Frequently Asked Questions When Learning Erhu - Kneading Strings

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Erhu's vibrato is to beautify the timbre and serve the music.

Frequently Asked Questions When Learning Erhu - Kneading Strings

After one stage of learning erhu, in order to cooperate with the music teaching, you can practice the kneading technique. For beginners, you should master the wrist kneading method.

For other vibrato (pressure kneading, sliding kneading), you can temporarily not touch it, because the wrist kneading method is the most commonly used method in the erhu kneading technique and must be learned first. Beginners have small hands, good softness, and quick acceptance. is more favorable.

As long as the teacher demonstrates the movements clearly and explains the essentials thoroughly, it will not be difficult to learn the vibrato well.

The key is to use the wrist (up and down kneading) to drive the various joints of the fingers to fluctuate up and down, so that the fingers can be kneaded evenly.

The vibrating strings emit mellow, soft sound waves, increasing the appeal of the music.

In the process of learning to vibrate, the common mistakes of beginners should be corrected in time.

For example, the uneven speed of kneading caused by insufficient relaxation of the left hand, the tension of pressing the string in bursts, or the phenomenon of fast and slow, heavy and light, and due to the strength of the fingers, the fingertips are often not pressed. Hold the string, the fingers slide down with the vibrato, and the higher the kneading. At the same time, the students should be reminded to pay attention to the appropriate speed and strength of the vibrato. Too large, too fast, too heavy, and too light will affect the vibrating sound.

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孩子和老年人在学习二胡时的常见问题

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Erhu (Pinyin: Erhu) originated in the Tang Dynasty, called "Xiqin", and has a history of more than a thousand years. It is a traditional Chinese stringed instrument. Erhu, or Erxian Huqin, also known as "Nanhu" and "Omzi", is one of the main bowed and stringed instruments (wiping strings) in the Chinese national musical instrument family.

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