When playing, the left thumb and index finger clamp the reed tail, and the multi-leaf reed makes it fan-shaped. Place the reed tongue part between the two lips, and use the right thumb and index finger to move the head of the bamboo reed back and forth, causing the reed tongue to vibrate. A bright ding-dong sound is emitted.

Another kind of stretched bamboo reed, which is mostly used for single-leaf reeds of various ethnic groups. A small hole is drilled in the middle of the head of the reed, and a thread is tied. When playing, the left hand holds the reed tail, and the reed tongue is close to the two lips. The head is placed on the right finger, and the reed tongue is vibrated and pronounced with the finger wire.
Bamboo reed players use their lips to protrude forward in a cylindrical shape to increase resonance and expand the volume, and change their timbres by changing their mouth shapes and controlling their exhalation. Using different playing methods, the bamboo reed can not only produce a lingering tone, but also a rougher sound. On a pair of three-leaf springs, the pure fifth harmonic of each leaf spring can be played, and six different tones can be produced. There are many combinations of intervals, and the common ones are g, a, d1, g, c1, d1. , a, c1, d1, etc.

In 1980, in a performance of ethnic and folk instrumental music in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan, two women from the Yi nationality in Butuo County played in unison for the first time with multiple leaf reeds. The effect of the ensemble and the continuation sound set off, the charm is endless, and it has been well received.
In my country's Dai, Hani, Jingpo, Wa, Lahu, Miao, Kirgiz, Xibo, Hui, Mongolian, Daur, Ewenki and Li and other ethnic minority folks, the bamboo springs that are plucked by fingers are popular; Reeds; Yi, Naxi, Lisu and Bai people, these two kinds of bamboo reeds are common among the people.