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With the Dragon Dance

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Chinese New Year: January 23, 2012 Chinese Year 4709 Year of the Dragon Next year: February 10 Year of the Snake

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Year of the Dragon: 2000, 2012 Year of the Rabbit: 1999,, 2011 Year of the Tiger: 1998, 2010 Year of the Ox: 1997, 2009 Year of the Rat: 1996, 2008 Year of the Pig: 1995, 2007 Year of the Dog: 1994, 2006 Year of the Rooster: 1993, 2005 Year of the Monkey: 1992, 2004 Year of the Sheep: 1991, 2003 Year of the Horse: 1990, 2002 Year of the Snake: 1989, 2001

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Rat: Charisma, Manipulative Ox: Dependable, Stubborn Tiger: Powerful, Reckless Rabbit: Kind, Superficial Dragon: Noble, Arrogant Snake: Wise, Loner Horse: Cheerful, Fickle Sheep: Sympathetic, Worrier Monkey: Smart, Selfish Rooster: Meticulous, Proud Dog: Honest, Lazy Pig: Patient, Nave

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Chinese music dates back nearly 7000 years Ling Lun is the mythical creator of music Made pipes to sound like birds In 221-207 BC, the Imperial Music Bureau was founded to dictate what music would be officially recognized Oldest know music is the Youlan, or Solitary Orchid Music was seen as important to the Chinese state and most emperors took music very seriously

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Pentatonic Scale- 5 notes Heterophonic- Musicisans play variations of the same musical line Melodic rather than harmonic Poetic and expresses feelings and emotions Silences are important and change the meaning Solos or small ensembles of plucked and bowed stringed instruments, flutes, and various cymbals, gongs, and drums

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Lutes Pipa Ruan (Chinese Guitar) Yueqin (Opera) Zithers Guqin Zheng Harps Konghou

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Erhu (Chinese Violin) Sihu (Opera) Zhong-Hu (Chinese Viola) Yangquin (Chinese Dulcimer)

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Dizi (Bamboo Flute) Guan (Oboe) Bawu Mabu

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Muyu (Wood) Bianqing (Stone tablets) Bianzhong (Bells) Bo (Cymbals) Luo (Gong) Dagu (Hide Drum) Bolang Gu (Small Drum)

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Thin voiced Resonant Almost Falsetto-like Usually solo, not choral Mo Li Hua is a popular song for voice

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Other Asian Countries Most recently Western Countries 1601: Matteo Ricci is the first European with a musical instrument to reach China It was a harpsichord Western-style brass bands

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Many Chinese refer to themselves as Descendants of the Dragon Used in celebrations such as New Years Brings good luck as a symbol of power and dignity Similar to the Lion Dances Dancers carry a Dragon on poles and mimic the motions of the dragon The longer the Dragon, the more power and good fortune

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