ZhuluArt 竹镥茶艺

Benefit of learning Chinese Challigraphy

• Chinese calligraphy is one of the highest forms of Chinese art perfectly embodied the rhythm, lines and structure, displaying the abstract beauty of lines.
• It is not only a form of art, but also a Chinese way of life.
• Calligraphy, carrierd by Chinese characters, covering language, literature, history, aesthetics, etc., it’s full of beauties.
• Learning Calligraphy ,can train and improve the ability of appreciating beauty, understanding beauty and creating beauty
• Calligraphy is full of philosophy, stock of light, heavy; line of thick, thin,;structure of sparse and dense; color of dark, light, and so on, is full of opposite and contradictions, while also full of harmony and consistancy.
• Through studying under the Chinese master calligraphers and painters, students will be exposed to rich culture tradition. They will not only enjoy the beauty of Chinese calligraphy and painting, but also will be able to appreciate these two kinds of most ancient, abstract, and condensed art.
• Through the course, students get the opportunity to grasp the depth and breadth of Chinese culture, allowing them to get in touch with their inner self in a busy metropolitan environment, to cultivate the moral character and nourish the nature.
• Students will be able to learn a set of Chinese brush painting technique and able to create and compose their works on their own. Practice the ways of thinking and develop the intelligence, make them calm and peaceful.

• 书法是形象思维，由右脑主宰。孩子在学习过程中，处理的大多家庭作业以左脑来进行逻辑思维。在业余时间练习书法，可以舒缓神经，左、右脑交替运用，交替休息，使到逻辑思维和形象思维能劳逸结合。
• 有人把人生不同阶段练习书法的好处比喻为：幼时习书如驯兽，青年习书如交友，中年习书如避暑，老来习书如进补。
• 书法是一门博大精深的艺术，涉及语言、文学、历史、美学等方面，充满了极其丰富的美。
• 学习书法可以自然地得训练和提高欣赏美、理解美、创造美的能力
• 书法艺术中充满了哲理: 运笔的轻重,线条的粗细,结构上疏密，墨色上的深浅等，充满了对立的矛盾，同时又充满了和谐统一。
• 在学习书法的过程中，思维方式也得到了训练。
• 书法的主要工具——毛笔对人精神的要求比较严格，对人神经的训练比较细腻。
• 学习书法的时候，手部肌肉、大脑神经都会得到有益的训练，这本身也是对智力的开发。

Chinese Paintings Art Class Entry Level 书法基础班

• Fee $40 per lesson （学费 $40 一堂）
• Once a week (每周一堂)
• 1.5 Hours or 90 minutes per lesson 每堂 1.5 小时 (90 分钟）
• Registration Fee $30 (报名费 $30)
• Material Fee $50 per term / 10 weeks ( 文具材料费 $50)

熟悉毛笔的使用方法，保持正确的写字姿势和执笔方法。通过对法帖的临摹，学习汉字的基本结构，初步掌握汉字书写的基本笔法，达到点画准确，结构比例得当的要求。熟练的掌握书写的技巧,用正确笔划工整书写文字。每个字做到间架结构和谐，体现美感。通过临摹及初步的创作训练，逐步达到用笔熟练，点画精到，结构及章法完整合理的要求。临贴“颜勤礼碑”或者“多宝塔碑”单字不少于100字，达到形神皆似。

Chinese Guzhen Music 古筝

Guzheng, a.k.a. Chinese Zither, is a plucked-string musical instrument with over 2500 years of history.

It has the most beautiful sounds and retains the highest popularity worldwide.

Guzheng is easy to learn, and suitable for people from 4 till 70 years old.

• 古筝是一门易学的高雅艺术，蕴含着博大精深的文化，古人曾用“弹筝奋逸响，新声妙入神”的生动诗句来描绘古筝的美好境界，陶冶身心。
• 古筝因音域宽广，音色优美动听，被称为“众乐之王”，亦称为“东方钢琴”。
• 学习古筝没有年龄限制。初学古筝幼儿年龄下至四、五岁，以五岁左右幼儿园中班的幼儿为最宜；上至六、七十岁。
• 儿童学习器乐演奏的过程，不仅使儿童逐步学会认识音乐，掌握音乐的基本知识和演奏技能，更是儿童获得身体、智力、情感、个性、社会性全面和谐发展的过程。

Chinese GuZhen Music Class Entry Level 古筝 基础班

• Fee $40 per lesson （学费 $40 一堂）
• Once a week (每周一堂)
• 1.5 Hours or 90 minutes per lesson 每堂 1.5 小时 (90 分钟）
• Registration Fee $30 (报名费 $30)

Chinese Weiqi 围棋

• Having developed in China between 3,000 and 4,000 years ago, Go (called Wei Ch'i in China and Baduk in Korea) contends with backgammon for the right to be called the oldest game still played in its original form. Today it is played by millions in Asia and thousands elsewhere. Weiqi is an intellectual but fun game. It is much more complex than the Chinese Chess, thus usually takes quite long to finish a game. A game of Weiqi can take as quick as 15 minutes and as long as days to finish. Weiqi helps to improve one's concentration, calculation, memory and creativity. It develops one's systematic thinking skill and develop a good sense of judgement.

Chinese Weiqi Cass 围棋班

• Fee $40 per lesson （学费 $40 一堂）
• Once a week (每周一堂)
• 1.5 Hours or 90 minutes per lesson 每堂 1.5 小时 (90 分钟）
• Registration Fee $30 (报名费 $30)

Benefit of learning Chinese Painting

• Chinese Painting is one of the most beautiful and oldest known forms of art stretching back thousands of years.
• Chinese Painting is simple in appearance but it has rich meaning in content.
• It is implicative, natural, spontaneous, and uncluttered.
• Learn Chinese Painting, will cultivate the moral haracter and nourish the nature, benifit lifetime.
• Chinese Painting requires patience, and make you calm and peaceful.
• Learn Chinese Painting, you will learn high-level artist mode of thinking.

• 认识和学习中国传统文化，可修身养性，终身受益。
• 国画讲究的是意境，注重内涵，培养气质，陶冶情操。
• 国画和其他画种不一样，落笔成形，不可更改，可以锻炼判断能力。
• 国画需要耐心。可以让人“静”下来，心如止水。
• 国画中的形象是个人情感的抒发，是经过概括了的提炼的形象。
• 是现实的升华和内心的表达。
• 学习国画会让人学会一种更高的艺术的思维方式。
• 学习国画让人更加热爱生活，热爱大自然。

Chinese Paintings Art Class Entry Level 水墨画 基础班

• Fee $40 per lesson （学费 $40 一堂）
• Once a week (每周一堂)
• 1.5 Hours or 90 minutes per lesson 每堂 1.5 小时 (90 分钟）
• Registration Fee $30 (报名费 $30)
• Material Fee $50 per term / 10 weeks ( 画工材料费 $50)

对笔墨知识有所了解，并能以所掌握的表现方式表现自己感觉最深的山水，花鸟，人物，构图恰当，色彩自然。让学生熟练掌握点线面，并能结合中国画的情趣或意境，可以借助拓印或剪贴或者其他的媒介组合。如盐等，形成独具创意的水墨画。学习花鸟山水的基础技法，熟练掌握笔墨技巧。运用笔墨能够对老师指定的作品进行临摹。最后运用老师教过的技法和笔法自己构图创作自己的作品。