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The artist started performing Hue royal court music (or Nha nhac) at grand royal ceremonies at the age of 16. Mastering seven musical instruments including Dan bau (a monocord), Dan nhi (a two-stringed vertical fiddle), Dan nguyet (a moon-shaped two-string lute), Dan ty ba (a pear-shaped lute with four strings) and Sao (a bamboo transverse flute), he can play two main different forms of the music: Tieu nhac and Dai nhac.

Kich studied the recording method of the royal court music in the hope of preserving the unique and highly developed art. He has so far made musical notations for 30 Tieu nhac and Dai nhac songs. Tieu nhac consisting of gentle melodies used to be played during royal gatherings and parties, while Dai nhac was used as background music for important events.

Regarded as a most sacred form of music, Hue royal court music was performed at grand royal ceremonies, religious events, coronations, funerals and official receptions.

Even now, at the age of 87, Kich continues to give Nha nhac lectures in the Hue Fine Arts University, the Hue Culture and Arts College and Phu Xuan Club.

He has introduced Nha nhac to many foreign friends in Belgium, France, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland and other countries.