Is erhu easy to learn?

Among all musical instruments, the string is the most difficult because it is difficult to control the position, pitch and timbre. Therefore, it is generally said that erhu is difficult to learn and master, and it will take at least several years or even decades to practice well.

Erhu performance has profound artistry and complex technicality. All the skills of erhu performance can be simply summarized into two major items, namely, bow and fingering. Bow and fingering include three basic movements: left and right, inside and outside, up and down. Change the bow left and right, change the string inside and outside, and change the handle up and down. Changing bow, string and handle are the most basic techniques in erhu performance.

Advantages of learning erhu

Erhu, because of its melodious timbre and coherent playing form, has incomparable advantages over other musical instruments, and is known as "the singing voice" and "the instrument that speaks most like China people". If you just want to be quick, it is not recommended to start with erhu, and you can choose guzheng to study.

Erhu is the king of Chinese folk music, and some people in the south agree that pipa is the king of Chinese folk music. Music depends on practice and talent. One is that erhu has no fixed timbre, and the other is that it is difficult to draw a bow. Generally speaking, people will practice well if they practice more, and it will be much easier if they have a more accurate sense of sound.