The Swordsman Theme

I realised today that I forgot to put the beginners video of me playing Guzheng on my

blog...so here it is

.

It's called "The Theme from the Swordsman" and is just a very basic piece.

I took this a couple of months back now and since I've been holidaying back in Australia, I haven't got to practice at all. Unfortunately being the size it is, Guzheng is not made to easily travel half way around the world with! It's a beautiful instrument and even though I don't do it justice here :-) I will indeed keep enjoying to learn something so new to me. Guzheng really is such a traditional Chinese instrument. It's so steeped in Chinese culture and history and I adore the many different sounds it can make. You cant see it in such a simple piece as this but bending strings to get notes, vibrato techniques, plucking all come into play and you can really convey how you are feeling through the music you play. All that and it looks so beautiful too!

Oh if anyone is wondering what the screaming noise in the background is...it's the kids over at the school basketball court screaming support for their class teams :-)