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Erhu operating guide

The following are four types of finger movements on the erhu. These movements are the basis for kneading and sliding fingers, and play a key role in improving the timbre of the music. This technique is commonly used in different pieces of music, such as pulling "Jianghe Shui", which requires the basic skills of "pressing and kneading" and "rolling and kneading". The left hand should be ke...
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The following is the notation of Erhu "Good Night". This piece is in the key of D, and the tuning is (1 5) string. The sheet music and exercises are explained as follows: 1. "Good Night" is performed using the following three positions The three handle positions (1st, 3rd, 7th) shown above. That is the three playing positions required in the "Good Night" scor...
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The following is the simplified score of Erhu Solo from "Erquan Reflecting the Moon". This piece is in the key of G, but the tuning is on the (1 5) string. The sheet music and exercise instructions are as follows: 1. The song "Er Spring Reflecting the Moon" uses four positions to perform, such as: ..The whole piece is played in the first position at...
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Hitting practice is actually the foundation of vibrato fingering. The single tone is also known as "single tone". The index finger single tone is to play the upper tone of the empty string to achieve the purpose of decorating the empty string. When practicing the sound, the left hand should be relaxed, and the ups and downs of the index finger should be flexible. The key point is to practice th...
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The exercise here is a movement exercise of the index finger, which uses a "finger shift" action without changing the handle. Under normal circumstances, during the movement of one finger, the arm, wrist, tiger's mouth, and thumb of the left hand remain in place (do not move), and the movement of the wrist should be minimized. Note: The finger-shifting exercise here is to practice the "sh...
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If you enter the intermediate stage of erhu learning, you will definitely encounter some special fingerings. Once these fingerings are mastered, the melody of the music will be more beautiful. To practice this type of fingering on the real piano, sometimes due to the relationship between the hand shape and finger position, this type of fingering has a certain degree of difficulty, especially th...
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Tone quality is the quality of the sound produced by an instrument. Good sound quality can be described by words such as round, sweet, relaxed, and moderate brightness; bad sound quality can be described by words such as noisy, harsh, tight, too dark, and too bright. The good sound quality of the bowed stringed instrument is what the actor pursues in his life, and it is the life of the pe...
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Every erhu lover wants his erhu to have a loud sound and a good sound. It starts from many aspects, from the selection of strings, jins, piano yards, sound pads, and the selection of these parts, to playing the violin for a few hours a day. A lot of effort has been done, but the erhu's voice is still unsatisfactory. In the past few years, I have spent a lot of thought on adjusting the sound of ...
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For an erhu, always hope to have a good erhu, plus a good bow will be the icing on the cake. But how to choose a good erhu bow? Here I share my views with you all: When buying erhu bows, first of all, you should choose according to your erhu grade. In addition, you can choose according to your own needs. The bow hairs of the bows are arranged in a zigzag pattern, and some are arranged in ...
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Buying a new erhu that I like is naturally very happy in my heart, and I can't wait to start playing. Here, I would like to remind all Hu friends that a new erhu needs to be done a series of work in order to better play the best timbre of the erhu and prolong the service life of the erhu. Don't rush it, make sure the debugging is in place. When debugging the erhu, don't be...
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