Friends who learn guzheng know that guzheng has high requirements for techniques, so what mistakes are easy for beginners to make in techniques?

1. Flip the zither string with your fingers pointing to the hook

Hook is one of the very common fingerings in guzheng playing. The correct hooking, in addition to ensuring the angle of touch, should always be based on the string. It would be very wrong to hook the string like a hook. When pulling out the strings, one of the basic requirements is to relax, and while relaxing, it is necessary to ensure that a certain force is given to the strings, so as to achieve a better playing effect.

2. When playing the kite, the hand is not stable enough

During the initial practice of guzheng for beginners, it is easy to see that the big finger and tiger's mouth are not wide enough, which will also affect the practice of guzheng. In addition to paying attention to this point, make sure that your big knuckles and small joints move when playing the kite. And don't deliberately pursue the frontal touch, make sure that your hand is stable to prevent swaying. The hand should be stable and relaxed, so as to facilitate the subsequent mastery of more skills.

3. Habitual rhythm playing

Playing to the beat is actually a very wrong way to learn. When practicing the guzheng, what we need to do is: listen carefully to the notes to ensure that each note that is played out has a certain accuracy. As a beginner, in practice, it is very common that fingering and rhythm cannot be flexibly taken into account at the same time, and this is not only prone to confusion in performance, but also directly affects the learner's mood to continue practicing the piano. When faced with such a problem, Yinmeier's teacher suggested that you can choose to focus on fingering practice first when you cannot take into account both fingering and rhythm. As for the rhythm, you can After the fingering practice is proficient, do further practice.

4. Ignore thumb training

In the process of learning guzheng, thumb training is also a must. The thumb itself is slightly inferior to other fingers in flexibility. If you find that the entire palm is stiff due to the movement of the thumb when practicing the piano, it is recommended to do more thumb training. The method of thumb training is also very simple: stand the four fingers on the edge of the table, the thumb is suspended alone, and perform the contraction movement of the thumb alone, which can relax the thumb and reduce stiffness.

5. Excessive elevation of the fingers

The height of the raised fingers is actually very particular. If the finger lift height is too high during playing, it will cause the wrist and arm to lift up with the fingers at the same time. Raising the fingers too much also means that the player is not relaxing enough in the wrist and fingers during playing. Therefore, whether it is during practice or when playing formally, you should try your best to ensure that your fingers, wrists, and forearms are in a relaxed state, which can also avoid subsequent muscle fatigue problems.

6. Habitually raised fingers

We have found that most beginners learn to play the zither with their fingers curled up when they don't need to play the strings. And this habit must be corrected. In addition to affecting the sensitivity of playing the piano, the raised fingers will also have a major fatal impact on the practice of more difficult songs in the future.

7. The problem of hand shape when playing the kite

When playing the kite, the palm of the hand is actually more deadly. The depression of the palm is often caused by the shape of the hand. Specifically, the palm joint is too low when playing. A depressed palm can result in a situation where your fingers cannot stand up when you play. So how to solve it? In such a situation, it is recommended to always use the index finger of the other hand, starting along the palm of your own, and supporting the metacarpal bone of the middle finger upwards over time. The hand shape becomes normal.

8. Can't stand between the fingers

Attention should be paid to the fingertip problems in learning zheng. This refers to: when other fingers perform lifting and lowering actions, the fingertips cannot stand firm and are sunken. In the above situation, it is recommended that you can perform auxiliary exercises with your fingertips. Hold your fingertips with the other hand and let the fingertips flex forward in a rounded state.