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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: m11_Duyen-Phan_Tranh
for Vietnamese 16-string zither
by Teacher Phan Gia Anh-Thư & Teacher Ngô Thanh Nhàn
Dec 04, 2024 13:17:04
m11_Duyen-Phan
Tablature to Click and Print:
T H E   S T O R Y:
Duyên Phận [Fate in Love] composed by Thái Thịnh for Paris by Night's Profile of the Vietnamese women to be sung by singer Như Quỳnh, but the song was not featured then, until 2010 Paris by Night's I am a Vietnamese.

This song has been traansposed for Tranh, from G to A, with bendings from A to B and E to F, vibratos on G and C higher strings. It was performed by NSƯT Hải Phượng in 2018.


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