Purchasing an Erhu – Part III

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Little Girl Playing Erhu – Part I

Little Girl Playing Erhu – Part II

Little Girl Playing Erhu – Part III

The video above is broken into 3 parts because of uploading constraints. – After watching the guqin lesson, I walked into a small shop selling the erhu, guqin, and traditional flutes from different provinces. Upon inquiring about erhu lessons, I was directed to a young girl in a fluffy pink jacket. “She can be your teacher,” her mother persuaded in Mandarin. I wanted to hear her play some of the cheaper erhus I was interested in, but since she was a “professional,” she gave up in frustration every time her mother handed her a cheap one and finally agreed to play a full piece on this more expensive erhu. I then picked up an erhu in the shop and attempted  in vain to imitate the twelve-year-old girl (just a guess at her age). Her mother exclaimed that I would learn quickly and brought us to a shop across the street owned by the girl’s father. All of this would have been impossible to understand without Mei Yi Ling’s interpretation.


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One Response to Purchasing an Erhu – Part III

  1. Caitlin says:

    Yay, the site is finally working for me again!

    Anyway, that little girl’s erhu skills are awesome. I can’t wait to hear what you sound like with it once your lessons get started!

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