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JUNE 25-29; JULY 2-6, 2014
LOG SHEET #3
SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET
LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: MARY SINCLAIR 
MEMORY CARD NUMBER - TASCAM: CFCH01
FILE NAME: Teahouse-0173.wav
MEMORY CARD NUMBER - ZOOM H2: [[strikethrough]] [[illegible]] [[/strikethrough]] CFCH03
FILE NAME: STE-000.wav
PRESENTER: MuQian
DATE/TIME: 07/05/2014 12:30 PM
PROGRAM: China
STAGE: Teahouse Commons
GROUP NAME: String Instruments
REGION/STYLE: Inner Mongolia, Shanghai

[[2 columned table]]
| PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION |
| --- | --- |
| Baiyinmenghe | Musician from inner Mongolia |
| Charlotte D'Evelyn | Lecturer of Ethnic Musicology, CalArts |

CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back):
1. Introductions, Charlotte D'Evelyn's professional background, prior work in China. Demonstration of Instruments, beginning with Charlotte D'Evelyn on the [[strikethrough]] er'he [[/strikethrough]] er'hu
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4. About the piece she plays: song of the Purple Bamboo, from teahouse tradition in Shanghai, where very particular form of music is played in teahouses
5. How she learned to play instrument, oral/written instruction
6. Demonstration from Baiyinmenghe, then explanation of the piece he played: began with unmetered improvised intro, then played folk song about Mongolian woman during war. Learned song from parents
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Instruments brought to China from different cultures: erhu from minority peoples from Tang dynasty, gradually accepted by Han Chinese, part of Chinese orchestras

Why Charlotte Chase learned erhu: interested in China in college, combined musical background with interest after China study abroad. Adjustment from Western instruments to Chinese instruments. Professional repertoire. Pieces for erhu evoking grassland feeling, connection to Mongolia.