G7 Unit 1. Chinese Traditional Music

The very beginning of Chinese Traditional Music was inspired by...

• Sounds of Chinese opera

• Sounds of nature

• Sounds of the city

• Sounds of YouTube

What was the initial purpose of Chinese traditional music?

• No specific purpose

• Become famous musicians and tour around the country

• To follow religious events

During the Formative Period (3000BC – 400AD)...

• Chinese music got influenced by many islamic countries

• The basis of the pentatonic scale was established

• Chinese Opera emerged

• Chinese music was heavily influenced by European countries

During the International Period (400 – 900AD) ...

• China got the influence from Middle Eastern and islamic music cultures

• China got the influence from all the Western colonies

• China developed the Chinese Opera

• China hosted the Xi'an 787AD Summer Olympics where Ming Yao became a basketball star

During the national period (900 – 1900AD) ...

• Chinese Opera was standardized

• Music was only played for religious purposes

• Music was plain and simple

During the World Music period (1900AD onwards) ...

• Western music influenced China. After that, China created K-Pop and Hip Hop

• Chinese Opera was created thanks to the Islamic influence

• Western music influenced China. Western instrumentation scales and sounds were widespread

Chinese traditional instrument were classfied by ...

• ... how the sound was produced.

• ... materials they were made of.

• ... color and size.

• ... how difficult to play they were.

Traditionally, Chinese instruments are separated into how many categories?

• 5: Silk, Bamboo, Wood, Gourd, Skin.

• 8: Silk, Bamboo, Wood, Stone, Gourd, Metal, Clay, Skin

• 4: Strings, Percussion, Woodwinds, Brass

• 9: Silk, Bamboo, Wood, Grass, Stone, Gourd, Metal, Clay, Skin

The system to classify traditional Chinese instruments is called ...

• 八音 (bayin)

• 六音 (liuyin)

• 爸音 (bayin)

• 巴西 (baxi)

Name the instrument:

• Erhu

• Dizi

• Guzheng

• Pipa