Why is listening so important in the qin tradition?
What will be an ideal response?
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• The instrument is very soft in tone, encouraging concentrated listening.
• The music contains numerous, subtle effects--such as many kinds of vibrato--often intended to depict a natural scene.
• Musicians share a core repertory but develop their own interpretations of these pieces over time, which can put an emphasis not only on what one plays but how one plays it.
• Qin players develop a substantial body of music theory as they reflect on their music making; one of the pleasures of music, for them, is talking about it in depth, which requires highly critical listening and observation.
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