Chinese Flute: Learn Folk Tunes On This Bamboo Flute (Dizi)
In this class, you’ll learn everything you need to get started with picking up this awesome instrument - the Chinese Bamboo Flute, also known as the Dizi (笛子), and how to play 2 traditional folk tunes by the end of the course.
The course will be split into the following 3-part sections:
Fundamental Knowledge - We’ll learn what to look out for before buying your Chinese Bamboo flute, the different types of flutes, additional accessories to purchase, tips on buying flutes, its physical characteristics and how to paste a bamboo membrane on the flute which gives it unique beautiful sound to this instrument
Fundamental Techniques - I’ll teach simple music exercises even professionals practice, share how to breathe properly when playing any wind instruments, read Chinese music notation, learn how to play your first notes on the flute, and share 8 common mistakes beginner
Fundamental Pieces - I’ll share how to play 2 traditional folk tunes suited for beginners in a step-by-step manner - the course will end here with concluding thoughts on how to proceed in your journey in learning this instrument!
If you’re a complete beginner to flutes or interested to learn about Chinese music styles, this course eases you in with the core fundamentals.
This course is suitable for beginners who have no experience, or lots of experience in music. Even if you’re an experienced musician, I’m pretty sure you’ll find something that’s useful (I share the technical exercises even professional musicians use to increase their sound quality exponentially!)
Who am I?
My name is JJ - I’ve taught the Chinese flute for the past 12 years in dozens of schools in Singapore. I’ve won several national music competitions, went to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and achieved a Diploma of Merit from the Beijing Conservatory of Music in Chinese Flute.
Aside from that, I love music. I’m a founder of a symphony orchestra and am a member of multiple national Chinese Orchestras in Singapore. Lastly, I’m a piano teacher and play the western flute in community symphony orchestras too!.
I often get similar questions when teaching the Chinese flute and realized most materials about this instrument is in Mandarin (i.e not accessible to English speaking audiences).
So I thought I’d put this course together to show the fundamentals of how to play the Chinese flute, and to hopefully share the beauty of this instrument for decades to come :)
