Characteristics of She Folk Songs

She folk song is a traditional folk song in southern China, which has strong regional characteristics and unique musical style. The following are the main features of She folk songs:

Appearance characteristics: She folk songs are mainly in the form of collective chorus, usually in the form of duet or multi-person chorus composed of several people. The melody of folk songs is usually simple and lively, easy to sing and remember, which shows the emotional expression of She people on life, nature and emotion.

Dance accompaniment: She folk songs are usually accompanied by unique dance forms, with beautiful and smooth dance movements, which cooperate with the melody of folk songs to form a unique audio-visual effect. The dance forms of She folk songs include hand dance, foot dance and inspiration. Dance movements are simple and natural, full of national characteristics.

Language features: The lyrics of She folk songs are usually sung in She language or dialect, which reflects the life, culture and history of She people. She language is an ancient language form with its unique features in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.

Music features: The music style of She folk songs is simple, lively and catchy, usually with two octaves, and the modes are mostly tonality and minor, and the melody is changeable. She folk songs are matched with national musical instruments such as bamboo flute, sanxian and kouxian, which are simple, crisp and pleasant, and complement each other with the melody of the songs.

Content characteristics: The lyrics of She folk songs are rich and colorful, which mainly reflect the daily life, religious beliefs, historical legends, love and emotions of She people. Lyrics usually adopt rhythmic language form, which shows the simple, enthusiastic and open-minded spirit of the She people.

In a word, she folk songs, with their unique musical style, dance form and language features, show the cultural traditions and national characteristics of the she nationality and are important folk cultural heritages in southern China.