Music of China Lesson 1
We are learning about... Chinese music and culture
In this lesson we will... -Talk about the music and culture of China -Listen to Chinese musical instruments -Play a Chinese melody on the keyboards -Make up our own Chinese style melody
Where is China? The country of China is in Northeast Asia. The capital city is Beijing.
The Chinese Flag
What is China Like?
Animals in China
Chinese Food Chinese people eat a lot of rice at almost every meal, even at breakfast.
Chinese Music
Guess the Instrument A B C D
Traditional Chinese Music Traditional Chinese music is played on solo instruments or in small groups of instruments.
Dizi Bamboo flute
Erhu Chinese Violin with two strings.
Guzheng String instrument, over 2500 years old.
Pipa Plucked sting instrument (Chinese lute)
Chinese Drum
Chinese Gong
Pentatonic Scale c d e g a
1. Chinese Melody on the Keyboard 2. Make up your own Chinese melody using the worksheet.
Learning Diaries What have we learnt today?