How can Guzheng express emotions and momentum? It's ok to practice the sweeping technique!

Swipe-prone problems:

1. The sweep and shake cannot be combined organically, the middle finger sweep angle is not good, the resistance is large, and the sound is uneven;

2. The big finger shakes the strings hard, and the noise is heavy; the sweeping and shaking are disjointed and uncoordinated.

Sweep and shake have one thing in common: most of them are used in the climax of the music, and the expression marks vary from f to ff, requiring fast speed and strong intensity.

How to practice sweeping?

The usual way of playing the string with the middle finger is the tick symbol ⌒, the middle finger plays the string inward; if the hook is connected, the symbol is ⌒... The middle finger goes from the outside to the inside and from the bottom to the top, and plucks the strings in sequence. For middle finger strumming, two or three strings are played inward at the same time, or even more strings are played as needed, which is called strumming.

Hook and sweep are different in terms of sound effects. Relatively speaking, the former is pronounced as a dot, and the latter is pronounced as a slice; the former is pronounced clearly and granularly, while the latter is pronounced as a film, and the sound is mixed.

In the sweep technique, the thumb shakes the strings, which is different from the general finger shake, which requires dense and sparse ideas according to the mood of the music, and is not limited by the number of ideas. The completion of the shaking technique, or one-to-one, or one-to-three, forms a regular sound group.

What should I pay attention to when practicing sweeping?

1. Attention and speed are important factors for musical performance and the basis for strumming. As far as the thumb is concerned, the speed refers to the speed of the finger touching the string, and the strength is the force of the finger on the string. The strength and speed are correctly applied to the sweep to determine whether it is uniform and dense during the sweep. The strength of the shake is coordinated.

2. The second is the problem of elasticity, which is actually a problem of organically combining strength and speed, and it can also be said to be an internal capacity method. The feeling of flicking off the dust on the clothes can be used for reference in training. It requires both elastic strength and a natural feeling of relaxation. That is, the big middle finger is naturally relaxed before the sweep, the moment it touches the string is fast and powerful, and it relaxes immediately after touching the string.

3. It should also be noted that the big and middle fingers should be connected to the wrist and arm with Qi and blood. The quality of the skill is closely related to the feeling of the whole body and mind. Many people in the practice process are often competent in a short period of time with finger strength and finger feeling.

After a long time, the big finger and the middle finger will be sore and tired, and they cannot be supported, and the sweep and shake cannot be used freely. The main reason for this is that the middle finger cannot be well adjusted to the wrist, forearm and forearm during the sweep, and the qi and blood are not connected.

Many zheng learners have a question: the finger-shaking technique was a bit wrong, but it was corrected later, so when swaying, the middle finger was always unable to strum, and it was difficult for the middle finger to touch the strings. In fact, it doesn't matter, as long as the index finger is gently pressed on the first section of the thumb, the thumb is facing outward, the elbow is as low as possible when shaking, the fingernail should not touch the string too deeply, and use the wrist to drive the finger.

Step 1: Make sure that the remote fingers are shaken out evenly, the hand shape is kept correct, practice more, and can't shake for a while without strength.

Step 2: Make the gesture of the remote finger, only use the middle finger to strum the strings, not the remote finger, do not strum too many strings, and retract the middle finger after sweeping, so that you can practice your middle finger and make you accustomed to the feeling of finding the middle finger to touch the string, but The hand shape of the remote pointing should be maintained.

Step 3: Set up the gesture of the remote finger, strum the string first, retract the middle finger, and then connect the thumb to the remote finger. Practice only one note, don't move the pitch with the remote finger (don't think that you can sweep too many notes at once) and practice slowly, if it's 6, just sweep the 6.

Step 4: After the sweeping practice of one note is completed, move the note and increase the speed.