Gongche Notation Teaches-Phoenix Singing in Dongshan, Inheriting the Beiguan Music

Gongche Notation Teaches

Gongche notation uses seven basic notes, "Sian, Tse, Gon, Huan, Liu, Wu, I", which correspond to the Do to Ti scale in Western music's middle C range. For higher notes, the character "ren" (亻)is added to the side of the basic note character, while lower notes are represented by different scales such as "Ho, Su, and I."

Do you know which song is represented by "Sian Sian Liu Liu Wu Wu Liu, Huan Huan GonGon Tse Tse Sian" in Gongche notation?

I think the Western music equivalent would be "Do Do So So La La So, Fa Fa Mi Mi Re Re Do," which is "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."

Gongche notation's rhythm is represented by "ban" and "liao."

These beat symbols are recorded on the right side of the musical scale and indicate the strong and weak beats, as well as the length, speed, and other aspects of the musical sound, similar to how beats are represented in Western music.

Example: "Seven-inch Lotus"

Analysis And Transformation:

Staff Notation:

After learning from the teacher, we converted "Seven-inch Lotus" into Western notation, which not only eliminates the need for the teacher to teach the rhythm but also makes it more accessible to people learning music.

The teacher mentioned that if you see "fan" on the score, it means you need to repeat it. Therefore, after playing the entire piece, you need to play it again from the "fan" notation.

I have learned how to read Gongche notation, and it is similar to Western notation. With practice, anyone can learn it.