An American musician becomes a master of Guzheng

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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it.
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' l: b9 U$ {2 j! Xhttps://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng
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* P5 B1 _0 e; s) g! ?  [5 w2 K" TThe guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a 21-string instrument that resembles a harp, if that harp was played on its side.
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; k" K4 o! L# a7 y2 U8 L! U6 _Jarrelle Barton first heard its sound at a public library when he was 13 years old. Soon after, he made his own guzheng using a wooden tea tray and some guitar strings, but eventually convinced his grandmother to buy him one.

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; K; f+ O- l+ [- N"About, maybe the first year, I was completely self-taught," Barton said, explaining that he had bought some tutorials online — but they were all in Mandarin.
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