Kuosuoke (pinyin: Kuò shuò kè) is a folk percussion instrument of the Uyghur and Uzbeks. The Han people call it wooden structure or music structure. Popular in the southern Xinjiang region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The shape is the same as the wooden tableware structure. The whole body is made of apricot wood. The total length is about 20 cm. The structure is in the shape of a round spoon, with a diameter of about 5 cm. A pair of two.
When playing, generally the right hand holds the ladle, and the two ladle are sandwiched between the thumb and middle finger, with the index finger between them. Pronounce it by hitting the back. You can hold a pair of wooden spoons in the left and right hands and play alternately. There are knocking, bumping, point, shaking and other striking methods, which are used to strike festivals in folk songs and dances or folk rap.
The reformed Kuoshuoke, made of mahogany, has two ladles in one handle, and the two ladles are tied to one end. When playing, hold the dipper handle in your right hand and shake it up and down to strike the sound. Easier to master than traditional koschock.