The octagonal drum sung by the children of the banner includes 5 singing forms.
① Fork.
② Group music, sung by many people in unison and in turn, accompanied by drums, boards, gongs, cymbals and strings. Liu Zhenqing's "Octagonal Drum Legacy" records that Manchu fan Zong Chengzhi said: In the 41st year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, after Agui conquered Jinchuan and triumphed, he made the "Great Years", "Wanmin Music" and "Longma Song" made by Emperor Qianlong. The Manchu military songs were translated into Chinese, composed with octagonal drum tunes, and hit the festival with Jinchuan drums, big copper cymbals, copper cymbals, and small gongs, which were played by ethnic minorities such as Miao and Yao, so that the soldiers sang in ensemble. In the Qing Dynasty, Li You, a son of Li You, was invited to sing at the festive church of relatives and friends. After the Republic of China, it has gradually declined. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, some quyi groups have reformed this form, and many people sing and dance to sing, which is called "single-string singing".

③ The octagonal drum is split and sung, and the actors are divided into positive and ugly roles. According to the content of the lyrics and the number of characters, 3 to 5 people are subcontracted to catch the corners. Generally, there are more programs sung by 3 people. Because it sings close to opera, it is commonly known as "Small Opera with Octagonal Drum". This form of singing arose between Qianlong and Jiaqing. There is a ditty in Dai Quande's "Xunyang Poems", which was published in the third year of Jiaqing. Ugly feet are the main focus when singing, and there are many gags interspersed in the lyrics, which are close to comic dialogue, only for the audience to make fun of, not very interesting, and have gradually declined.
④Single string.
⑤ Double-headed people, the singing content is the same as that of single-stringed people. In the Qing Dynasty, the form of self-playing and singing to actors was mostly called single-stringed, and one person sang with an octagonal drum and the other played the three-string accompaniment, which was called a double-headed person. , in the form of one person pressing the strings, one person plucking, and singing the lyrics in turn.