Differences between Southern Folk Songs and Northern Folk Songs

Northern folk songs are rough, while southern folk songs are small bridges and flowing water. Northern folk songs have four different characteristics in song style and singing method: first, in terms of language characteristics, northern folk songs have more words than southern folk songs, the northern folk songs are angular, and the southern folk songs are delicate and soft; Secondly, in terms of rhythm, the northern folk songs are fast and compact, the southern folk songs are slow and steady, the northern folk songs are short and the breathing is fast and flexible, and the southern folk songs need to be deep and stable; Thirdly, in the characteristics of moistening the cavity, most northern folk songs are staccato, while southern folk songs are mainly linked sounds; Fourthly, in terms of lyrical characteristics, the northern folk songs are full of words and feelings, while the southern folk songs are full of voices. Northern folk songs use more real voices than falsetto, while southern folk songs use more falsetto.