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Other Instruments

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Dec 30, 2010

It's music theory time with Andrew Furmanczyk. With this in depth and informative lesson, Andrew will show you four various music score types, (Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass). You'll learn how to write ...

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Nov 13, 2010

Is your family's dinner conversation making you more bored than the last time you visited your great Aunt Edna's sewing room and she gave you a two-hour tour? Then find a fun and creative way to get t ...

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Nov 4, 2010

Do you love the sounds of bagpipes?  If your like me, you just can't get enough of the rich droning sound of a set of bagpipes, accompanied by the beating of Scottish drumming.  If you just like to li ...

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Oct 31, 2010

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a kazoo out of a clothespin. This musical instrument can be made at home with just a few minutes. You will need: 2 rubber bands, a clothes pin, and tape. First, ...

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Oct 5, 2010

Your favorite band is probably one of your greatest emotional outlets, and many people spend their whole lives dreaming of hanging out backstage with the band that changed their life. Wait no longer. ...

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Sep 11, 2010

In this video, we learn how to do rolling vibrato on the erhu. Vibrato is a series of deliberate and controlled finger and hand movements. It is not convulsing or vibrating your hand to create the des ...

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Sep 11, 2010

In this video, we learn how to change the strings on the erhu. First, loosen and remove the inner string. After this, take and unwind the new inner string. Then, take the end with the loop and put it ...

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Sep 11, 2010

In this video, we learn how to tie the qianjing on a erhu. First, measure and cut 60 inches of Qian Jin string, then place one end on the neck and make a downward loop. After this, loop the rest of th ...

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Sep 11, 2010

In this tutorial, we learn how to play the ruan, a Chinese Lute. First, sit on 2/3 of the chair, then rest the ruan on the lap, slanting it 45 degrees to the left. For the left hand position rest the ...

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Sep 3, 2010

You can easily rosin your erhu bow. To do this first take the cake of rosin and rub it back and forth on the one part of the bow until you get rosin powder on the hair of the bow. Now go the next part ...