Pipa Advanced VII (琵琶高级班 VII)
This advanced pipa course is designed for students ready to take their playing to the next level. You’ll explore the martial-style masterpiece Ambushing from Ten Sides (《十面埋伏》), a true highlight of the repertoire, and study modern pieces using both numbered and staff notation, along with traditional Gongche notation (工尺谱). By the end of the course, you’ll have the opportunity to perform as a soloist in formal settings. Students with prior pipa experience can join after a brief evaluation with the instructor.
本高级琵琶课程专为希望提升演奏水平的学员设计。你将挑战琵琶经典曲目——气势磅礴的《十面埋伏》, 同时学习当代作品, 掌握简谱, 五线谱和传统工尺谱的演奏方法。课程结束后, 你将有机会在正式场合独奏展示自己的成果。有琵琶基础的学员可在教师评估后加入课程, 确保每位学员都能在专业, 支持性的环境中学习与成长。加入我们, 探索琵琶的魅力, 体验东西方音乐的交融与创意表达!
Fees
6 sessions (12 hours)
$510 member / $550 non-member
(plus a $30 non-refundable registration fee)
Maximum Number of Students: 6
Instructor
Zhou Yi
Praised for her “breathtaking” meticulous technique and expressiveness by the Washington Post, pipa/qin soloist and educator, Zhou Yi graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in China. She is the artistic director of the Ba Ban Chinese Music Society of NY. Zhou Yi’s select performances include: Tan Dunʼs Concerto for Pipa and String Orchestra at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig Germany; Young Peopleʼs Concert with the New York Philharmonic; Bun-Ching Lamʼs Song of the Pipa and Sudden Thunder with the Sinfonieorchester Münster; Zuqiang Wuʼs Sisters of the Grassland with the Ohio Youngstown Symphony Orchestra; guest qin artist with the San Francisco Opera in Bright Shengʼs Dream of the Red Chamber; guest pipa and qin artist with the Santa Fe Opera in Huang Ruoʼs Dr. Sun Yatsen. Zhou Yi’s teaching credits include: Joined Carnegie Hallʼs Music Explorer educational program; a teaching artist with Flushing Council on Culture & Arts in 2019; conducted music workshops in public schools for the China National Traditional Orchestraʼs U.S. tour in 2015; gave lectures at Queens and Brooklyn public libraries; performed musical demonstration for students in grades 1-5 with the Global Language Project; a guest Chinese music instructor in NYU’s East Asian Studies in 1998. Ms. Zhou’s students gained the top scores in a number of musical arts programs and have been awarded in televised talent shows.
