Observed arrival · 2026-10-19
Five Guqin Festivals, with the Strings Still Playable
The Guqin Association of Singapore looks back at five editions of its festival, from 2017 to 2025, with an interactive guqin instrument on the page.
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- Guqin players and listeners exploring Singapore’s music scene
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- The string interface explains its tuning as 1=F, with the seven strings assigned 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6.
Field notes
The association says the festival began in 2017 and has been held every two years; since 2019, each edition has been part of the Singapore Chinese Music Festival. The instrument instructions explain the tuning, string layout, and ways to sound notes, including pressing at one of the guqin’s marked positions. The association describes itself as a nonprofit academic group under the Singapore Chinese Orchestra Association.
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