How to play the waist drum

1, the waist drum system:

Hang the drum belt on the right shoulder, the drum body hangs on the left waist, in the right waist tied an ancient bow.

2, drumstick holding method:

The right hand holds the hammer with both hands, the thumb faces the hammer to hit the drumstick, the little finger passes through the drumstick, and the other three fingers hold the drumstick naturally, with the palm of the hand in the shape of a ball. The little finger of the left hand goes through the drumstick towards the hammer, and the other fingers are the same as those of the right hand. The basic drum beat of the waist drum remains unchanged, and the rhythm is cheerful.

3. Basic footwork - standing still - "turning" footwork. The same way of playing from one to nine bars; squatting down in the ninth bar; from the tenth to thirteenth bars, the body fluctuates up and down with the drum.