Some children or parents who are preparing to learn a musical instrument sometimes worry about whether the musical instrument will cause harm to their children before learning an instrument. A small number of parents who want their children to learn erhu are worried that the instrument will hurt their hands.

In fact, these worries are superfluous. Maybe some people will refute me, but as long as you master these small methods, you can easily avoid the problem of hurting your hands.

It can be said that every person who learns this type of musical instrument must go through the process from being a beginner to grinding out a cocoon on his hands. Nothing is more testament to the hardships of practicing and the progress you make from practice than calluses on your hands.

Before you get calluses on your hands, you should pay attention to the following methods when practicing musical instruments to avoid hurting your hands:

1. Pay attention to the correct posture

Many beginners often ignore the importance of posture in order to play well. Correct playing posture and finger posture not only save effort, but also very natural.

If the initial posture is not correct, you can only get further and further wrong.

2. Control practice time

Beginners are just beginning to touch the musical instrument, and the skin of the fingers is relatively tender. Long-term continuous plucking may cause discomfort to the fingers. Beginners to control the practice time, it is best not to exceed 1 and a half hours. Even if you need to practice for a long time, it is better to divide the rest time in the middle.

3. Wipe the new instrument with a coarse cloth before practicing

A new instrument has strings that are so smooth that they can rip your fingers if played too fast. You can use a relatively rough cloth to wipe the strings before practicing, so that the above phenomenon can be avoided.

4. Press the strings moderately

Many beginners like to play with a lot of effort before they develop the right habit. This often leads to too much pressure on the body and injury to the hand, and it is easier to get tired, the body is stiff, and it cannot be played for a long time. With the correct posture and fingering, try to control the intensity as much as possible, and use the smallest force to play the song correctly.

5. Learn Erhu most after the age of seven

In order to prevent hand injuries, many musical instruments will have some small auxiliary items, such as lutes, guzheng armor, guitars, ukulele picks, etc. These aids can also be used during prolonged practice. It is a pity that in terms of erhu, due to its particularity, there are no such auxiliary accessories. Therefore, erhu is not suitable for younger children to learn. It is generally recommended that children learn erhu after the age of 7, and children before the age of 7 can learn knowledge such as electronic piano and music theory. Lay the foundation for learning. Learning after the age of 7 will be much smoother.

6. Change the strings

For instruments such as guitars, nylon strings can be used instead of steel strings. For the same strings, nylon strings are thicker than steel strings, have a larger contact area with the hand, and put less pressure on the fingers. Erhu Sixian recommends the strings produced by Yuanzhen Musical Instruments, but it is not easy for beginners to control the strings, only professionals can control them. Then we can also choose some thicker steel wire erhu strings. The sound principle of the stringed instrument is to produce sound through the vibration of the strings, and the bridge plays the role of tightening the strings, so you can use thicker erhu strings to reduce the damage of the strings to the opponent. It is recommended that you use the Hongyuanzhen erhu string, which is currently the thickest erhu string on the market. And the sound quality is also very stable and excellent. Of course, when you practice to a certain extent, when your fingers get used to it, or when you grow calluses, you will no longer hurt your hands.

7. Do more activities before practicing the piano

Do you still remember that every time we take a physical education class, the teacher will ask us to do preparatory activities before the activity. The same is true for practicing musical instruments. Before practicing, move your fingers and wrist joints more to promote blood circulation and prevent some injuries caused by stiff hands.