most influential music in asia, one of the world's largest in land area and population

• chinese music

• japanese music

• korean music

chinese political leaders recognized the potential impact of music in behavior

• NSHSPTIO

• MITSOSPI

• HHWHHATIT

music performed for enjoyment during leisure hours

• chinese drama

• music

• entertainment music

songs associated with work are not large in number.

• working songs

• work titles

• works songs

outdoor ritual music and buddhist chants

• work songs

• religious music

• musics

wu sheng or five tone/pentatonic scale is the most common chinese music scales

• rhythm

• pitch

• harmony

the style of singing is usually thin and nasal

• rhythm

• vocal timbre

• texture

chinese music is mostly in duple meter

• meter/rhythm

• rhythm

• meter

harmony of chinese music in often monophonic and heterophonic

• texture

• tactile

• vocal

consist religious chants or ritual music

• art song

• religious music

• folk songs