Compared with the bamboo flute, suona and other national wind instruments, the cucurbit flute is simpler in playing, and there are not so many complicated techniques. This is also due to the limitation of its structure itself, but its sweet tone seems to be very rich. expressiveness. The techniques commonly used in the performance of cucurbit flute are as follows:

1. Tone

Articulation is a more important technique in the performance of cucurbit flute. There are three types of pronunciation: single, double, and triple.
① Single spit: Use the tip of the tongue against the front half of the upper palate (that is, the state before the pronunciation of the word "spit") to cut off the air flow, then quickly release the tongue, and the breath is blown out. Through the continuous action of one top and one release, the airflow enters the mouthpiece intermittently, and the single vomit effect of intermittent split can be obtained, and the process of single vomit is completed. Single spit is usually marked with a "T" above the note. According to the needs of music performance, single vomit can be divided into two types: intermittent vomit and continuous vomit.
② Double vomit: Double vomit is a technique used to complete continuous and rapid splits. First press the tip of the tongue against the front palate, then release it and pronounce the word "spit". In short, after the word "spit" is issued, a word "bitter" is added immediately, and the word "spitting out" is connected to form double spitting. The symbol for double spit is "TK".
③Three vomits: Three vomits are actually a combination of single vomit and double vomit in a certain rhythm pattern, and the symbol is "TTK" or "TKT", that is, "spitting out bitterness" or "spitting out bitterness".

2. Legato

Legato is one of the common techniques. Suitable for lyrical phrases or passages. The symbol "⌒" (tuplet line) is used to indicate that the sounds in the tuplet line do not need to be spit except for the first sound. When playing legato, it is necessary to emphasize coherence and smoothness.

3. Portamento

Portamento and its techniques are widely used in the performance of cucurbit flute, and its effect is smooth and gorgeous. The application of portamento technique can simulate the erasure effect of vocals and stringed instruments. There are three types of portamento: up portamento, portamento, and compound portamento.

4. Tremolo

The tremolo technique can be used to obtain a singing-like "sound wave" effect, which greatly enriches the expressive power of music. It is one of the important methods for people to reveal their inner activities and express their inner emotions. There are two types of tremolo, gas tremolo and finger tremolo.

5. Vibrato

A vibrato is formed by the rapid alternation of two tones of different pitches. The specific requirement is to quickly and evenly open and close the sound hole of the second or third sound above the original sound, with the symbol "tr" or "tr ～～～～"

6. Overlapping, playing

The techniques and effects of the two kinds of performances are similar, and their definitions are also different. It is to add a sound with a very short duration between two and three degrees high before the appearance of a certain sound. The double sound is represented by the symbol "you", and the hitting sound is represented by the symbol "扌".