Update on 29th CHIME Conference, University of Sydney, 1-4 December 2026:
Notifications from the Programme Committee have now been sent to all those who submitted proposals for the conference.
If you have not yet received a notification, please contact chime.music.info@gmail.com.
WORLDWIDE PLATFORM FOR CHINESE MUSIC RESEARCH
The sound of Chinese music is unmistakable. It relies on the specific sounds of its regional instruments (spike fiddles, lutes, zithers, gongs, cymbals and drums and more) and its unique vocal styles...
...but there is no such thing as a unified ‘national’ tradition. Countless urban and rural styles and genres exist... All of them harbour room for innovation. All of them assimilate elements from other cultures near and far... More [–>]
visit:
• Chinese music timeline [-> 28]
• Musical genres [-> 29] or instruments [-> 30]
• Music theory [-> 31]
• Music scores [-> 32]
• What to read on Chinese music? [-> 33]