Miao traditional musical instrument is

The traditional musical instrument of Miao nationality is Lusheng.

Lusheng is a Lusheng musical instrument of Miao, Yao and Dong nationalities in southwest China. Originated in the Central Plains, it was later introduced into minority areas, and its predecessor was Yu of the Han nationality. Villages inhabited by ethnic minorities all over Guizhou are known as "the hometown of Lusheng" and "the hometown of singing and dancing" and are one of the favorite musical instruments of ethnic minorities.

On holidays, they will hold various colorful Lusheng parties, play Lusheng and dance to celebrate their national festivals. Lusheng, as a musical instrument, has its own unique musical rules and dance forms.

Miao Lusheng Band is a folk amateur music organization. Each team consists of five or six reeds, which are divided into high, middle and low different sound areas. There are bass reeds more than three feet high, treble reeds more than one foot high, and awning pipes with low pronunciation. Together, the sound is majestic, rough and majestic.

Lusheng playing skills:

When playing, the sheng tube is placed vertically and the lower part of the sheng bucket is held with both hands. The thumb, forefinger and middle finger press the sound holes of the left and right rows of sheng pipes respectively, and the mouth contains a mouthpiece, which can be pronounced by blowing and sucking, and can be played by standing, sitting, walking and jumping, with lively and diverse forms.

The obvious difference between Lusheng and Hulusheng is that a slightly larger bamboo tube, bamboo shoot shell, copper tube or a small horn folded into a triangle with bamboo strips is sleeved at the sound hole at the upper end of Lusheng tube, which can play a good role in making sound, making the volume louder, the sound loud and the timbre beautiful and changeable.

The sheng pipe passes through the sheng bucket, and a section is exposed under the sheng bucket. The whole set of Miao Liuguan Lusheng has five sizes from the double bass to the highest note * * *, and the sound system is arranged according to five notes. The pronunciation of each size is an octave, and the range of A 1-A3 and * * * has five octaves.