Fast Learning Method for Playing the Erhu (with CD)

Author: Zhao Hanyang
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: Zhao Hanyang, a renowned erhu player and educator, was born on December 12, 1954, in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province. After graduating from the National College of Chinese Traditional Music in 1982, he joined the faculty and currently serves as the Director of the National College of Chinese Traditional Music and a Professor. He is a member of the China Music, a committee member of the Artists' Department of the China Talent Research Association, and a member of the National Erhu Examination Committee. He has published a large number of erhu works, authored over 70 academic papers, and composed more than 10 pieces of music. He has also recorded and released numerous albums and tapes. Among them, the 1994 released personal erhu album CDs "Moonlit Night" and "Autumn in the Han Palace" from the "Famous Traditional Chinese Musical Instrument Series." In 1991, he co-authored and hosted the first national television teaching program for Chinese traditional musical instruments, "Children Learning the Erhu," which received widespread acclaim. The latter won the second prize in the national television outstanding teaching program competition. In recent years, he has produced and published various teaching audio-visual materials, including "Children Learning the Erhu" and "National Erhu Examination Guidance," totaling 8 sets and nearly 30 hours, making significant contributions to erhu education. His artistic biography has been selected for inclusion in "The Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Musicians," "The World," "The 21st Century Talent Series," as well as "The Cambridge Who's Who" from Cambridge University in the UK.