http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/arts/music/28wu.html?_r=1&ref=music
3 Facts
- Wu Man came into America to produce music on the rare instrument known as the Pipa.
- She started as a nobody who did not speak any English and worked her way up to make a CD of her playing this exquisite music.
- Ms. Wu can play a variety of different styles and genres of music with her uncommon instrument.
2 Questions
- How did Ms. Wu learn English?
- Who taught Ms. Wu how to play the Pipa?
1 Supported Opinion
http://www.philmultic.com/pipa.html ; This particular article shows how old the instrument is. An instrument being this old- can be hard to teach yourself how to play which shows how impressive Ms. Wu is.
New Vocab:
Ethnomusicologists - a branch of musicology defined as "the study of social and cultural aspects of music and dance in local and global contexts.
Deciphered -
1. Convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language.
2. Succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something).
Pipa - is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument.
Soloists - a person playing music or singing alone
Boisterous - Noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy
Panoply - Ceremonial attire
Enliven - To make lively or spirited.
3 comments:
I like your connecting link. It's cool to see the importance of and the history behind the instrument, since it's not something most people know about. Like you said, the fact that it is so old makes her talent so unique.
I'm interested in what this instrument sounds like. Is it an oriental instrument? If so, I bet it makes the songs she play sound really different, but cool at the same time..I also wonder who decided to sign her to allow her make a CD
So does this success represent an increase in cultural acceptance? Does the rarity of the instrument also contribute to her success? just things to think about.
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