Chinese Instrumental Music Classes

Making sure we keep passing along our traditions, the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble consists of musicians who are masters of their craft.

Check out our live performances on youtube.

Erhu

The erhu is a chinese violin with two strings. It has a

soundbox (琴筒), a stem that goes through the soundbox (琴杆), tuning pegs (琴轴), strings (琴弦), qianjin (千斤), a bridge (琴马) and a bow made of bamboo

Gu Zheng

Guzheng is a chinese zither. It has fixed bridges on both ends and moveable bridges in the center.

Dizi

Dizi is a chinese flute. The difference is most flutes only have a blowing hole and finger-holes, the dizi has an additional hole, called a mo kong (膜孔), between the embouchure and finger-holes.

Pipa

The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, sometimes called the lute. The instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12 to 26

Suona

Known for its extremely loud and distinctively Northern sound, the Chinese suona is a double reed horn that has the ability to instinctively take the lead of all other instruments when played.

Ruan

The ruan is a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument. It is a lute with a fretted neck, a circular body, and four strings.