Learn To Play the Guzheng in 80 Mins | Bei Bei's Guzheng Tutorial | Learn All the Basic Techniques

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This 80 minutes tutorial is taught by renowned Guzheng performer/instructor Bei Bei who has been playing for over 30 years and teaching for over 15 years.
The video covers all the basic techniques that you need to know to play the guzheng. It does not cover how to read music notations such as the Chinese Jianpu notation, please see a separate video for this topic.
Here is the breakdown of each topics covered in this video:
00:58 Parts of the guzheng 古筝的基本构造
02:09 Tuning the Guzheng 调音
04:42 Names of the Strings 认弦
06:27 Wearing Finger Picks 佩戴义甲
11:02 Sitting Position/Posture 演奏坐姿
11:47 Basic Hand Shape and Wrist Position 基本手型
13:06 Playing Area (Where to pluck on the strings) 弹弦的位置
15:33 Basic Plucking Techniques (Single-Note Plucking) 演奏单音
25:46 Four-Points Technique (a very useful fingering combination) 演奏四点的技巧
30:24 Basic Plucking Techniques (Interval and Chords) 演奏音程/和弦
39:39 Left Hand Vibrato and Bending Techniques (Summary) 左手按音、揉弦技巧（概述）
41:07 Vibrato 揉弦/颤音技巧
44:24 Bending the String 按音
49:41 Slurs 滑音
55:53 Quick Bend 点按
56:51 Glissando 刮奏（花指）
01:06:32 Arpeggios 琶音
01:11:33 Tremolo 遥指
01:16:41 Harmonics 泛音
01:18:31 How to Improvise 如何即兴演奏
01:21:32 Resource on Further Studies 进一步学习的资源
Bei Bei have three English/Chinese tutorial books available. The books are great study guide. you can purchase them at our website: www.theguzheng...

[@mikeybuoy1]

Now all I need is a Guzheng. 🤔..

[@pritammaji670]

How to buy ?? I am from india!!

[@forlife-sv8hr]

so true

[@-iris-9304]

Bruh buy before you learn

[@RcStR365]

Right

[@rivereleanor]

@BangkokBall shopee isnt available in india😭

[@SharkMinnow]

Love at first sight. I love you Bei Bei! I have been listening to you for about 15 years..your old myspace channel. - from a Canadian 19 years in China :)

[@missbeautiful4544]

How I wish college have this course to take!! Music is a therapy and it calm my soul during hard time!! I wish to learn how to play a guzheng! ❤

[@RockBoyy1]

I'm trying to decide between the Guzheng and the Guqin. As a guitarist I'm attracted to the technical parts of the guqin, the slides and the idea behind it (and how it looks, in my opinion); on the other hand, I find the Guzheng to be very melodic and I absolutely love how it sounds. I couldn't find too many guqin players to hear more about it sadly.

[@one-seventeen.rev310]

Maybe expand and get the guzheng? I got one and it sounds like heaven to me

[@kablammy7]

@@one-seventeen.rev310 which one did you get ? are you finding it easy to progress and play ?

[@one-seventeen.rev310]

@@kablammy7 i bought one off of ebay for like $400 4 years ago. And if your consistent in practice, it gets easier. Luckily i live in l.a. area so i was able to find classes, but if you find classes be prepared to be in a room full of chinese speakers because it was very intimidating. I have no regrets getting it. My daughter loves when i play as well, good for the babies if you have any.

[@kablammy7]

@@one-seventeen.rev310 haha - thanks for the reply I had 7 babies - they are all grown now ...

[@chriswest2268]

I'm going to buy a guzheng because I love the sound, this video is very helpful thank you so much!!!

[@coreywarrington7035]

I’m getting excited watching this; in just a week or so I’ll have the spare money to purchase a Guzheng and I’m so eager to learn it; The main intimidating thing will be having to set it up and get it tuned .

[@haruyasumi616]

i was proper nervous about it too. allthough tutorials show tuning startingat 1 string, i decided to start at 21 which is less fragile and work down, so i was more confident by the time i got to the fragile ones. no snapping!

[@ArthoesXantsfa]

Thank you for the wonderful tutorial, just got this Gunzhen for the family today. It's so beautiful.

[@memir]

Just got one last week. Very helpful tutorial. Not much out there! Struggling with those bends and vibrato

[@BeiBeiMusic]

Glad to hear that!

[@kablammy7]

Went to your channel to find any video of you playing Guzheng - ? ? ? Did you like it ? Which one did you get ? I will copy this comment to your latest video .

[@Boonchai-leelaprasertkul]

wow ...learn Guzheng with English version i am happy to see your VDO , because i can not understand mandarin language.

[@miriamarit]

You are an excellent tutor ....very unselfish in sharing your knowledge and talent. Thank you s much!

[@KRosci]

I love the sounds that come from this beautiful instrument. Thank you for sharing.

[@guzhengshop]

Thank you!

[@arryjassal]

Buying one soon

[@guzhengshop]

Let us know if you need help picking one out!

[@francoisbelliveau7168]

Hello Bei Bei, I just want to express my gratitude to you for making this great tutorial video and sharing your knowledge and passion. It is a wonderful tutorial! Thank you for all your time and effort. You are a generous and dedicated soul. Your presentation is clear and easy to follow and very well organized. I will look into ordering your books too ;) May Go bless you and your loved ones always and best wishes of prosperity, health, happiness and success!

[@guzhengshop]

Thank you Francois! Your support and feedback mean a lot to me!

[@kitebabe05]

Very helpful video, thank you !!I recommend the universal tuner app, The only app in which a guzheng is available, for d and g tune. I tuned mine in d.

[@jorgemoreno2501]

This is the most handsome and wonderful Guzheng tutorial I've ever seen. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and talents

[@jesusasugisawa4027]

What a good voice and clear explanations . A good instructor ❤️

[@MandelscapeDA]

Wonderful... Thank you very much!

[@LynnayaLorie]

Very beautiful instrument. I never heard of it before

[@LuffyxNamiisathing]

Thank you so much Liu Bei!

[@hellohello4322]

Thank you so much Miss for your Learn Video ☺

[@silliem30]

Thanks for your lesson pretty 老师🙏😇

[@juangabriel_kalimba_guzheng]

This is very helpful. 😊 I am almost in the advanced level of playing the guzheng. 😊

[@pacz8114]

Very helpful. Thank you for your tutorial.

[@skincrx]

Can you explain for about proper posture seating and height of instrument? How high should the instrument be from sitting position.

[@InDeathWeReturn]

Thank you. I learned so much today 😊

[@artsyhyd]

Here bcos I wanna learn to play guzheng!

[@holywater8132]

我爱你 💜💜💜

[@rebekahgrady6182]

Thank you!

[@YnasWorld]

Amazing 👏

[@erushie]

What kind of guzheng are you using, and what would you recommend an absolute beginner to buy?

[@neatpolygons8500]

I just love China so much

[@mi-rn7vu]

xiexie Beibei laoshi :) I've started a 30 day challenge to learn as beginner :) I'll definitely add these drills :)

[@chibichibi51]

How did it go? Been a year now, lol. I really want to see if I can learn this myself!

[@speak-shona]

@@chibichibi51 Not well lol! I moved and did not have a place tp practice, the I moved again so have just started up again :)

[@SoulRelax108]

beautiful......♥ i wish i can learn

[@torreslafargaanapatricia9572]

Im your fan😍😍😍😍

[@peerless_shrimp]

tysm!!!

[@louvetteuy8610]

wow thanks for the video

[@kaongwang8684]

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@StrayKids_8776]

有趣😊

[@Bhazbudamagar6287]

You are so amazing girl

[@LIVINGINFARGO]

1:16:42 Harmonics… I don’t get what difference the left hand made?

[@phenghuang]

hi, I have problem on learning that how do you remember the note of both left and right hands which are played simaltineously?? I cannot remember the note of all fingers at a time… Would you advise?

[@scarlett_guzheng]

Just a little suggestion. First you need sing your music score, let your brain have a memory of the melody. When you can sing like a pop music, it's easy. And then practice a lot. It is worth noting that the left and right hand melodies need to be sung and played separately. Finally rely on rhythm to bring the hands together well.

[@romichjordan]

can you play it without finger picks( nails) ?thx

[@Ndreau]

Hi, sorry I'm late. Yes, you can, but it will be more difficult.

[@romichjordan]

@@Ndreau Thanks a lot for response😊

[@yuhanzhoucomposer]

请问Bei～～点按在谱子上应该怎么记谱呢？谢谢

[@guzhengshop]

一般是用一个倒三角标记在音的上方或后面

[@robertolopez681]

The notes are: RE MI FA# LA SI

[@amenbawangsiliasin]

Are all wrench sizes the same?

[@aryashalton5476]

Yes

[@unreasonablereason]

Is this also applicable to portable guzheng?

[@artsyhyd]

Do u teach online? I live in different country 😄

[@Suprimetechnepal]

Nepali song maya by Ashutosh kc

[@haquangthi5566]

How mach is this?

[@hanako4300]

how to choose a good Guzheng and where to buy it? It is quite hard to find one in the Philippines

[@juangabriel_kalimba_guzheng]

You can check in Shopee Philippines.

[@mamdouhmahmoud2344]

❤

[@naveenshastryg571]

Hello there Guzheng is Fun.. Can you teach me please..

[@moonpinson]

Bei Bei are teaching private in zoom

[@creativegirlfriendsclub]

Anybody bought a Guzheng online before?

[@thegoldenhaira2699]

I have! In Canada, from a little shop in Ontario. They shipped it quite a long ways and it arrived in great condition.

[@Jenisonc]

5:00 😮

[@mamdouhmahmoud2344]

How old is this machine throughout history?

[@guzhengshop]

This musical instrument has over 2500 years of history

[@minkelee2724]

Isnt A la and B si in do re mi fa sol la si/ti Do?

[@guzhengshop]

Guzheng in the video is tuned to the key of D (the most common and basic key), therefore, D is Do. If it is tuned to the key of C, then C would be Do.

[@marinabrennecke5495]

The music in the background is too loud.

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What's your Instagram

[@guzhengshop]

@beibeimusic

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[@hum108]

Thank you. I had bought your text book many years ago, I am so happy finally find you on KZbin.

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