10 and a half years old boy wants to learn the piano, guzheng and guqin, which is better to learn?
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To answer this question, we may wish to analyze and compare the various aspects of the two instruments to determine which instrument to learn.
<h1>First, from the perspective of historical evolution</h1>
The guqin is one of the oldest musical instruments in the world, and the written history of the guqin has a history of more than 4,000 years. According to the "Records of History", the appearance of the qin was no later than that of the Yao Shun period. On 7 November 2003, UNESCO declared the guqin a "masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of mankind".
Guzheng was formed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which has a history of more than 2,500 years and developed widely in the Qin Dynasty, so guzheng is often called "Qin Zheng".
<h1>Second, from the perspective of difficulty</h1>
In terms of playing skills, it is not too difficult to learn the guqin and guzheng to get started, but the further you go, the more difficult it is for the two instruments. The fingering of the guqin is easy to learn, but it is difficult to pop the mood and charm, so it is better to learn it at an older age; although the fingering of the guzheng is more complicated, it is relatively easy to learn, and people with a musical foundation can get started in a few months. The guzheng sound is bright and gorgeous, expressive, suitable for playing and performing on stage. The sound of the guqin is fresh and elegant, the volume is small, mainly played to yourself or played to the "Zhiyin", rarely on the stage. Therefore, as the saying goes, the guzheng is pleasing to people, the guqin is pleasing to oneself, and the guqin has a longer and more cultural atmosphere than the guzheng, and both are not easy in terms of playing a deeper artistic conception.
<h1>Third, the appearance and fixed strings</h1>
Guqin, also known as "Yaoqin", it has 7 strings, so it is also called "seven-stringed qin", the thickest is 1 string, the thinnest is 7 strings;
The guzheng has 21 strings, and in contrast to the guqin, the thickest is 21 strings, and the thinnest is 1 string.
The big difference between guqin and guzheng is that guqin does not have a qin code, and guzheng has a qin code (also called zheng code, code or goose pillar). The code makes a big difference in the way the two are played.
<h1>Fourth, the playing method and sound effect</h1>
The guqin and the guzheng are played in a similar way, both of which are played with the left hand pressing the strings and the right hand, the difference is that when the guqin is played, the left and right hands do not need to wear yijia, while the guzheng needs to wear yijia. Guzheng has a loud voice, is more "outgoing", and is easy to move others.
The guqin has a small voice, is relatively "introverted", and only in some special circumstances will it move others, most of the time it will only move itself.
Therefore, the guzheng tends to be played to others, and the guqin is more inclined to play to oneself. The ultimate meaning of learning the guqin is not in the skill and touching, but in the fusion of the state of mind and nature, and the unity of heaven and man is the highest realm of the player.
<h1>5. Historical inheritance</h1>
Guqin has a large number of heirloom works, such as "Flowing Water", "Guangling San", "Plum Blossom Three Alleys", "Pingsha Falling Goose", "Yangguan Three Stacks" and other more than 3,000 pieces; guzheng ancient songs are relatively few, most of them are transplanted and adapted modern repertoire, such as "Fishing Boat Singing Evening", "Alpine Flowing Water", "Qin Sang Song", "Cold Duck Playing water", "Western Chu Bawang" and so on.
<h1>Sixth, cultural connotations</h1>
The guqin is arguably the most instrumental instrument in the world. There are many qin-related poems in the Tang and Song poems, and many literary works and calligraphy and painting works have the content of the guqin, such as "Dream of the Red Chamber", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Fengshen Yanyi" and other scenes describing the guqin (Lin Daiyu Fuqin,
Zhuge Liang fuqin, etc.).
There is a cloud in the Book of Rites: "A gentleman does not go through the qinser for no reason." The piano has become a compulsory instrument for literati and inkers, "the seat of a gentleman, the left piano and the right book." Yao, Shun, King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, Boya, Confucius, Li Shimin, Li Bai, Emperor Yongzheng of Qingyong, Emperor Qianlong, Tan Sitong... And so on, historical celebrities are familiar with the guqin.
In summary, guqin and guzheng have their own advantages, as for which instrument children learn, we should have a rough goal. For ten-year-olds (as for gender relations, both men and women can) should first learn guzheng. Because children's understanding of the guqin cannot reach the level of adulthood. With a certain guzheng foundation, the older one, if you want to learn the guqin, then learn it.
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