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The Shalian kantele (''wáirdıan'') is traditionally tuned to a 10 note scale but the 10 notes can be changed on the fly. Most modern ''wáirdıan''s have levers fixed to 22edo while some can make finer adjustments. | The Shalian kantele (''wáirdıan'') is traditionally tuned to a 10 note scale but the 10 notes can be changed on the fly. Most modern ''wáirdıan''s have levers fixed to 22edo while some can make finer adjustments. | ||
Vocal polyphony (most often unaccompanied) is an important part of Shalian music, especially in coming of age parties, festivities, and funerals. Troupes of singers are trained from a young age to harmonize, vocalize rhythms, clap, snap their fingers and make various gestures. Sung music reflects the glottal stops, stress accent and long-short rhythms of the Shalian language. | Vocal polyphony (most often unaccompanied) is an important part of Shalian music, especially in ceremonies such as coming of age parties, festivities, and funerals. Troupes of singers are trained from a young age to harmonize, vocalize rhythms, clap, snap their fingers and make various gestures. Sung music reflects the glottal stops, stress accent and long-short rhythms of the Shalian language. | ||
Solo vocal music is most often unaccompanied and improvised, or remembered as folk songs. | Solo vocal music is most often unaccompanied and improvised, or remembered as folk songs. | ||