Ly Rượu Mừng — Piano Cover

JAN 2020
One-Person Production Studio

Phạm Đình Chương's Ly Rượu Mừng

A complete guide to producing professional music videos solo — from microphone placement to final edit, documented step by step.

piano multi-angle iPhone 11 Shure SM57 Zoom H4n timelapse Logic Pro X solo production Vietnamese
FINAL RESULT Watch the finished piece
12 HOURS
COMPRESSED
See the entire process unfold
BEHIND THE SCENES 2 hours → 15 seconds
TIME-LAPSE 12 hours → 1 minute
The Setup

DIY Recording Rig

  • 2× Shure SM57 on hammers
  • Zoom H4n @ 24-bit
  • iPhone 11 @ 4K/30fps
  • Logic Pro X + iMovie
$0 budget bedroom studio

Señorita — Piano Cover

FEB 2020
SAME SONG
TWO WORLDS
2D or 360° — you choose
Experiment: Moving Camera

Mendes & Cabello's Señorita

What happens when you mount a camera on a toy car track? One audio, two completely different visual experiences.

360° VR Insta360 ONE toy car track DIY rig X-Y stereo
TRADITIONAL VIEW iPhone 11 multi-angle
IMMERSIVE 360° Drag to look around!
TOY CAR
= DOLLY
Budget filmmaking hack
MAKING-OF 4 hours → 30 seconds
BEHIND THE SCENES Video Recording (8hrs → 1min)
TECHNIQUE Moving Camera in Single-Person Production
Equipment
AUDIO
Zoom Q-4 Stereo
X-Y config, 24-bit/96kHz
CAMERAS
iPhone 11 + Insta360 ONE
4K/30fps (2D + 360°)
MOVEMENT
Remote-controlled toy car

Vietnam: Of Mythical Tales and Songs

FEB 2018
9 STORIES
1 JOURNEY
Mythology meets music
Live at Charles B. Wang Center

Vietnamese Tales Through Music

Where ancient stories meet traditional instruments — đàn tranh, đàn bầu, đàn nguyệt, đàn cò, and cồng chiêng weave mythology into sound.

đàn tranh đàn bầu đàn nguyệt đàn cò cồng chiêng mythology poetry
FULL CONCERT Experience all 9 stories
Instruments Featured

Traditional Ensemble

  • Đàn Tranh — 16-string zither
  • Đàn Bầu — monochord
  • Đàn Nguyệt — moon lute
  • Cồng Chiêng — gongs
MUSIC +
NARRATION
Stories come alive

Interactive Children's Concert

MAY 2015
PLAY
ALONG!
Music becomes a game
Teachers College, Columbia University

9 Masterpieces: Emotion, Story, and Music

What if kids could see music? Pianist's hands projected huge while children play games that respond to the story unfolding in sound.

piano games masterpieces interactive projection emotion storytelling preschool elementary responsive
PERFORMANCE Interactive Children's Concert
SEE THE
HANDS
Projected 10× larger
Interactive Features

Audience Participation

  • Hands projected huge
  • Games respond to story
  • Emotion exploration
9 PIECES
9 FEELINGS
From joy to fear
Program Highlights

Classical Repertoire

Each masterpiece paired with a game — children experience emotion through play.

Lý Mười Thương — Đàn Tranh Tutorial

TUTORIAL
10 REASONS
TO LOVE
A Huế lady
Dân Ca Huế — Central Vietnamese Folk Song

Ten Reasons to Fall in Love

A poetic counting song from Huế — each verse reveals another reason to adore. Master the vuốt gliding technique that gives this song its flowing grace.

đàn tranh dân ca Huế vuốt gliding tablature hand-drawn play-along love song áo dài nón Huế Hương River
PLAY-ALONG Side View with Tablature
2 VIEWS
1 SONG
Side + Top angles
PLAY-ALONG Top View with Tablature
CLICK
TO JUMP
Timestamps in description
PRACTICE LOOPS Clickable timestamps for each section
Targeted Practice

Looped Sections

Short segments in looped fashion. Scroll to video description for clickable timestamps — jump to specific sections for focused practice.

VUỐT
GLIDING
5 exercises
EXERCISE 1 Vuốt Gliding
EXERCISE 2 Vuốt Gliding
EXERCISE 3 Vuốt Gliding
EXERCISE 4 Vuốt Gliding
EXERCISE 5 Vuốt Gliding
FULL
TEMPO
Play along at speed
PERFORMANCE TEMPO Play-Along Track
Lý Mười Thương Tablature Handout
TABLATURE Click to view full size
Lyrics • Stanza 1

Một thương tóc xoã ngang vai Hai thương, hai thương đi đứng Ố tang ố tang tình tang, Vẻ người Ố tang tình tang Duyên có duyên, tình là duyên có duyên Ố tang ố tang tình tang, tình tang tình Ố tang tình tang

First, I love her hair flowing across her shoulders Second, I love how she walks and stands O tang o tang tinh tang, her graceful figure O tang tinh tang Fate meets fate, love is fate meeting fate O tang o tang tinh tang, tinh tang tinh O tang tinh tang

Lyrics • Stanza 2

Ba thương ăn nói dịu hiền Bốn thương, bốn thương mơ mộng Ố tang ố tang tình tang, mắt huyền Ố tang tình tang Xinh thêm xinh, tình là xinh thêm xinh Ố tang ố tang tình tang, tình tang tình Ố tang tình tang

Third, I love her gentle speech Fourth, I love her dreamy O tang o tang tinh tang, dark eyes O tang tinh tang Beautiful upon beautiful, love is beautiful upon beautiful O tang o tang tinh tang, tinh tang tinh O tang tinh tang

Lyrics • Stanza 3

Năm thương dáng điệu thanh thanh Sáu thương, sáu thương nón Huế Ố tang ố tang tình tang, nữa vành Ố tang tình tang Thơ nên thơ, tình là thơ nên thơ Ố tang ố tang tình tang, tình tang tình Ố tang tình tang

Fifth, I love her elegant posture Sixth, I love her Huế conical hat O tang o tang tinh tang, half-tilted O tang tinh tang Poetry becomes poetry, love is poetry becoming poetry O tang o tang tinh tang, tinh tang tinh O tang tinh tang

Lyrics • Stanza 4

Bảy thương những phút mong chờ Tám thương, tám thương đêm đợi Ố tang ố tang tình tang, đêm chờ Ố tang tình tang Giang Hương Giang, tình là Giang Hương Giang Ố tang ố tang tình tang, tình tang tình Ố tang tình tang

Seventh, I love the moments of longing Eighth, I love waiting through the nights O tang o tang tinh tang, nights of waiting O tang tinh tang Huong River, love is the Huong River O tang o tang tinh tang, tinh tang tinh O tang tinh tang

Lyrics • Stanza 5

Chín thương em bước nhẹ nhàng Mười thương, mười thương tà áo Ố tang ố tang tình tang, dịu dàng Ố tang tình tang Xa bay xa, tình là xa bay xa Ố tang ố tang tình tang, tình tang tình Ố tang tình tang

Ninth, I love her gentle steps Tenth, I love the flowing hem of her áo dài O tang o tang tinh tang, so graceful O tang tinh tang Flying far away, love is flying far away O tang o tang tinh tang, tinh tang tinh O tang tinh tang

HUONG
RIVER
Where love flows

Cò Lả (Soaring Stork) — Đàn Tranh Tutorial

TUTORIAL
LEARN
PHRASE BY
PHRASE
8 loops × 3 versions
Northern Vietnamese Folk Song

Comprehensive Đàn Tranh Tutorial

Hand-drawn tablature, microtonal ornamentation from spectrograms, annotated sheet music, and 24 practice loops.

đàn tranh dân ca Bắc Bộ luyến láy nhấn mổ rung vuốt microtonal spectrogram tablature color-coded hand-drawn
STEP 1 Without Luyến Láy
ADD THE
ORNAMENTS
The soul of the song
STEP 2 With Luyến Láy + Tablature
STEP 3 Luyến Láy Tự Do (Free-form)
SING
ALONG
Voice + instrument
STEP 4 Color-coded Tablature + Singing
Color Coding

Tablature Legend

  • Black — RH techniques
  • Red — Gliding
  • Blue — Vibrato
  • Yellow — Singing
SEE THE
SOUND
Spectrogram analysis
Lyrics • Stanza 1

Con cò là cò bay lả, lả bay la Bay từ là từ cửa phủ bay ra là ra cánh đồng Tình tính tang là tang tính tình Cô mình rằng ấy anh chàng ơi Rằng có biết biết hay chăng, rằng có nhớ là nhớ hay không?

The stork, it flies leisurely, expansively from the provincial gate over the rice fields Ting a ting ting, ting a ting ting She was saying, oh you young lad don't you feel it, don't you miss me?

Lyrics • Stanza 2

Mình về, về có nhớ, nhớ nhớ ta chăng Ta về là về ta nhớ, hàm răng chứ cô mình cười Tình tính tang là tang tính tình Cô mình rằng ấy anh chàng ơi Rằng có biết biết hay chăng, rằng có nhớ là nhớ hay không?

Girl, don't you miss me on your way home But on my way home, I miss your smile Ting a ting ting, ting a ting ting She was saying, oh you young lad don't you feel it, don't you miss me?

Lyrics • Stanza 3

Năm quan, quan đổi lấy, lấy miệng cười Mười quan anh chẳng tiếc, tiếc người là người có duyên Tình tính tang là tang tính tình Cô mình rằng ấy anh chàng ơi Rằng có biết biết hay chăng, rằng có nhớ là nhớ hay không?

It cost me only 5 coins, to get a smile I would even pay 10, but then I still won't get your beauty Ting a ting ting, ting a ting ting She was saying, oh you young lad don't you feel it, don't you miss me?

Lyrics • Stanza 4

Em còn, còn có bảy, bảy lượng vàng Em đem ra chợ bán, lấy tiền là tiền theo anh Tình tính tang là tang tính tình Cô mình rằng ấy anh chàng ơi Rằng có biết biết hay chăng, rằng có nhớ là nhớ hay không?

All I own is seven taels of gold I'll bring out, sell them all and elope with you Ting a ting ting, ting a ting ting She was saying, oh you young lad don't you feel it, don't you miss me?

Cò Lả Tablature Handout
TABLATURE Click to view full size
Materials Included

Free Downloads

  • Tablature handout (11×17)
  • Annotated sheet music
  • Spectrogram analysis
24 LOOPS
BELOW
Scroll down to practice
PRACTICE LOOPS • 8 Phrases × 3 Versions (No Luyến Láy, With Luyến Láy, Backing Track)
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
P8
No Luyến Láy
With Luyến Láy
Backing Track