Sheng Flashcards

(13 cards)

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heyin 和音

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Harmonisation - player harmonises the notated pitch with the note a perfect fourth below, a perfect fifth above, or both (depending on the musical context and layout of sheng being used)

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dayin 打音

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Brief grace note - player quickly presses and releases one or more auxiliary / decorative notes before the main note to accentuate it

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chanzhi 颤指

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Tapping tremolo - player sustains an upper note while tapping on the main note repeatedly in a rapid and even manner (different from a trill - chanyin for sheng)

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liyin 沥音

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Scalic grace notes - only played on pitches (8va 5 6 7 1); player holds down 1 with left middle finger while swiping the index finger across the three adjacent fingering holes

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huayin 滑音

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Glide - player gradually opens/closes the fingering hole of a pipe to raise or lower its pitch

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qizhenyin 气震音

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Breath vibrato - player varies breath pressure either when blowing or sucking to achieve a vibrato

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Palm vibrato (on resonators)

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player covers and opens the resonator tubes of the pitch(es) played to create a vibrato

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dantu 单吐

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Single tonguing - player articulates each note using the syllable ‘tu’ ( )

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shuangtu 双吐

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Double tonguing - player articulates each pair of notes using the syllables ‘tu-ku’

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santu 三吐

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Triple tonguing - player articulates each pair of notes using the syllables ‘tu-tu-ku’ or ‘tu-ku-tu’ ()

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huashe 花舌

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Flutter tonguing - player plays a note while producing a rolling “rr” sound with the tongue or throat; this effect can be done either explosively or gently

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12
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hushe 呼舌

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Tremolo-tonguing - player squeezes air out and draws air into the mouth in rapid succession to produce a chain of repeated short notes akin to a tremolo effect (this is best suited for soft passages)

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suitu 碎吐

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Fragmented tonguing - player tongues rapidly and unmeasured (often to substitute hushe when it has to be executed loudly or sustained)

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