Chinese Traditional Instrument

Which of the following statements about Chinese music is NOT true?

• China has many types of music and musical performances dating back thousands of years.

• Chinese music can be vocal or instrumental.

• In China, music is never performed on stringed instruments that are played by bowing the strings.

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  Chinese orchestra is one of the newer types of Chinese music and it developed in the early 20th century.

What's this?

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The guzheng has 21, 25 or 26 strings with 21 most common. Its shape is a rectangular box with an arced top. It is played wearing plectra on the fingers. Which western instrument is it said to most resemble?

• Harp

• Mandolin

• Lute

• Zither

Match the following instruments and their names:

• Erhu

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• Matouqin

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• Dizi

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• Kongling drum

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• Konghou

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Draw one of Chinese traditional percussion instrument:

The pipa is a pear-shaped, stringed instrument often called a Chinese lute. How many strings does it have?

• 4

• 15

• 5

• 21

Please match the names with their instruments.

a

b

c

Pipa

Guzheng

Erhu

The Hulusi is also known as a cucurbit flute. What is it made of?

• Cucumber and straws

• Calabash gourd and bamboo

• Melon and ebony tubes

• Loofah and whittled twig

The Bianzhong is a percussion instrument consisting of a series of bells in a frame. What are the bells traditionally made of?

• Bronze

• Tin

• Wood

• Ceramic

Describe your views on traditional Chinese musical instruments, should they continue to evolve and improve towards modern instrumental music, or should they remain traditional?