The dulcimer, also known as the dulcimer or percussion, is an indispensable instrument in Chinese national bands, and is mostly used to accompany folk music and operas. The dulcimer consists of a sound box, a mountain pass, a horse, a peg, a peg, strings and bamboo.

When learning to play the dulcimer, use the bamboo to strike the strings to pronounce, and at the same time pay attention to the mutual cooperation of the body and the wrist.

The basic bamboo methods of dulcimer include left bamboo method and right bamboo method, and techniques and techniques include single tone, double tone, wheel play, wheel tone, decomposition of chords, part configuration and color skills. Before playing, sit on the piano bench with the center of gravity in the middle of the body, hold the bamboo bamboo, and play in harmony with the shoulders, arms, wrists and fingers, and try to use all the joints of your body flexibly.

Learning how to coordinate breathing and playing, the breathing when playing dulcimer does not need to be as strong as when playing a wind instrument, but skillful breathing can make our body more stretched and coordinated when playing, and can more easily cope with the changes of syllables. When the body moves, the spine changes from curved to straight, and when the body contracts, the spine changes from straight to curved.

At the beginning and end of the dulcimer playing, there is usually a work of prompting and sound collection. At the beginning of the beat, the player picks up the keys with both hands and makes a high movement, indicating that the band is ready to start playing; Low is used to lead the band to make a strong or weak close.