tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806958930879458868.post8185876779678831969..comments2024-02-13T14:37:31.227+08:00Comments on Lived Experiences of learning to play Silk Strings GuQin 桐木絲弦 (丝桐)古琴 in Singapore: How to get rid of mites in guqin hard foam caseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12231050019175948179noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806958930879458868.post-23213590329886744672014-09-16T07:45:15.701+08:002014-09-16T07:45:15.701+08:00Hello Shawn How, i have been following your blog f...Hello Shawn How, i have been following your blog for some time, and i have some questions about starting to learn the Guqin.<br />Will it be generally hard to learn? I see that the notation used is Chinese (figures, it's a Chinese instrument ;-) ) will i be obligated to learn Chinese, and if, is it enough if learned only the Guqin "related" writing and letters... If that makes sense.<br />Also when it comes to buying one, do you have any trusted sites or sellers? I see many Guqin on amazon, ebay and so on, and other websites but i do not know which to choose, i want to buy from a trustworthy site =/= manufacturer.<br /><br />I have a couple of more questions about learning the Guqin, but i'll save them for later.<br /><br />Also a personal question to you, how good of a Guqin player would you say you are? Don't be modest, haha!<br />And, how many years have you been playing, and how much do you practice?<br />Last question (i hope i'm not annoying you with my questions) do you know how to play "Wild geese descending on the beach(sandbank)" and "Missing an old friend". Shuishan Yu has some very good recording of them.<br /><br />I apologize if some of my questions can be answered by looking at some of your posts, i will continue reading them.<br /><br />I hope you have a good day. :-)Ambient Towerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006762354465158852noreply@blogger.com