At the beginning when I saw videos of it I under rated it (compared to some of the other chinese instruments), but the ruan has a wide tonal range and is versatile. I have a zhongruan. I'm still gettin used to the body size.
I purchased a Pipa because I liked the sound it produced. Very much an Asian traditional sound. I sold it, though, because the string height on them is ridiculously high [measured about 8mm at the 12th fret, making it pretty hard to play well]. I considered a Ruan, but it sounds too much like a basic 6-string acoustic guitar. Looks very nice, though.
Similar to huqin, the ruan also comes in different sizes. This piece ruclips.net/video/tRntnLLHtA0/видео.html showcases gaoyinruan (high-pitched ruan), xiaoruan (small ruan), zhongruan (medium ruan), and daruan (large ruan), and each size sounds different.
@@MineyChen Thank you for the link! Yes, the higher pitched ruan do sound less like a traditional guitar. Actually, even the one in this video isn't exactly like a basic 6-string. There is enough difference. But I think I would like a gaoyinruan. Also, I did end up ordering another Pipa with lower string height. It's the instrument I like the most.....other than the Erhu. Hopefully this new Pipa will work better for me. It's still in transit.
Totally great! I have a Daruan as well and really trip over my own fingers. I never played guitar or any lute. I am much better with dan tranh. What notes are you using? Mine is dada . I tune from the thickest string to the thinnest. Best Wishes
Rafael Milhomem Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. The music score is available here: Page 1: bbs.yanzoujia.net/neirongqtyq/gqp/3696.htm; Page 2: bbs.yanzoujia.net/neirongqtyq/gqp/3696_2.htm; Page 3: bbs.yanzoujia.net/neirongqtyq/gqp/3696_3.htm. But the piece was written in numbered musical notation, so you might need some help reading it. It's easy to learn though.
Rafael Milhomem The tuning for my instrument is G, D, g, d. But for numbered notation, you want to take the first note of your scale (in this case: F) as 1. So for this piece, the first note 6 is the sixth note of the F major scale, which equals to d. The composer of this song is Lin Jiliang, who is also a Ruan musician.
I do not play pipa, but I do play liuqin. It looks like a small-sized pipa, and has bright and high-pitched tones. Here's a video for the liuqin with Chinese orchestra: ruclips.net/video/z-TYYjhLK5U/видео.html.
The name of the song is "flow". There's no single interpretation of it, but I think it means the notes shall flow smoothly throughout the entire piece.
其实我觉得这首曲子很不错，名称有点雅。而且传统乐器并不一定要拘泥于五声调式， 调式和乐曲的丰富对乐器的发展很有益。
This is so cool. Might want to try to learn as my first string instrument one day. Very beautiful sound
you can even tune it like a banjo or a mandolin to make it easier to play.
The sound that the 中阮 makes has an uncanny resemblance to that of a guitar.
Haha we meet again XP
@@고양이-w1h Hey there, Ryan!
Great playing. Congratulations!
it has the style of Asturias
加油！
很棒阿！
祝你琴藝更上一層樓！
想聽雲南回憶第三樂章！
impeccable right hand skills!
Thank you for the sweet comment! :-)
how long have you been learning ruan and from who did you learn from?
syemurn c I had been learning it for 10+ years. Although I'm still playing, I do not take lessons anymore. I mostly learned from Prof. Wu Qiang.
musicalchen wow! directly from prof. wu qiang! where are you from and where are you based? teaching now?
syemurn c I'm from Shanghai, but I work and live in New York City now.
Nice! I play the ruan too. I really should try and learn this one.
Thanks for the comment! Surprised to see someone who loves Ruan and plays it in the states.
At the beginning when I saw videos of it I under rated it (compared to some of the other chinese instruments), but the ruan has a wide tonal range and is versatile. I have a zhongruan. I'm still gettin used to the body size.
CivilHuqin It does take time. Hope you enjoy practicing and playing the ruan.
Thanks. I'll keep up with your videos. Feel free to check out mine and give some tips on my playing. I could use all the help I can get :)
CivilHuqin Sure, I will! :)
很棒
Isaac Albéniz and his Asturias approved that. The same melody
Very good!
好好
我这次的演奏会演奏这首曲子，来学习一下，没想到居然这么快🌚
Thanks! 😎
this is fire dawg
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
I purchased a Pipa because I liked the sound it produced. Very much an Asian traditional sound. I sold it, though, because the string height on them is ridiculously high [measured about 8mm at the 12th fret, making it pretty hard to play well]. I considered a Ruan, but it sounds too much like a basic 6-string acoustic guitar. Looks very nice, though.
Similar to huqin, the ruan also comes in different sizes. This piece ruclips.net/video/tRntnLLHtA0/видео.html showcases gaoyinruan (high-pitched ruan), xiaoruan (small ruan), zhongruan (medium ruan), and daruan (large ruan), and each size sounds different.
@@MineyChen Thank you for the link! Yes, the higher pitched ruan do sound less like a traditional guitar. Actually, even the one in this video isn't exactly like a basic 6-string. There is enough difference. But I think I would like a gaoyinruan.
Also, I did end up ordering another Pipa with lower string height. It's the instrument I like the most.....other than the Erhu. Hopefully this new Pipa will work better for me. It's still in transit.
I’m at Grade 7 rn r u joining SCMC this year if yes hope to meet u
I wanna learn...i play that instrument can send me that piece😅
Here is a link to the music score: www.qupu123.com/qiyue/qita/p262087.html Hope you enjoy!
Wow this sounds so much like bach
Yes? Here is a real Bach piece played by a friend: Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite in G Major. ruclips.net/video/N3gqq6m_5ps/видео.html
wow thats a lot of notes
Totally great! I have a Daruan as well and really trip over my own fingers. I never played guitar or any lute. I am much better with dan tranh. What notes are you using?
Mine is dada . I tune from the thickest string to the thinnest. Best Wishes
Haven't been back for a long time... I use GDGD, and for Daruan DADA is the most common tuning.
@@MineyChen Oh so 5ths in octaves. So CGCG would work as well.
@@dulcimoo Yes, and numbered notations make it easier to switch tones.
can I play this on guitar? it should be possibly theoretically
Yes, you certainly can. The only difficulty would be the score as the piece was written in numbered musical notation.
Hi! Congrats. What a nice piece! How can i fins this score? Thanks.
Rafael Milhomem Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. The music score is available here: Page 1: bbs.yanzoujia.net/neirongqtyq/gqp/3696.htm; Page 2: bbs.yanzoujia.net/neirongqtyq/gqp/3696_2.htm; Page 3: bbs.yanzoujia.net/neirongqtyq/gqp/3696_3.htm. But the piece was written in numbered musical notation, so you might need some help reading it. It's easy to learn though.
Many thanks. I think it's easy to read and hard to play. Is the tune G, D, g, d? I'd like to try to play this on "cavaquinho"!
Wow!! You're right. It's really dificult to read!!!!! :)
Who is the composer??
Rafael Milhomem The tuning for my instrument is G, D, g, d. But for numbered notation, you want to take the first note of your scale (in this case: F) as 1. So for this piece, the first note 6 is the sixth note of the F major scale, which equals to d. The composer of this song is Lin Jiliang, who is also a Ruan musician.
goggle上找不到简谱啊唯一有的网站进不去！！求谱！！
www.ktvc8.com/article/article_482832_1.html 这个链接应该可以
@@MineyChen 谢谢！！！
do you also play pipa?
I do not play pipa, but I do play liuqin. It looks like a small-sized pipa, and has bright and high-pitched tones. Here's a video for the liuqin with Chinese orchestra: ruclips.net/video/z-TYYjhLK5U/видео.html.
@@MineyChen Owow I play Liuqin too :)
这首歌对于新手来说会难吗？
老师讲可以当作换弦练习曲来练习，左手不难。
要学会不难，但是要弹好右手基本功需要勤加练习哦
How is the name of this song
The name of the song is "flow". There's no single interpretation of it, but I think it means the notes shall flow smoothly throughout the entire piece.
opa ^^
这首歌的乐曲简介Oo是
谢谢提醒，以前都没有注意加上乐曲简介。根据林吉良老师自己的说法：《流》的本意是万物都在动，写的就是一种自然景象，在演奏中需要音乐性与技术性的掌握，要求演奏者有强弱分明，从小就培养弹奏者的意识形象，流：动的感觉；流：力度的变化。
聽起來像吉他
这首曲子是中国音乐吗
作曲者是中国的阮演奏者，但是曲调上并不是典型的中国传统民族音乐运用的五声调式。
It looks Chinese, but it sounds very European!