Intro to the Xiao (箫) - Everything You Need to Know to Get Started #xiaotutorial #howtoplayxiao

Welcome to Wu Dao Music! In this episode, we go over the introduction to the Xiao, the Chinese Vertical Bamboo Flute. Learn everything to get started playing this instrument including history, structure of the flute, types of flutes and their differences, how to hold and make sound, and an initiation into reading notation. The following episodes will go through introductory level tracks and songs to give you a feel for the basic scale. -- Time Stamps: Welcome and Introduction --------------0:00 Xiao History and Structure ---------------5:09 History and Timeline --------------5:38 Types of Xiao ------------------------10:48 Structure -----------------------------14:53 Getting Started ------------------------------26:37 How to Hold -------------------------28:33 How to Blow -------------------------31:34 Basic Scale and Notation ---------33:13 Notation Examples Outro ------------------------------------------43:05 -- My