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This paper expounds on the differences in experience and perception of Yi Guren (Memorizing Old Friends), based on the Jinyu Qin Journal published in 1937, initially learned and relearned later in graduate school. The literature review is divided into three parts: viewing the origin and evolution of Yi Guren using comparative analysis of past related music scores and reviews, gathering documents that analyzed and organized the musical structure of this piece, and introducing audio sources on different versions of Yi Guren. The main body consists of two sections and a conclusion. The first chapter, an analysis regarding the musical structure of Yi Guren, commences from its epilogue wrote by Peng Zhi-qing, explores the traits of its mode structure, and discusses the correlation between certain tones and the usage of vibrato techniques “yin” and “nao”; moreover, collating musical figures and investigating their form and occasion of appearing, thus concluding its function throughout the piece. The second chapter first refers to the notated music scores by two representative Qin performers, Zhang Zi-qian and Wu Jing-lue, then the personal interpretation of Yi Guren built on an accumulation of experience in Qin learning. Finally, proposing a conclusion by summarizing the literature review, music score analysis, score reference, interpretation, and expression.
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