Dizi length

A good length is approximately 18-20” long. Longer flutes may have an additional finger hole (the larger dizi has this), and they play lower octaves. Small flutes with higher octaves are smaller than 16”, while longer flutes are ideally 24-26” long. Determine the style of ends for the dizi.

1. How many types of dizi are there?
2. What is the difference between Shinobue and dizi?
3. What is the range of a dizi?
4. What is the difference between dizi and flute?

How many types of dizi are there?

There are generally two types of dizi: the longer version is qudi (曲笛) from southern China, with darker tone and more graceful repertoire; the shorter version is bangdi (梆笛) from northern China, with brighter tone and passionate repertoire.

What is the difference between Shinobue and dizi?

Dizi - is the traditional Chinese flute. ... The shinobue (kanji: 篠笛; also called takebue (kanji: 竹笛) in the context of Japanese traditional arts) is a Japanese transverse flute or fue that has a high-pitched sound.

What is the range of a dizi?

The range of all dizis is 2 octaves and a major 2nd. Thus if the pipe note is Sol = g1, the dizi will have a concert pitch range extending from g1 (above middle C) to a3. The written range will always be one octave below the concert pitch.

What is the difference between dizi and flute?

Whereas most simple flutes have only a blowing hole (known as chui kong (吹孔) in Chinese) and finger-holes, the dizi has a very different additional hole, called a mo kong (膜孔), between the embouchure and finger-holes.