How should beginners play gongs and drums?

Beginners need to relax their wrists and use the power of the big arm to drive the small arm to play. Drums and gongs are also instruments that many parents will let their children choose. Drums and gongs are rough, and drummers need a strong sense of rhythm. When knocking at the door, they need to have a great range of movements, which is the best.

When hitting the ball, the wrist is relaxed and the grip of the hammer is moderate. Wave the power of the big arm to transfer the wrist, even the arm and the drumstick. Finally hit the drum head. When practicing, you must relax and feel the coordinated change and feedback of strength. When you knock the magnificent gongs and drums, you will often encounter the first eight-tone pause or ventilation symbol. During this short stay, you will hold some flowers in the drums to enhance the magnificent beauty of gongs and drums.

Magnificent gongs and drums are characterized by rough and unrestrained, impassioned, so there should be big moves when drumming. Quarter notes, eighth notes, drums and pestles should be higher than the top of the head, and sixteenth notes, drums and pestles should be flush with the chest, so that not only the Qupai sounds dignified, but also the movements look more dignified. This is also a group instrument. Only when everyone plays together can it make a loud sound.

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Characteristic use

1, with body movements

The routine and standardized movements of traditional Chinese opera performances are called "pictures". The up and down of the role, as well as the action performance on the field, should be based on the foot color, identity, personality, feelings, movements and the designated scene where the role is located, and different gongs and drums should be used to help express the regularity of body movements and the coherence of plot and emotion.

2. Guide and end the singing.

In the art of Han opera, the vocals of various characters need to be started or stopped, or the vocals need to be connected and transformed. The gongs and drums can play a role in indicating the form and speed of the vocals.

3, accompaniment chanting, strengthen the tone

The chanting of white words, the chanting of poems and the introduction of operas are all rhythmic. At the beginning and end of a period of chanting, or a long period of chanting, between regular sentences and even sentences, or in the transition from chanting to singing, gongs and drums are often used to connect the preceding with the following, point out paragraphs and divide paragraphs, thus strengthening the sense of rhythm, setting off the priorities and cadences of tone and language potential, and assisting in expressing emotions and other emotions.

Step 4 set off the atmosphere and render the mood

The atmosphere, artistic conception, environment and scene of drama in traditional Chinese opera often need the help of band accompaniment to render. When the sound of orchestral strings is not enough, gongs and drums will play its specific role.

In addition, gongs and drums sometimes serve as some sound effects, such as representing various natural phenomena of wind, rain and thunder, which is also a means of China traditional opera.