Today, I will explain in detail the performance skills of the famous cucurbit flute song "Dance and Dance". Let's learn together!

1. Background introduction

First of all, let me introduce the background of the music: "Playing Dance" is spread in Lijiang County, Ninglang County, Zhongdian Sanba and other Naxi and some Pumi villages. In Naxi, it is called "Dong Luoli" or "Newly". "Dong Luoli" has meanings such as "happy dancing" or "everyone come to dance". In some areas, it is also called "Lusheng Dance" or "Dizi Dance" because it is accompanied by flutes and calabashes. Jumping is not limited by time or venue. During weddings, funerals, building houses or celebrating harvest festivals, whether it is in a small yard or a wide field, as long as the melodious flute sounds, it can be surrounded in an instant. Groups and circles of dancers, the dance floor suddenly burst into laughter. From the dance, you can feel the incomparably strong cohesion of this nation. Most of the Naxi people in Lijiang live together with various ethnic groups and have frequent contacts with neighboring ethnic groups. Therefore, the variation of the dance style can also be seen from the subtleties. Due to the restriction of hand in hand and hand in hand, "Dong Luoli" mainly moves in the crotch, waist and legs below the knee. The dance is performed clockwise, the last one is the piper, who can also be in the center of the dance circle, no restrictions. Therefore, the dance of the flute player has a large range of movements and a strong charm. Local legend: In ancient times, there were many hard-working and brave ethnic minorities living in the mountains. In the Naxi tribe, there is a hard-working farm family. The mother died young, leaving five sons to depend on each other. The father is both a father and a mother. The five sons have grown into five strong men, and the old man is greatly relieved. It has been handed down from generation to generation since then.

2. Explanation of practice skills

The music is adapted from the dance music of the Naxi people in Lijiang, Yunnan; it is an adapted folk music. "Danjing" is a collective singing and dancing method of ethnic minorities. The music is colorful and the dance moves are diverse. The most important dance form is "three steps and one stomping".

According to the dance content, the music includes introduction, andante, allegro, adagio, allegro, and epilogue. The whole piece has a total of 170 bars.

The song structure is: introduction+A+B+A+end.

Section 1-Section 7 is the introduction part, and there is a small allegro "6653312236" "61612232216" in the middle. Section 12-Section 46 is Section A, Section 77-Section 99 is Section B.

Bars 100-103 are the transitions of the piece. There is an allegro in the middle, which is 103 bars - 115 bars.

116-155 is the A section, 156-170 is the end of the piece.

In the whole piece of music, many parts use Boeing, double sound, strumming, and virtual finger vibrato. Difficulty in playing 1: The basic skills of the fingers are very high, and the basic skills must be proficient. The fingers should be flexible, free, and in place. , The "jumping" of the fingers is very important; Difficulty 2 The double vomit of the high-pitched "6" should be practiced, and attention should be paid to the control of the intensity of the breath; Difficulty 3: The voicing and hitting should be used at the same time, which can enhance the rigidity and harmony of the sound More flexible, Difficulty 4: When playing, you must pay attention to the emotional processing of the entire music. Make the music more dynamic.

The following describes the method

(1) Difficulty solving difficulty 1: Play the music scene of the Naxi folk dance of the Naxi people in Lijiang, Yunnan, and understand that "dance" is a collective singing and dancing method of ethnic minorities. The dance form is "three steps and one stomping". It's the basic rhythm of this piece."

(2) Know the mood and style of the music. Increase your interest in learning this piece, analyze it in sections and sentences, practice to solve the difficulties of playing, and deepen your understanding of the essentials of playing.

①The performance of the introduction

When playing the introduction, special attention should be paid to the ventilation, and the places marked with ventilation symbols must be ventilated. The second is to make good use of the glissando technique. The first two bars have glissando. You must pay attention when playing, and you can slowly wipe down with your fingers. Then there is the performance of qi tremolo and virtual fingers. When using this technique, the breath must be stable and the fingers need to be very flexible. When playing in measures 1-6, the combination of fingers and breath, first qi tremolo and then finger tremolo, first strong and then weak .

②The performance of the middle board

The middle board has a total of 36 sections. First, let’s analyze the 36 sections as a whole. From the perspective of the symbols, there are double sounds, small vibrato, hits, and pauses. That is to say, skills can be mastered through practice. From There is no difficulty in the rhythm, but the key to playing this passage well is to blow out the feeling of "jumping and jumping". This phrase is very cheerful, and it is necessary to control the intensity and speed well, and it must be just right. The key point of playing this passage is, The sixteenth-note vibrato needs to be devibrated very quickly. There are also places marked with hits, doubles, and symbols that should be hit quickly and forcefully, so that the sound produced will be particularly firm, and the pause can fully mobilize the performer and the audience whenever it is played here. There is a strong sense of dance rhythm. To play these measures well, especially 17-42, you must achieve the vibrato in place, and the pauses are in place. The pauses here are special. When playing, the tongue and breath are used together, and the sound is played with spit. , what is needed is a sense of syllable extension.

③Adagio performance

Adagio has a total of 18 measures. From the point of view of the symbols, there are slide up, slide down, double sound, vibrato, virtual finger trembling, and tapping skills. You can master it through practice, and the rhythm is not difficult to master. When playing the Adagio, here is 6165612. There is upward portamento. When blowing, the fingers need special flexibility. It can't be too slow or too fast. It needs to be just right, and then there is a virtual finger trembling behind it. The use of tremors at the same time can be just right.

④The performance of allegro

This section is a cheerful part of the song, and it is also the scene that can best express the joy of dancing and dancing, and it is also the most popular section with the audience. The whole allegro part has 37 bars. To spit, also pay attention to the performance of the speed. In the melody of 65336533666666666533653322222222, the most important thing is to put it on the first sound head. When playing 6, the thumb should be moved backwards to blow out the spit. And the feeling of portamento, let people feel the air of joy, so that it is tight and loose. The second difficulty is 2. The method of playing is similar to the method of playing 6. We use the ring finger to move upwards, and practice slowly and then quickly during the practice.

⑤Performance at the end

There are 15 bars in the whole coda, which are based on the allegro music, so the allegro must be blown in place. The coda part is the essence of this piece and the most difficult part. It is mainly double spit, followed by triple spit and strumming. From a technical point of view, it is not difficult to complete it through one's own hard practice. The focus of this section is the spit playing of the 6th tone, because the 6th tone is weakly pronounced on the cucurbit flute, and the breath is also weak. It needs to be very weak, so when we are blowing, we must practice slowly first. When blowing, the tip of the tongue is gently spit out, and the best strength point is required. The effect will be achieved by practicing slowly, and then speeding up. The last measure is the 6th note, which needs to be completed with the simultaneous use of articulation and punching, which can enhance the hardness and elasticity of the sound.

⑥Summary

To play this piece, the main thing is to grasp the special rhythm and rhythm of the national style of the piece, pay attention to the skills and difficulties of the piece, and perform the exercises one by one. Students are required to express accurately when playing, and they must be sure to understand the thoughts of the piece. The connotation and artistic characteristics are reflected in the performance, and the special aesthetic significance of minority music is realized in the performance, so that students can practice and learn to play, and have a certain expressive ability and awareness of the musical image depicted in the music, so that students can learn to play in the music. After studying, expand the knowledge and understanding of minority music.

The following is the etude of "Dancing and Dancing":