The Flow of Mandarin
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    • Course Tutorials >
      • Your First Recording
    • Sound System Primer >
      • Syllable Finals >
        • Syllable Finals 1
        • Syllable Finals 2
        • Syllable Finals 3
      • Syllable Initials >
        • Syllable Initials 1
        • Syllable Initials 2
        • Syllable Initials 3
    • Phonetic Training >
      • Introduction
      • Basics
      • Construction
      • Memorization
      • Mimic & Meaning
      • Conclusion
    • Song Lessons >
      • Unit 1: BJ2NY >
        • Lesson 1: Taxi Part 1
        • Lesson 2: Taxi Part 2
        • Lesson 3: BJ2NY Part 1
        • Lesson 4: BJ2NY Part 2
      • Unit 2: Tone Bootcamp >
        • Single Tones (Pt 1) >
          • Tonal Relativity
          • Single Tones
          • Tone Comparisons
          • Single Tones Submission
        • Tone Pairs (Pt 2) >
          • Tone Pairs A
          • Tone Pairs B
          • Tone Pairs C
          • Tone Pairs D
          • Tonal Mimicry & Meaning
      • Unit 3: Tonal Infusion >
        • Lesson 1
        • Lesson 2
        • Lesson 3
        • Lesson 4
        • Lesson 5
        • Lesson 6
      • Unit 4: Mimicry Training
  • Tone Bootcamp
  • Help
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Sound Introduction

Mandarin, just like any other language, is composed of elementary sound components called phonemes.  These phonemes combine to create syllables.  The syllables combine in rhythmic sequences to create speech.  In Rhythmic Phonetic Training (RPT), you learn each separate syllable of a song then practice articulating them in their correct rhythmic sequences.

Before using using RPT to learn Madarin rap songs, however, you must first familiarize yourself with the Mandarin phonemes. In The Mandarin Sound System Primer (which you will study after finishing this RPT primer), you learn how to distinguish and articulate each of the Mandarin phonemes.  
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