When playing Bagaodong, he needs to blow vertically, hold the bark pipe in his left hand, and hold the wooden handle in his right hand. The length of the column is vibrated and pronounced.
Before playing, the wooden rod should be dipped in some water to make the contact with the pipe smooth, and the range is c1-f3.
The tone is crisp and high-pitched, similar to the whistle, and is deeply loved by the majority of Miao youth and children. Whenever going up to the mountains for grazing or taking a break from labor, one can easily make a bagodon, which can be played for self-entertainment and to disperse fatigue.
Solo pieces include "Miao Shan Huan" and so on.