How to throw the bow when playing the erhu?

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Erhu "Horse Racing" is a lively and unrestrained song. It starts with the momentary swing of the right wrist. The most important action is to throw the bow. However, many people don't know how the horse-racing erhu throws the bow.

How to throw the bow when playing the erhu?

1. When the bow makes the first sound of "ga", the bow hair should not be rubbed between the two strings until the two strings make a sound, so as to avoid the sound being rough and brittle. After hitting the piano barrel, push the bow hair to the left a few times. cm, return to the bowing point and restore the bow in the first half, and then repeat the action.

2. When throwing a bow, the bow hair must be tightened to have elasticity. After bouncing the bow hair a few times on the piano barrel, the sound of "da da da" can be triggered. On the inside of the bow hair, the bow hair is high on the outside, and the bow hair is low on the inside to avoid hitting the piano barrel.

3. Use skillful energy in throwing the bow, learn to use the wrist movement and the inertia of the bow, rotate the right wrist slightly, the bow tip will jump high, give the wrist a little force when the bow falls, and then quickly relax and let the bow jump.

When the horse racing erhu throws the bow, use the third section of the front end of the bow, quickly lift the bow to the right and up against the outer string, make the first sound, and then drop it to the front edge of the qin barrel. After the right hand is slightly slack, make full use of the inertia of the bow, so that the bow can be thrown well.

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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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