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Is it difficult to learn musical instrument sheng?

Whether Sheng is difficult to learn mainly depends on personal efforts.

Sheng is the earliest musical instrument to use the free reed in the world, and it has played a positive role in promoting the development of western musical instruments. Sheng belongs to the family of reed instruments.

is the originator of most reed instruments in the world. Clear and elegant pronunciation, soft sound quality, strong singing, with China folk color.

Extended information:

In the classification of ancient Chinese musical instruments, Sheng is a musical instrument. From the Warring States to the Han Dynasty, * * * recorded two similar musical instruments, Sheng and Fu. There are in "Zhou Li Chun Guan"; "Sheng teacher, in charge of teaching Yu, Sheng, Yu, Yu, Xiao, Chi, Qi and Guan." "Sheng" is the official name, and its position is to be the general manager to teach musical instruments such as blowing and sheng.

The difference between the shovel and the sheng is that the sheng is small and has few springs; The shovel is big and has many springs. In the early days, both of them were inserted into the gourd with braided tubes with embedded springs, and the gourd was used as the singing body. Therefore, some documents think that the shovel is a sheng with different shapes, such as the high embroidery note in Lv Chunqiu Midsummer Ji: "The shovel is the biggest sheng". During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Sheng Zi was an important wind instrument. At one time, it was widely popular among the court, nobles or citizens.