Music
Dizi
A few dollars buys one, and its tone cuts through an entire ensemble
The cheapest serious instrument there is, and since each one plays a single key you end up owning a set. It is piercingly bright, so the neighbours will know. Its distinctive hurdle is the membrane glued over one hole: how tightly you set it changes the tone completely, and setting it is a craft of its own.
First stepBuy a dizi in D or C with a pack of membranes, learn to glue one over the hole, and hold a clean long note.
Barriers
Cost to start
Under $50
Going deep → $300–2k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Light
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
One session takes
Under 30 min
Where
At home
Why people take it up
Skills
BuildsBreath control