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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$ p: k* P/ d" Y- @' E3 Khttps://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng
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The guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a 21-string instrument that resembles a harp, if that harp was played on its side.

9 Z) I' R# d) k/ f& qJarrelle 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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" N5 Q$ J! ?9 y1 Y+ |: C* i+ u4 i' i"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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