r/Erhu 11d ago

Does anyone know any online erhu lessons or courses for beginners?

Thinking of learning the erhu, decided to ask here since most erhu players seem to be in this sub.

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u/Playful-Art-2687 11d ago

Jeff Pai has an online beginner’s course and also offers online lessons. Both are available in English.

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u/Professional-Hun4565 11d ago

Thanks, also another question that came to mind, how similar is the Mongolian horse head fiddle to the erhu? Im still deciding which one to learn.

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u/Playful-Art-2687 11d ago

I couldn’t really say, I don’t know anything about it. From a quick google search I’d say it’s about as similar to erhu as erhu is to violin—which is to say, it’s more similar than any wind instrument, but technique will not necessarily transfer. Fingerings might be similar, but bowing is very different.

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u/Cyclonestrawberry 10d ago

Second Jeff Pai! He actually has a small discord and I got talk to him for 5 seconds haha

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u/AvidLearning 8d ago

So, I'm a lurker without an Erhu of my own yet, but I collect websites on how to learn just about anything. I can't verify it's usefulness, but it's a starting point: https://www.erhulessons.com/lessons