The 4th International On-line Guqin Yaji

Time: Sunday, June 2nd, 2019, 

2:00 - 4:00 pm USA Chicago Time

3:00 - 5:00 pm USA Eastern time

4:00 - 6:00 pm Brazilian Time

9:00 - 11:00 pm Austria, Belgium and Germany Time

Participants

Jo Matthies from Germany

Sebastian from Austria  

Xiaojie from Chicago

Victor and Andre from Brazil

Ralph from New Jersey, the US

Peiyou from New York, the US

Qin Playing

Jo - Xian Ong Cao (Melody of The Immortal) 仙翁操 ( Standard Of The Guqin 4th Edition)

Sebastian - Wild Geese Landing On A Sandy Shore 平沙落雁 (Wu Zhao-ji's version) 
Xiaojie - Wenjun Cao (Melody of Wenjun) 文君操 (1539)
Peiyou - Innocent Seagulls 鷗鷺忘機 (1721)
Victor - Shen Ren Chang (The Song of King Yao) 神人暢 
Andre - Parting at Yang Guan Gate 陽關三疊 (Guan Ping-hu's notation)
Ralph - Deer Call 鹿鳴 (1618)

Qin talk:

Jo  -  The making of his own qin. (20 min including Q&A)
Victor -  Discussion on how different table materials affects the qin's sound as well as how to properly microphone the Guqin. (20 min including Q&A)

Peiyou - Parting At Yang Guan Gate Comparison of the playing of 4 qin master's (20 min including Q&A) 

Yaji Clips

Jo Plays Xian Ong Cao on the qin he made

We found that when listening to someone's playing, if all the listeners mute their mic, everyone can hear the qin sound better without hearing any noise from our surroundings.   

I have recorded the whole meeting with Skype. I will add more clips when I have more free time.

The 4th International On-line guqin yaji is so far the longest one. It took 2 and a half hours and we still have a lot to chat about. We will continue the great conversation at the next one. Thank you all for your participation. The next yaji will probably be on Sunday September the 8th.