Today, I will introduce to you the correct method of bowing the erhu, which is divided into three parts.
Wrist and Finger Movement:
The correct bowing of the erhu is based on the natural, relaxed, coordinated and balanced movements of the right shoulder, arm, wrist and fingers. The force source of the bow comes from the right shoulder, and the force from the right shoulder...
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Correct bow holding is the foundation of erhu bowing, and wrong bow holding will inevitably affect the quality of erhu bowing and the pronunciation of the erhu. Next, I will show you the correct way to hold a bow.
Bow pressure:
The specific method of holding the bow is to hold the bow rod with the thumb and index finger of the right hand, and insert the middle finger and r...
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Playing the fast bow with the erhu is a very difficult skill. Where is the height, where is the difficulty? Although the bow is sharp, the sound is full, and the string is flexible, but without the graininess, it lacks the texture of the fast bow, and it cannot be a high-quality fast bow. The formation of granularity has at least three elements.
Friction
The bow hairs must...
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The tension of pulling the fast bow is common and often encountered by beginners of erhu. It not only directly affects the quality of performance, but also easily causes huge psychological pressure and physical obstacles to the performer.
Some performers or students of music colleges, driven by the idea of "rushing for success", often appear to be mentally frivolous when practic...
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The erhu string changing technique is an important bowing method to connect the music melody during performance. It does not have any marks in the score, and the player only needs to press the notes according to the fingering to complete. The erhu's string-changing technique can be used in both continuous and split bows, but in allegro melody, split bows are mostly used to play. When playing a ...
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Some erhu players often appear mechanically stiff and slack when they play the piano. The consequences of these uncoordinated actions are unstable pressing position, unsure of pitch and lack of musical expression. The main reasons for this are The reason for the action of the switch is not very clear. When changing the handle, the movements of the hands and fingers are dominant, resulting in cl...
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Fundamentally, the main reasons for Erhu's "unstable rhythm" are the insensitive sense of rhythm, the unstable sense of rhythm and rhythm, and the unclear awareness of the beat. The performance is mainly manifested in the following three points:
catch the tempo when playing allegro (quick bow);
The duration of the long note is not enough, and the timing of t...
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Since the erhu has neither a fingerboard nor a fixed tone, the accuracy of the tone has always been the most important thing for players. Most people are accustomed to thinking that "inaccurate sound" is mostly caused by the position of the left hand and the unsure of the action of changing the handle. In fact, the cause of the inaccurate pitch is first of all the dullness of hearing and the la...
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The erhu generally uses overtones to tune the strings. The specific method is: press the little finger of the left hand at 1/2 of the string length (referring to the line segment between the daughter and the Qin horse), and then use the bow to play the outer string sound, and then move the little finger frivolously. At the same time, a pure and transparent outer string high octave similar to th...
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In erhu performance, how should we relax and what is the principle of relaxation?
The movements should conform to the natural laws of physical movement as much as possible
The transmission of power should be smooth and not blocked or offset at the elbows and wrists
A piece of music needs one power, never two. Learn to "take a break from the hustle and b...
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