For beginners, guqin starts with tuning, hand shape, and ten minutes a day. In week one, focus on three things:

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  1. Tune the five strings and train your ear;
  2. Practice relaxed hand posture and finger pressure;
  3. Work through one short exercise piece slowly and evenly.

Our guqin column will keep publishing tuning notes, tablature tips, and daily practice logs.