WELCOME TO OUR ONLINE ERHU LESSONS!

Learn how to play the erhu CORRECTLY and sound fantastic, with our Online Erhu Course

We have worked together with qualified erhu instructors to bring to you this fantastic program where you will be taught systematically how to play the erhu.

You will be taught the right hand bowing techniques, left hand postures, how to change strings effectively, how to change left hand position correctly, slurs, G scale, D scale, staccato and much more!

Features

Here are the wonderful features of the program:

  • Conducted over the internet – You can attend the lessons wherever you are using just a computer with speakers and internet connection, at the comfort of your own home.

  • Multimedia Learning – Enhanced learning experience with audio, video, text and pictures

  • Systematic teaching – Learn each technique step by step so that you master each part before moving to another

  • Play along videos – what you hear you tend to forget, what you see you remember, what you do, you understand. So let’s practice together with the videos!

  • Progress review – Participants will be encouraged to send in videos of their playing so that we can spot any mistakes and correct them early

  • Fun and exciting exercises and tunes – So you’ll have a great time practicing and learning!

Experience the best support

For your instrument and your playing

  • Easy Communication

    Responsive and personal email & whatsapp support - we make sure every question has been answered

  • Experienced Erhu Team

    To answer any issues you have with your playing or instrument

  • Peer Support

    Active peer support from our Facebook group of Erhu enthusiasts

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Parts of the Erhu and their significance

    • Introduction

    • Headstock

    • Tuning Pegs

    • Qianjin

    • Snakeskin Protector

    • Bridges

    • Damper

    • Baseplate

    • Bows
  • 2

    Before you start

    • Setting up your Erhu

    • Sitting Posture
  • 3

    Bowing

    • How to hold the bow

    • Pressure points on the bow

    • Bowing motion

    • Bowing motion from different angles

    • Common problems of bowing

    • Whole Bow Exercise

    • Exercise 1

    • Exercise 2

    • Exercise 3
  • 4

    Numeric scores

    • How to read
  • 5

    Left hand position

    • Hand posture

    • Common problems
  • 6

    Left hand - Index finger

    • Ex. 4

    • Ex. 5

    • Ex. 6

    • Ex. 6.2
  • 7

    Intervallic relationships between notes

    • Explanation
  • 8

    D scale

    • 2nd and 3rd finger

    • Playing a D scale
  • 9

    More D key Exercises

    • Ex. 7

    • Ex. 8

    • Ex. 9

    • Ex. 10

    • Ex. 11

    • Tune - Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars

    • Tune - Little Bee
  • 10

    Slurs

    • Explanation

    • Common Prob

    • Ex. 14

    • Ex. 15 - Little Red Hat

    • Ex. 16
  • 11

    Using your pinky (4th finger)

    • Explanation

    • D scale - Part 2

    • Ex. 17
  • 12

    Crossing Strings

    • Explanation

    • Ex. 18

    • Ex. 19 - Edelweiss
  • 13

    Midway Recap

    • Recap
  • 14

    Staccato

    • Explanation

    • Ex. 20 - Ma Yi La

    • Edelweiss revisited with slurs
  • 15

    Changing Left Hand Position

    • Explanation

    • Ex. 21

    • Ex. 22

    • Ex. 8a
  • 16

    Tune - 我们多么幸福 (We are so fortunate)

    • Explanation
  • 17

    G Scale

    • How to play the G scale

    • Ex.24
  • 18

    Simple Tunes in D

    • An English Children Tune

    • Gu Xiang De Mei Ren (故乡的美人)

    • Home Sweet Home (可爱家庭)

    • Lullaby

    • Moon River

    • Row Row Row Your Boat

    • Scotland Blue Clock

    • Snow Song (Japanese)

    • The First Noel

    • The Tortoise and the Hare

    • 紫竹调 (Zi Zhu Diao)
  • 19

    Simple Tunes in G

    • Amazing Grace

    • Auld Lang Syne

    • 龙的传人 (Descendants of the Dragon)

    • Isle of Capri

    • The More We Get Together

    • Loch Lomond

    • Long Long Ago

    • Love Me Tender

    • Polish Folk Song

    • Red Leaf

    • Red River Valley

    • Scarborough Fair

    • 冬天已经过去 (The Winter has Passed)

    • 喂波里 (Wei Bo Li)

    • You Are My Sunshine

S$99

(For 1 year access)

100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!

If you find that you are not playing better than before the lessons, let us know within 2 weeks of your purchase and we will give you a full refund!

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Disclaimer

Some videos and media are quite old as they were taken more than 10 years ago. We are in the midst of redoing some of the videos but it will take some time. The videos although old, are still gold in terms of knowledge and we are confident they will help you along your Erhu journey. Please enjoy!