Central Conservatory of Music Examinations Repertoire · Chinese Ruan · Levels 1-6

Author: Xu Yang
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This textbook is divided into nine levels: Levels 1, 2, and 3 are for beginners; Levels 4, 5, and 6 are for intermediate learners; Levels 7, 8, and 9 are for advanced learners. After Level 9, our institution offers a performance diploma level, which is higher than all domestic examination institutions' advanced levels. Students who study this textbook should generally achieve a performance level suitable for professional development. This set of textbooks was carefully selected after extensively consulting opinions from renowned experts and master teachers at home and abroad. It incorporates excellent Ruan pieces from different authors with diverse styles, which are widely circulated. Each level of the textbook consists of exercises and pieces. The exercises are carefully chosen to match the difficulty level of the pieces, encouraging students to learn them step by step in a progressive manner. This textbook has four key features to note:
1. All the scores provided in this book are for the Zhongruan. Since the tuning principles of various Ruan instruments are consistent, it can also serve as a solo or training textbook for other types of Ruan. However, due to differences in positions, string quality, and design between the Daru and Beiruan, some pieces may not be suitable for training or performance on these instruments.
2. Most Ruan examinees are primary and secondary school students. The Zhongruan is relatively large in size, which is not conducive to learning for lower-grade primary school students. Therefore, these students can use the high-tone Ruan or small Ruan to play this set of textbooks.
3. We have provided performance tips after each exercise and piece to offer necessary assistance to self-taught students who are preparing for exams, as well as guiding teaching references for their instructors.
4. The tuning of the Ruan has historically had many variations, which can be categorized based on the interval relationships between the four strings, such as "5-4-5," "5-5-5," and "4-5-4" tuning methods.