Comments on: Sheng http://blog.michaelkcooke.com/2009/03/sheng/ Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mcooke http://blog.michaelkcooke.com/2009/03/sheng/comment-page-1/#comment-403 mcooke Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:53:00 +0000 http://blog.michaelkcooke.com/?p=158#comment-403 Well there different sizes of Sheng, I have the big one with 32 keys some keys right next to each other can be pressed by the same finger and you get a 4th. On my Sheng you can do 6-12 notes at a time.The trick is the notes have to be in a reachable configuration for the hand. So that can be more limiting to the amount of notes in the chord. You can breath in and out to make sound on the sheng so you can have it play long sustained sections though there will be a sound shift where the performer changes breathing directions. You should check out my composition <em><a href="http://blog.michaelkcooke.com/2009/06/a-baby-sleeps-for-isabella/" rel="nofollow">A Baby Sleeps</a></em>. We might be ships passing in the night for October, I might be back in Taiwan then. Good to here from you, hope Hong Kong is treating you nicely. Well there different sizes of Sheng, I have the big one with 32 keys some keys right next to each other can be pressed by the same finger and you get a 4th. On my Sheng you can do 6-12 notes at a time.The trick is the notes have to be in a reachable configuration for the hand. So that can be more limiting to the amount of notes in the chord. You can breath in and out to make sound on the sheng so you can have it play long sustained sections though there will be a sound shift where the performer changes breathing directions. You should check out my composition A Baby Sleeps.
We might be ships passing in the night for October, I might be back in Taiwan then. Good to here from you, hope Hong Kong is treating you nicely.

]]> By: Alexis Alrich http://blog.michaelkcooke.com/2009/03/sheng/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Alexis Alrich Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:20:34 +0000 http://blog.michaelkcooke.com/?p=158#comment-402 Dear Michael, I was researching the sheng and found you on this blog! Hello from Hong Kong. How many notes can a sheng play at once? 8, one for each finger? Any other restrictions? I found the fingering chart, thank you. I may see you this October - I'll be in town and will visit SFCCO if possible. -- Alexis Dear Michael,
I was researching the sheng and found you on this blog! Hello from Hong Kong. How many notes can a sheng play at once? 8, one for each finger? Any other restrictions? I found the fingering chart, thank you.

I may see you this October – I’ll be in town and will visit SFCCO if possible.

– Alexis

]]> By: Michael Cooke http://blog.michaelkcooke.com/2009/03/sheng/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Michael Cooke Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:34:48 +0000 http://blog.michaelkcooke.com/?p=158#comment-149 There are several different types of shengs so first you to figure which type (how many pipes) you have. Then my friend's at Melody of China have fingering charts posted on their <a href="http://melodyofchina.com/12score/charts.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">website</a>. Hope that helps, have fun. There are several different types of shengs so first you to figure which type (how many pipes) you have. Then my friend’s at Melody of China have fingering charts posted on their website. Hope that helps, have fun.

]]> By: Daniele http://blog.michaelkcooke.com/2009/03/sheng/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Daniele Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:32:08 +0000 http://blog.michaelkcooke.com/?p=158#comment-147 Hi there! A friend of mine bring to me a fanatastic shang from china...can you give me some tips for fingering?..It's very difficult to find something on the web!... Hope for a reply Hi there! A friend of mine bring to me a fanatastic shang from china…can you give me some tips for fingering?..It’s very difficult to find something on the web!…
Hope for a reply

]]> By: A Baby Sleeps (for Isabella) | Michael Cooke | Blog http://blog.michaelkcooke.com/2009/03/sheng/comment-page-1/#comment-44 A Baby Sleeps (for Isabella) | Michael Cooke | Blog Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:20:07 +0000 http://blog.michaelkcooke.com/?p=158#comment-44 [...] instrument I have wanted to play for 20 years, the 笙 (shēng) (more on the sheng in an earlier post). So I started to add that instrument into the composition and ended up featuring sheng and guzheng [...] [...] instrument I have wanted to play for 20 years, the 笙 (shēng) (more on the sheng in an earlier post). So I started to add that instrument into the composition and ended up featuring sheng and guzheng [...]

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