How to play suona

The playing method of suona is as follows:

1, playing suona requires some skills, and the sound hole should be completely filled with your fingers. If the sound hole is not pressed tightly, the sound will often be inaccurate. Playing suona is often more expensive, and the higher the sound, the greater the gas consumption. Generally, it can't be played continuously.

2. Performers who perform for a long time, but are well trained, especially folk artists, play suona and compete with each other for lasting endurance. Cyclic ventilation is the most common playing method, which can make the breath full all the time, make the music uninterrupted for a long time, and even make the whole song go in one go, greatly satisfying the audience.

3. The best position with the whistle is that the upper lip is close to the whistle root, which is about three quarters of the whistle length, and the lower lip is usually about one third of the whistle length. Only by correctly grasping the whistle position of lips can we produce the required sound effect. Playing the suona in the above position will make the timbre concentrated, loud, implicit and pure.

4. put on a whistle. If you are a beginner, you'd better make the whistle thinner. It's too thick to blow, so you need to practice your hand shape. You should put down the suona and pick it up several times a day until you can quickly press all the holes tightly after picking it up. Pay attention to plug all the holes when blowing. You can check it yourself, or look in the mirror, or ask someone else to help you correct it, because if you don't cover the leak tightly.