Those of us who have learned the guqin know that it is not easy to learn a qin piece well! Playing skills such as fingering, rhythm, etc., through repeated practice, can barely draw a gourd. But when I play, I always feel a little bit lacking in flavor.

To play a song well, you must understand the mood of the song. Every time a new song comes, the teacher's first request is to "read the title". By understanding the origin and story of the song, we can first empathize, and then set the tempo through these settings to further make sense. With time and practice, you will eventually succeed. The following are my personal opinions on Quyi, for reference only.

"A Good Night" is a very nice qin piece, which describes the high sky, the bright moon and the bright stars, the breeze and the graceful evening. The music is short and concise, the style is delicate and euphemistic, fresh and quiet. Careful understanding, in order to achieve the corresponding heart and hand, chanting, synchronizing quickly and slowly, starting and turning, well-organized, moderate shades, and meaningful.

"Xian Weng Cao" is a traditional introductory song that can be played or sung, while playing and singing. The tune changes little, the fingering is simple, and it can be used for tuning. What can't be complimented is the lyrics. From the beginning to the end, there is only one sentence "Xianweng Xianweng, Dao Xianweng", which is really dull. The lyrics are to the effect of praising the Taoist ancestor Chen Tuan.

"Drinking Crazy" is a classic Guqin song, according to legend, it was composed by Ruan Ji, one of the "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest" in Wei and Jin Dynasties. Ruan Ji, a fellow from Henan, chose to retire because he was tired of current affairs, and often "borrowed wine and pretended to be crazy". Qu Yi expresses the state of mind of Wei and Jin literati in the face of the oppressive political environment, and let their nature be "drunk in wine and hidden in madness". From the joy of holding the wine jar and drinking at the table, to the frequent mutual respect, shouting "bring the wine" when half drunk, and finally "the fairy spit wine", after reading the meaning of the music, the taste of the popping is naturally strong.

"Drunken Fishing and Singing Evening" is also related to wine. One board and three eyes, dripping and hearty violin sound, after drinking the fisherman, in the twilight mist, the oars return to the river, walking and singing, echoing each other, and the performance of drunken state is vivid.

"Yang Guan San Die" also involves wine. "I persuade you to drink more wine, and there is no old friend when you leave Yangguan in the west." It was originally composed by the Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei to send his friend Yuan Er as an envoy to Anxi. Weicheng is also known as Yangguan. Later, the qin person performed the interpretation and extended it, and composed it into an accompaniment. Playing this song seems to be revisiting history: holding clothes and saying goodbye, repeatedly exhorting, reluctant to part, always affectionate, lingering in love, and desolate.

"Pingsha Luoyan" is widely circulated, with more than 100 biography. Who is the first? Some people say it was Chen Zi'ang in the early Tang Dynasty, some say Zhu Quan at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, and some people say that it was very popular in the Northern Song Dynasty. The song starts from the high air in autumn, the fox geese are guests, the array is horizontal, if they come and go, sometimes disappearing and appearing, writing to look around, hovering in the air, about to fall, or to sing or fly, etc., the whole song is like ups and downs, ups and downs to take care of, heavenly secrets Natural, lively and vivid, the geese are gathered and scattered, quacking and flying, and the description is lifelike.

"Guan Shanyue" was originally a piece of drum horn horizontal blowing music in the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai once wrote a poem with the title of this song: "The bright moon rises out of the Tianshan Mountains, and the vast sea of clouds; the wind is tens of thousands of miles away, blowing through the Yumen Pass..." Later, a qin artist created this famous qin piece. In the song, Guanshan is far away, the frontier fortress is desolate, the sad face of returning home, and the sadness of the moon. The song is quiet and deep, the fingering is pure and simple, the rhythm is elegant and comfortable, and the rhythm is neat and rigorous.

In this way, each song hides a historical story and has a specific meaning. First understand the meaning, then play, and learn to play, so that the sentences are harmonious, echoing the beginning and the end, and doing it in one go. Qin culture is a relatively special comprehensive culture. If you want to learn the piano well, it is not only limited to playing, but also requires more practice.