You must wear nails when practicing the piano (especially the right hand, unless you can have long nails, but the nails may affect your daily life and break easily if you keep them too long). The feeling of the fingers on the strings is difficult to correct.

In addition, beginners who are just beginning to learn the guzheng generally do not need to wear nails, but if they are practicing with both hands, they need to wear the nails of the left hand.

How to choose and wear Guzheng nails

1. Selection of nails: There are many kinds of guzheng nails. There are mainly plastic, horn, celluloid and tortoiseshell nails on the market.

In comparison, the playing tone of plastic is poor. Due to the material of the horn, it will not take long for the material to "bloom". The tone of celluloid is thin, but it may be suitable for some people. kind.

The use of tortoiseshell is more common, because the sound of tortoiseshell is thick and better than others. So here is a brief introduction to the selection of tortoiseshell nails. When choosing, first pay attention to its thickness, too thin nails will make the tone thinner or split. Next, look at the gloss of the nails. Finally, the radian should be moderate. After buying your nails, you need to modify your nails to a certain extent according to your needs. If it is too large, use sandpaper to make it smaller. Sandpaper needs a piece of coarse sand and a piece of fine sand. First, use coarse sand to shape the shape, then use fine sand to make it more delicate, and finally use gauze dipped in toothpaste to polish the ground.

2. How to wear nails: Nails are usually glued to the hands with tape. The tape is placed on two-thirds of the nail, the nail

Put it on the belly of the finger, and the tape should cover half of your fingernail when it is wrapped. The big finger should be worn with a curved nail.

Note: If the selected nail has both flat and convex sides, the convex side should be placed outwards.