In the process of guzheng teaching, the research and processing of guzheng works is an important basic work ability. The ability to independently study and deal with guzheng works and provide teaching guidance to students is a sign of a guzheng teacher's ability.

Many teachers are only willing to teach their students the music they have played, and regard the development of new teaching materials as a daunting path. The fundamental reason is that they do not have the ability to independently research and process works.

In guzheng teaching, teachers' adaptability and pertinent teaching methods are important, but it is essential to do necessary research and processing of works before class. There are many different paths and steps to research and process when faced with a brand new work.

Understand the background knowledge of the work

When researching a new work, you should first understand the composer's musical works, and then understand the time when the work was created, the background of the times and the social environment in which the author lived, as well as the genre to which the composer belongs. And what are the characteristics of personal style, creative technique and expression style.

Analyze curved structures

Establish the climax of the whole piece, clarify the direction of the music, distinguish the developmental connection of the theme and subtopics, and carefully read all the relevant marks on the chart, such as emoticons, tempo marks, tonality, ornament marks and repetition marks, etc.

Determine the playing speed

Music generally has Adagio, Allegro and even Presto. It is necessary to distinguish the speed difference between them and show them clearly. In some cases, whether due to technical difficulties or individual considerations of artistic expression, only minor adjustments can be made without affecting the basic style of the work.

establish musical style

Each piece has a unique musical style, how to grasp it? It can be determined by studying the work. First of all, it is determined by the age and creative background of the work, and secondly, the musical theme used in the work also provides a large framework for us to understand the basic style of the work. Once the musical style of the work is clarified, it is possible to further study and design the expression of the whole work.

fingering design

The design of fingering is also an important part of the careful consideration of guzheng creators. Reasonable fingering design can not only make players get twice the result with half the effort, but also strengthen training and overcome technical difficulties when necessary.