Yi plucked musical instruments mainly include

Yi plucked instruments mainly include Yi small three-stringed instrument and Yi four-stringed instrument.

Xiao Sanxian is a plucked instrument of Yi nationality. Popular in Wei Chu Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yuxi, Simao, Baoshan and other places. Yi people's sanxian structure is unique, which is quite different from Han people's sanxian style.

Harp and drum are cylindrical, hollowed out with logs, and one side is wrapped with sheepskin, similar to a low beard. The shape of the piano head is simple and elegant, and the strings use silk strings or sleeve strings. Yi Sanxian is divided into two types: big and small. Xiaosanxian is one of the ancient musical instruments of Yi people. The big three-stringed instrument was popular in the 1940s, and it was often used to accompany songs and dances and Yi dramas.

Yi ukulele is a plucked instrument of Yi nationality. The Sani branch of the southern Shandong Yi people is called Hadron, and the Axi branch of the Maitreya Yi people is called Jie Cai. There are also people named Yueqin or Heizi. Popular in Yuanyang, Honghe, Shiping, Maitreya, Mouding and Lunan Yi Autonomous Counties in the early Wei Dynasty.

Play method:

You can play in a sitting or standing position. When playing, the strap is hung around the neck, the chord is diagonally across the front of the abdomen, and the chord tube is placed on the right hip; Hold the string with your left hand, and press the string with your index finger, middle finger, ring finger nail and fingertip to get high and low notes; On the index finger of the right hand, two sets of pluckers touch the strings to pronounce. The depilator is similar to a small hollow gyroscope, mainly made of wood or bone, preferably made of yellow horns.

Left-handed techniques include sliding, hitting and rubbing, while right-handed techniques include bouncing, plucking, rolling and sweeping. The timbre is round, plump, rich, soft and crisp, and has a wide range, which can be used for solo, ensemble or accompaniment. It is a plucked instrument which is loved and widely used by Yi people.