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FREE Summer Beginning Class Print E-mail

2009 Chinese Music Education Summer Program

A 8-week Chinese instrument class (NEW!)

Date:2009/6/21 - 2009/8/9 Every Sunday
Time:10:00-11:00am  Novice Instrument Class (Free)
11:00-12:00pm  Beginning/Intermediate Instrument Class ($150)
                       Children's Choir (Free)
                       Children's Percussion (Free)
12:00-1:00pm  Intermediate Instrument Class ($150)
Location:
 4800 Patrick Henry Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95054         [ Map ]

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Mission

A NEW GENERATION OF CHINESE MUSICAL HERITAGE California Youth Chinese Symphony (CYCS) is a non-profi...

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Liuqin

Liuqin (Chinese mandolin) is a high pitch-plucking instrument. For all the difference in size, the s...

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Zhongruan

The Ruan is also known as the moon guitar that appears much later in Chinese history compared to oth...

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Pipa

Pipa (Chinese lute) resembles the Spanish guitar in some ways. It has a pear-shaped wooden body and ...

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Dizi

The Dizi (bamboo flute) is the traditional Chinese flute. Most dizi are made of bamboo, which explai...

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Sheng (Chinese mouth organ)

Sheng is one of the oldest Chinese musical instruments. The instrument existed as far back as 3,000 ...

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Suona (Chinese Oboe)

Suona or Chinese oboe is sometimes also called a trumpet because of its distinctively loud and high-...

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Guzheng

Guzheng (zither or lap harp) was a very popular instrument during ancient times, as early as the War...

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Yangqin

The Yangqin is also called a hammered dulcimer. It is played by hitting strings with a pair of bambo...

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Erhu

Also known as two-string violin, the erhu is a Chinese 2-stringed, vertical fiddle that has a histo...

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Konghou

Konghou (double-string harp) is an ancient Chinese harp. It went extinct sometime in the Ming Dynast...

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Cello

The cello is most closely associated with European classical music. It is part of the standard orch...

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Photo Galleries 2008 Print E-mail

San Francisco World Music Festival (11/16/2008)
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Aaron Garg Solo Concert (9/28/2008)
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Colorful Melodies Concert (5/24/2008)
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What is Grade Exam? Print E-mail

The Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) of China is China's most senior musical institute offering accredited examinations to applicants.

The Standard Grade Examination Committee of the CCOM has the mandate of expanding musical education and its stylistic tradition, and it provides authoritative musical achievement level assessment for overseas Chinese instrumental musicians and students.

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2009 Grade Exam Print E-mail

2009 Grade Exam Syllabus  is now available. 
Examination will take place on November 7-8, 2009.

 
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Enrollment is open all year round. Please select the program you are interested to enroll in and give us some basic information. Once we receive your enrollment, we will contact you for attending the class. You can use the same link below to enroll for summer program.

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