account. CREDITS: This presentation template was created by Slidesgo, including icons by Flaticon, and infographics & images by Freepik. Please keep this slide for attribution.