Qin - Improvisation 1 (Derren Brown Theme No. 2)

First selected improvisation for YouTube consumption.

I've improvised a lot during practice and some are good and some are crap but i haven't recorded my improvisations on video until now.

Mr Derren Brown entered my mind these couple of days and so I based the theme around him. I have composed a long piece about him but that composition shall never see the light of day as it is rather rubbish! Somehow, improvisations in my head sound more wonderful and I have trouble memorising them and putting them into actual music. Also, I improvise better when I have no distractions, such as knowing I'm being recorded, etc. If I had a camcorder, it will be less fussy than fiddling with the computer webcam, etc.

NB: I'm a bit rusty as I haven't been playing my qin for nearly a week.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• guqin
• gu
• qin
• improvisation
• derren
• brown
• chinese
• music
• zither

[lookitup3]

你应该弹那首叫神化引的曲子。

你正如广东话那句神神化化形容的，呵呵

[abarefootboy]

Beautiful. I enjoyed your composition and the way you took us on a journey. Liberating ! More please ?

[HQMatt]

I love the sound of this instrument! Thanks for showing me something new.

[bdsheldon]

Great stuff. I'm always surprised that there aren't that many original qin pieces--people just focus on perfecting the traditional repertoire. But I suppose that's the nature of the instrument, isn't it?