Mekong NYC Arts & Music Vietnamese Folk Music    F O L K · A R T S · S T U D I E S A research project in the Vietnamese folk arts heritage Mekong NYC hosts a music class to teach students how to play the đàn tranh (Vietnamese zither). The class is infused with storytelling, especially Vietnamese folk tales and culture, community building through group playing and listening, and group theory, examining traditional Vietnamese and Cambodian songs and pop music.

Lesson: 17_twinkle-twinkle-little-star_Tranh
for Vietnamese 16-string zither
by Teacher Phan Gia Anh-Thư & Teacher Ngô Thanh Nhàn
Apr 02, 2025 20:59:38
17_twinkle-twinkle-little-star

Tablature to Click and Print:

T H E   S T O R Y:Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is a popular English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem by Jane Taylor, The Star. The poem was published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems by Taylor and her sister Ann. It is sung to the tune of the French melody Ah! vous dirai-je, maman, which was published in 1761 and later arranged by several composers, including Mozart with Twelve Variations. The song has one bending string, press, hold, string #6, from E4 to F4, play 2 times, release back to from E4, and play 2 times, in Phrase #2, #3, #4 and #6.