Gayageum, also known as Korean zheng, is a plucked stringed musical instrument of the Korean nation. It is called 가야금 in Korean. Popular in the Korean Peninsula and Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province, China.
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"San Diao" is the form of instrumental solo and also the name of the piece. It's based on rap tones.
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The genres of Gayageum are mainly divided by regions and different styles of famous artists. The music is mainly divided by dissimilar music.
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When playing Gayageum, the right hand except the little finger is used to play, and the techniques include playing, pulling, rolling, arpeggio, etc. The overtones are particularly clear and pleasant. The left-hand skills include pressing, shaking, pushing, and kneading, which are important means to express the unique style of Gayageum.
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There are three types of Gayageum, which can be roughly divided into three types: "Jongnak Gayagum" (ancient Gayagum), "Sandyo Gayagum", and modern "21-string Gayagum".
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Gaya Gum, according to legend, was made by King Gyase of Gaya country after imitating the zheng. The shape is similar to that of the zheng. The ancient Gayageum, the body of which was cut into a groove with a single wood, has a horn-shaped tail and no bottom plate, so the volume is small and lacks expressiveness; It is made after many centuries of improvement and absorption of the advantages of other ethnic instruments.
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