Main characteristics of Chaoshan gongs and drums

The musical style of Chaozhou gongs and drums is beautiful and clear, combining rigidity with softness. The suona used by the band takes a straw as a whistle and has a soft pronunciation. It is the main tool. Percussion instruments choose some gongs with fixed pitch to play harmoniously. The art of drumming is unique. Drummers command the band with the priority of the bottom drum and the gesture of combining rigidity with flexibility. By playing the complicated and changeable drum groups, they create many drum groups and drumming actions that combine China's boxing and fencing, and give full play to their expressive functions. This is a kind of Han drum music art with China style and national style.