How beginners learn erhu

How do beginners learn erhu? Erhu is one of the traditional Chinese musical instruments. Erhu is an important member of the Huqin family and a stringed instrument that began in the Tang Dynasty. Its structure is simple, mainly for fun, and many people are interested in it. So how do beginners learn erhu?

The most important thing for beginners to learn 1 erhu is to practice. Erhu is a stringed instrument. The sound it makes is made by pressing the strings with the left hand and pulling the bow with the right hand, which is different from keyboard instruments, guitars, guzheng and other instruments. Each key or product of these instruments corresponds to a standard sound. As long as the rhythm is mastered, the notes played are correct.

Erhu is different, with no keys and no notes. Whether the notes are right or not has a lot to do with the piano player. First, you have to practice your ear sounds. Generally, I recommend beginners to listen to the piano or electronic organ more, which is very good for erhu learning!

Learning erhu usually begins with the most basic notation, and learning erhu notation is also very important, mainly a simple process of reading, singing and memorizing. There is no particularly fast method, it takes a lot of time to practice!

Secondly, after learning the universal music, you can begin to learn the basic knowledge of erhu, such as pushing, pulling and shaking the bow, as well as fingering skills such as sliding up, sliding down and padding fingers. At this time, we must not rush for success. Don't practice professional etudes, come up and learn to play. This is no good, you can't rush for success, and you will learn more smoothly after laying a good foundation!

Finally, learn the playing skills of each song, when to add decorative notes, when to use percussion and so on.

Erhu learning needs a step-by-step process, and it is definitely not enough to be eager for success. You must practice step by step in order to make continuous progress.

How do beginners learn erhu 2? How should beginners practice erhu?

Cultivate a sense of sound and learn to listen with your ears.

Beginners can buy a tuner and metronome to follow. Tuners are generally tuned to 442Hz or 440Hz. Calibrate the inner chord d and the outer chord a first, and then look down one by one from the position near the thousand catties. Press the chord with your left hand to see if the tuner is accurate. The distance of the inner chord is one thousand kilos. D (empty chord) E (one finger) F (two fingers) G (three fingers) A (four fingers).

The outer string is ABCDE, from the empty string to the four fingers (this is all the sounds that can be heard in the first position), with only the key of C (1 = C), D = 2, E = 3 and so on. After finding the position of the sound, try to remember it to cultivate the sense of sound. You can listen to five degrees, four degrees, three degrees, three degrees and eight degrees.

Solid basic skills

# 1. Bowing practice

The pronunciation of erhu is that the bow and spear rub the strings to produce vibration, which is transmitted from the piano code to the snakeskin and sounds with the piano body. The timbre and sound quality are directly related to the bow. When practicing bow, we should always pay attention to the movement direction of the bow and string at about 90.

In addition, we should hold the bow correctly, let the body relax, keep the right hand relaxed, droop the shoulders and elbows, and back the bow smoothly and flexibly. Finally, when you start to practice lifting the bow, you must pull the bow full and form good habits.

# 2. Quick bow practice

The fast bow is passionate and impassioned. The performance should be vivid, clear and full of graininess. Therefore, it can be said that it is difficult for us to hold the bow firmly in our right hand. We should play loose, powerful, clear and elastic fast notes with the position of the front arm near the wrist as the leading part of the action and the shoulder joint as the main part of the "rotation" action.

When playing the fast bow, the coordination of both hands should be agile, and at the same time, we should pay attention to the natural coordination between the speed and the position of the bow. We should not only master the correct practice methods, but also ensure the consistency and stability of syllables according to the rhythm. When playing, we should pay attention to the close cooperation of hands and the flexibility of changing strings, and the fingers of the right hand should always feel the friction state of the bow and spear when hanging strings, so as to ensure the "granularity" of the played notes.

# 3. Change hands

Learn to change the handle with an empty string first, and make clear the distance between the two handles. It's best to play the tone sandhi in the same position, remember its pitch, and then practice the tone sandhi, which is helpful to proofread the tone sandhi. Changing the handle should be when playing the empty string.

The second step is to learn to change hands with the same finger. When changing the handle, pay attention to the relaxation of left hand sliding and the coordination of fingers such as arm, elbow and thumb.

The third step is to learn to turn the handle in the right direction. Slide the finger of the previous note to the new handle, and the finger of the next note falls rhythmically. This brings out a passing sound (alto) of changing the handle. This kind of voice is necessary in practice. It needs to be pulled clearly and accurately, and then gradually weaken the traces after proficiency.

Step four, change the handle. Crossing up refers to the process of changing the handle from the finger of the previous sound to the finger of the next sound, and from the finger of the next sound to the new handle, similar to changing the handle with the same finger. Finally, learn to stretch your fingers and change hands.

This method is widely used to change the handle at a high position, that is, the arm and thumb are not moving, and the sound of pressing the adjacent handle through finger stretching, and then the arm, hand and thumb can adjust their positions at the new handle position.

At the beginning, learn to consolidate the first four changes of one to three positions. As for extension, it refers to the change of handle and the change between high and low positions, and you can learn it later.

Master skills, advanced practice

# 1. String rolling practice

Rubbing strings is one of the most important and commonly used skills in erhu performance. Beginners start with rolling exercises. First, press your fingers firmly on the strings, swing your palms up and down, and the first joint of your fingertips swings up and down with your palms and bends back and forth. Let your fingertips roll on the strings at a constant speed. The sound waves generated in this way achieve the effect of kneading strings.

# 2. Vibrato practice

The vibrato of erhu is widely used in playing, mainly to practice the flexibility of tapping the strings with the fingers of the left hand. Proper use of vibrato in the process of playing can make the music bright and fresh, which is also a unique technique of erhu. When practicing, the knuckles of the left hand move up and down, and the fingertips tap the strings to make a sound. If used properly, it can add luster to music.

How do beginners learn erhu 3? First of all, practice time should not be too concentrated, especially for adult friends who are learning erhu in their spare time and children who have just started learning erhu but don't plan to become musicians. Learn to allocate time to learn erhu.

Students who sign up for classes or ask teachers to study should coordinate with teachers and try not to have more than two classes a week, each class 1 to 2 hours. The rest of the time is mainly used to practice digesting and absorbing what the teacher said in class.

At the same time, we should also pay attention to daily practice, generally not more than an hour. In fact, for amateur piano learners, holding the piano in their hands for at least 20 minutes every day can ensure steady progress.

Of course, generally speaking, it is good to practice more, but not too much, especially for beginners, which will cause a great burden on fingers. Moreover, beginners still lack the ability to practice musically strong songs. Excessive piano practice is often too boring for them, which easily leads to the loss of interest, which is very fatal for an instrument learner.

Secondly, you should also pay attention when practicing the piano. Better to practice slowly than to be wrong. It's hard for beginners to play too fast. You can slow down and practice slowly. Don't rush to play the fast bow. It's often not worth the candle.

Many studies have proved that when we learn musical instruments and practice a melody, the number of correct movements is more than three times that of wrong movements, so we can say that we have mastered this skill, that is to say, reducing one mistake can reduce the practice time by three times, and it is really very important for us to make one less mistake.