How to practice the basic skills of guzheng? The basic approach should be gradual, and it is better to leave this alone without other methods. What is an order? It is the order of learning, what to learn first and what to learn later. What is follow? It is to follow the regular steps to gradually improve it, which is also called a procedure. It is a plan and arrangement for learning, and it always reflects a gradual process from easy to difficult, from simple to complex, from small to large, from small to large, from little-known to well-known. If you don’t learn according to the procedure, learning as you please by your own will often backfires. Regarding the learning procedure of guzheng, the Central Conservatory of Music, the Chinese Musicians Association, and the Chinese Nationalities Orchestra Society have all formulated the relevant reference pieces for the grading examination. It can be said that this is a procedure for amateur study. To learn according to the procedures, various foundations and basic skills are scattered in these procedures. In the process of learning the zheng, it is not advisable to jump levels arbitrarily, to find tricks and ways like playing checkers. It is like climbing a mountain, one step at a time, and then there will be real experience and gain. In the sense that today is laying the foundation for tomorrow, this piece is laying the foundation for the next piece, and this stage is laying the foundation for the next stage. You will base yourself on today and do what you want to do today. Are you still worried that there is no tomorrow?
The process of learning the zheng is a arduous process, and it cannot be accomplished overnight. Some people learn zheng, and they can learn a piece of music in a week. It's not good to finish learning the guzheng in a few years. In the process of learning zheng, you should learn one song well and then go to another one, and don't change to the next one after learning a lot. We must have high standards and strict requirements, and have the spirit of never-ending swearing that the song is not amazing. Don't pursue too much praise and praise from others, but pursue constant criticism and correction. In learning the zheng, you should have a long-term goal, be persistent and diligent all the time, instead of hoping that you can learn how to play the zheng overnight. For learning zheng, one must not only have interest, but also have will. Interest only solves the temporary love of learning but not learning, and will to solve the problem of whether or not to learn well. Don't seek vanity, ask for harvest, vanity only solves superficial problems, and harvest solves long-term problems. When playing the zheng, don't listen to it but don't hear it. You need to know what you should hear. You need to think more and ponder more. You need to work hard on the emotional and artistic expression of the music, and strive for excellence.