Which is easier to learn: pipa or erhu

Pipa.

Users with a good sense of musicality will have absolutely no problem with the erhu, and one of the differences between the erhu and the pipa is that the pipa has a scale, whereas the erhu has just two strings. So it is important to have a basic understanding of tone, or the relationship between two neighboring tones should be very clear and not be confused. And if you choose the pipa you should be aware that the pipa is heavier and has a larger finger spacing.

Expanded Information:

User learning pipa notes:

Beginners first choose a not too expensive piano, but also need to prepare a pair of fingernails and pipa to replace the fingernail adhesive tape, of course, if you feel the trouble can be in the drugstore to buy the kind of white medical tape.

Beginners need to practice from front to back in the practice song book, not skipping pages, each practice song needs to be played repeatedly until the degree of proficiency, you can use a metronome to gradually increase the speed, it is recommended that the individual time allows conditions to practice two hours a day, of course, according to the interest of the practice of extra time.

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