What are some of the musical affects that are possible on the pipa? (Answers may vary)
What will be an ideal response?
• The original hand-held plectrum (like a guitar pick) was replaced with false fingernails of various materials (bone, shell, etc.) so that each finger could independently pluck the strings of the pipa. This permitted varied and virtuosic (technically advanced) playing on the instrument.
• Many different strokes can be used including "today's standard strokes" described in Worlds of Music. The pipa can sound multiple strings, e.g., creating a melody played on the highest-pitched string that is accompanied by strums across the other lower strings.
• The use of harmonics (lightly touching the strings at certain places to create different pitches) or pressing a stopped string sideways to create a rise in pitch or "pitch-bend"
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