Always emphasize the importance of hand shape, reading music, practicing the piano, etc. for learning erhu, but everyone still forgets the important point - "breathing"!

1. Correct and reasonable breathing can help to eliminate the tension in the performance

In erhu performance, keeping all parts of the body relaxed and avoiding tension is one of the important conditions for good performance.

The "psychological tension" in erhu performance is caused by improper breathing. When we play erhu, it is done through muscle activity, and muscle activity requires oxygen. Muscle soreness and arm stiffness.

This is called the "rhythm of breathing"

If the player cannot breathe properly during the performance, it will affect the relaxation and the performance will not be able to go on smoothly. Therefore, in order to relax, proper breathing is very important.

2. Correct and reasonable breathing is helpful for musical performance in performance

The correct use of breathing plays a decisive role in the performance of skills, musical emotions, and beautiful timbre in performance. It also plays an important role in accurately expressing the style of music. We often only emphasize the way of touching strings and emotional processing to describe the style of the work, but often ignore the role of "breathing". The breathing in erhu performance should be adjusted according to the different moods, styles and sentence patterns of the music, in order to fully express the breath of the music.

3. Correct and reasonable breathing helps to better shape the image of music

Erhu performance is to correctly and creatively express the profound inner activities, thoughts and feelings, specific musical images and the composer's mood contained in the composer's works through the use of various techniques and means by the performer.

Correct breathing can not only help you play the music smoothly, but also express greater tension and expressiveness on the stage from the inside out. This invisible force can make the audience recognize the performance visually to the greatest extent. The degree of integration between the performer and the music itself, so as to feel the temperament and image of the performer.