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(Santa Barbara - United States)I currently teach middle school science and math at the Laguna Blanca school in scenic Santa Barbara. I previously taught at the American Nicaraguan School in Managua, where I developed curriculum and taught physics, conceptual physics and earth ...
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Hong Wang plays many Chinese traditional instruments. He is the founder and leader of Melody of China, an ensemble of top international performers on Chinese traditional instruments. A dedicated researcher in his specialized field, Mr. Wang has made numerous recordings of Chinese folk music, often traveling to remote villages to document his country's rich heritage of ancient regional music. He has performed and lectured in the Netherlands, Singapore, Hong Kong, U.S.A., Japan, and Germany. In this video Hong Wang plays the erhu, which is his main instrument but which is only one of a great number of instruments that he has mastered. There are more videos featuring Hong Wang and Chinese traditional music in Travels with Music, Series One, available online at www.travelswithmusic.org.
This resource is part of the Travels with Music: China collection.
Winnie Wong is a master of guzheng, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument that is a bit like a zither. This is the first of five short videos in which Wong plays the guzheng and tells about its structure and its history. She also talks about her own feelings about and connection to the music and to her teacher, who has been a major influence in her life. Her artistic goal is to emulate her teacher and become one with the music.
This resource is part of the Travels with Music: China collection.
Winnie Wong is a master of guzheng, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument that is a bit like a zither. This is the second of five short videos in which Wong plays the guzheng and tells about its structure, its history, and its cultural background. She also talks about her own feelings about and connection to the music and to her teacher, who has been a major influence in her life. Her artistic goal is to emulate her teacher and become one with the music.
This resource is part of the Travels with Music: China collection.
Winnie Wong is a master of guzheng, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument that is a bit like a zither. This is the third of five short videos in which Wong plays the guzheng and tells about its structure, its history, and its cultural background. She also talks about her own feelings about and connection to the music and to her teacher, who has been a major influence in her life. Her artistic goal is to emulate her teacher and become one with the music.
This resource is part of the Travels with Music: China collection.
Winnie Wong is a master of guzheng, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument that is a bit like a zither. This is the fourth of five short videos in which Wong plays the guzheng and tells about its structure, its history, and its cultural background. She also talks about her own feelings about and connection to the music and to her teacher, who has been a major influence in her life. Her artistic goal is to emulate her teacher and become one with the music.
This resource is part of the Travels with Music: China collection.
Winnie Wong is a master of guzheng, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument that is a bit like a zither. This is the fifth of five short videos in which Wong plays the guzheng and tells about its structure, its history, and its cultural background. She also talks about her own feelings about and connection to the music and to her teacher, who has been a major influence in her life. Her artistic goal is to emulate her teacher and become one with the music.
This resource is part of the Travels with Music: China collection.
Wei Hou began his music education at the age of thirteen and worked diligently to develop his talent. Both in 1993 and 1995, he was awarded first prize in the Youth Solo Instrument Competition in Beijing. He has performed all over China and on many of China's most popular TV stations, and with many important Chinese touring music ensembles. In this video he plays the bamboo flute, which is only one of his many instruments. There are more videos featuring Wei Hou and Chinese traditional music in Travels with Music, Series One, available online at www.travelswithmusic.org.
This resource is part of the Travels with Music: China collection.
