Teacher He Shunxin once taught me: "The performance of Jinghu is mainly about strength and flavor." This classic theory highly summarizes the way of performing Jinghu. How to understand the relationship between energy and taste?

The first is, "Jade is not cut, it will not become a vessel." With inner strength, it is just like a raw jade with no splendor, and only relying on the charm of inner strength, which has been cultivated and carefully carved, can it become an exquisite and translucent handed down precious jade.

Second, "the skin does not exist, the hair is attached." Jin and flavor are inseparable and inseparable. Jin is the inner foundation and support of flavor, like plain skin covered by hair, and flavor depends on internal strength to survive , like brightly colored fur.

From the relationship between jade and utensils, skin and hair, if you lose the carrier support of inner strength, then ignorance will inevitably become water without source, wood without root, and can only be eclipsed like a voice that lacks the qi in the dantian. . Conversely, if there is no good performance without charm, the inner strength can only be like gold buried in the soil and cannot shine.

Jinghu is named Jing because of its surname, and it has formed the strength and flavor of different sects and prominent personalities.

In the pear orchard world, there are many touching stories of masters playing the art of qin for Jinghu. Mr. Wang Benzhen moved the ladder to the house to practice hard without disturbing others; Mr. He Shunxin, in pursuit of the true meaning of energy and taste, listened to and figured out the piano skills of the old gentlemen like a groupie, and then he was bored in the house without thinking about it. Simulated several times, when he was learning the characteristic sound of Laxipi's inner string, he was mistakenly called "learning cat meow"; Mr. Yang Baozhong played it repeatedly in the house in order to get the extraordinary power of pushing and pulling a bow, and let others judge it in the ears outside the house; Mr. Li Muliang played the huqin for a lifetime, pondered the sound for a lifetime, and devoted superhuman physical and mental labor. His principle is: You can't say yes at any time, learn to say you can't, you're far from good, but you can't learn to be no good.

I think the charm of Jinghu is composed of two inseparable parts only in terms of the sound quality and timbre we hear. One is the crisp Jinghu original sound, and the other is a variety of distinctive Jinghu distinctive sounds with different flavors.

Regarding the charm of Jinghu, some masters have vivid rhetoric: Mr. Xu Lanyuan taught us the "bar tone" of Liyuan terminology; Mr. Yang Baozhong created the crisp and pleasant "glass tone"; Mr. Li Muliang's expressive "overtone" ( Also known as "deep sound"); Mr. Wang Benzhen's unique thick "kara sound", Mr. He Shunxin repeatedly imitated the "meow sound" (temporarily named) that was mistakenly called learning cat meow; so far only a few old gentlemen still The "Winter Sound" (some people call it Dong Yin) that can be played is both drum and solid; there are still to be further excavated and sorted out, such as "Tear Silk Sound" (bright, noisy, crisp), "Bang Yin", "Ding Dong Yin". "Sounds", etc., should be compiled into a book to continuously enrich and improve Jinghu's vocabulary.

"The Tao is the Tao, but the Tao is very Tao." In order to recognize and master the strength and flavor in the actual operation of Jinghu Jukong, the following points need to be comprehended:

1. The elastic deformation of the hands in harmony

Forces can deform an object or change its motion. Deformation is an effect of force. When an object is subjected to a certain amount of external force, it will be able to obtain a certain degree of deformation and produce elastic force. Elasticity is a variable force. The greater the degree of compression or stretching, the greater the energy it has. Learn to apply this mechanical principle, in the process of playing Jinghu, for any powerful sound that requires both hands to cooperate at the same time, the method is to press the string with the left hand inward (the direction of the piano) to make it deform appropriately; at the same time, hold the bow with the right hand. Stretch the strings outwards or inwards to deform them appropriately. Both operate at the same time, in one go.

"Skillful but clumsy", this is the mechanical principle of Mr. Xu Lanyuan's "use of clumsy strength". The main point is: the force is even, not heavy pressure.

2. A sudden burst of power

Explosive power = strength x speed. Jinghu forms its unique characteristics with its explosive power. The formula for its operation when an explosive sound is required is as follows:

Explosive force = strength (friction force + elastic force) x speed

3. Uphold the scriptures to achieve change, have enlightenment and self-transformation

If you master the above methods, you can infer ten or even infer one hundred. The vigor and flavor used to learn and simulate various Jinghu characteristics are as easy as the palm of your hand. Whether it is from heavy to light [Xipi] 1~6, 5~3, or from light to heavy, 6~1, 3~5, as well as all kinds of back glissando with balanced force, forceful and rapid dang sound, with reserved fingers The playing of the strings, the speed and weight of the vibrato, etc. can be comprehended. It can be said to be inseparable from its origins.

4. Loose and unremitting and tight but not stiff

In a sense, Jinghu's kung fu and the expression of strength and flavor are also the slack kung fu. The gist is to be loose and unremitting, tight but not stiff, and the two complement each other to complete the performance process.

5. Improve education and learn widely

The strength and flavor of Jinghu is an accompanying study topic. It is necessary to continuously strengthen one's own self-cultivation. It is also necessary to humbly learn from experts of various genres, learn from brothers' operas, and learn from famous Chinese and foreign songs and singers, so as to continuously enrich one's own cultural heritage and improve Jinghu. of playing skills.