Once the road of learning the qin begins, I do not want to stop, and I hope to make progress every day.

But paradoxically, the guqin is a musical instrument, but not just a musical instrument. In addition to paying attention to the musical technique and fingering necessary to play an instrument, it also pays attention to a person's experience, state of mind and self-cultivation. Therefore, we often find that the expected growth rate of piano art often backfires. Sometimes, I am afraid that the same problem will be repeated for several months.

Anxiety, anxiety, are not good solutions.

Therefore, we might as well take a look at the methods of these qin masters. If we can learn one or two, the diligence of the qin art will be just around the corner.

01-Zhang Ziqian sings strings

Yan Xiaoxing wrote:

During the Cultural Revolution, Zhang Ziqian was assigned to the "cow shed". He didn't have a qin at hand. He was afraid that the qin art would be abandoned for a long time.

The so-called chord singing is to sing the fingering name and tune at the same time according to the minus character notation.

In his spare time, Zhang Ziqian used this method to spend his time. As a result, the long-term life in the bullpen did not let him waste his piano skills, but instead reviewed and consolidated more pieces. Later, when the guqin was returned, he could immediately start playing.

Long-term continuous practice, so that the master can still play the piano freely in his old age.

this is persistence

02-Chen Zhuo "Exhausting beans to practice piano"

Chen Zhuo, a late Tang qin master, has a very high musical talent, and today he is considered a "musical genius". Even so, he did not give up.

Every time he learned a piece of tune from the teacher, he would take a liter of beans, play it once and take away one bean, and then finish the day's practice until all the hundreds of beans have been taken away. Therefore, Chen Zhuo said: If he is so diligent, then he has virtue.

Chen Zhuo's hard work in practicing the piano is admired by future generations. "Hard training" has also been regarded as a collection of piano learning by later generations. Jiang Wenxun, a qin master in the Qing Dynasty and the author of "Erxiang Qin Pu", said that when he was learning the qin with his teacher Han Gui, the teacher said to him: "You play the piano honestly, and after you have mastered it, there will be some unexpected things.

This is hard work

03- Open mind and discuss with each other

Cha Fuxi and Xu Baiyuan got acquainted only by chance. Cha Fuxi heard someone (Xu Yuanbai) playing the piano at Master Daxiu's place, so he started a conversation, and because of his sympathy, he became a good friend.

They are humble and always say they want to learn from each other and praise others for their strengths. They have never heard a word that belittles or criticizes each other. After Xu Yuanbai's death, Shen Caonong and Wu Jinglue composed the qin song "Golden Luss" to honor Xu Yuanbai, respecting Xu Yuanbai as "a talented person" and "the first in ancient music".

This is to make friends with like-minded people and exchange piano skills

04- More than just learning the piano

The older generation of pianists are fond of all kinds of literature and art before, during and after learning the piano. They have a solid foundation in Chinese studies, and they are very proficient in poetry, poetry, and fu, and have a solid foundation in calligraphy and painting.

The poems of Zha Fuxi, Xu Yuanbai, Wu Jinglue, Zhang Ziqian, Pei Tiexia and Shen Caonong are very authentic; Mr. Pu Xuezhai's calligraphy and painting are like everyone's style.

In addition to the guqin, they can also play other national musical instruments. Cha Fuxi can play the dongxiao, Xu Yuanbai can play the pipa and the sanxian, and he is also a master of painting orchid.

At a piano meeting, Xu Yuanbai painted bamboo, Zhou Fangbai painted stone, and Yu Shaoze wrote a poem: "Bamboo loves azurite, Shi loves Zhuzhen, gentlemen meet, and nobles know each other."

Their versatility has been extended to the qin art, no wonder their guqin performance is superior to others.