About the difference between octagonal erhu and hexagonal erhu

1. Different regions:

Octagonal erhu: belongs to the northern erhu,

Hexagonal erhu: belongs to the south.

2. Tone difference:

Hexagonal erhu: more mellow and sweet tone,

Octagonal erhu: more rugged and bold tone

Erhu Beginning in the Tang Dynasty, the erhu is called "Xiqin", and has a history of more than 1,000 years. It is a traditional Chinese stringed instrument. Erhu, or two-stringed huqin, also known as "Nanhu", "buzzing", erhu is one of the main bowed stringed instruments (stringed instruments) in the family of Chinese musical instruments.

Famous Erhu songs include "Two Springs Reflecting the Moon", "Good Night", "Listening to the Pines", "Horse Racing" and "Grapes are Ripe".

Expanded Information:

Erhu Playing Techniques:

Sitting Posture

1. The body's center line slopes to the left, so that the center of gravity falls to the left side of the body.

2. Sit with your back straight, one-third of the way up on the stool

Bow holding (the wrong way to hold the bow)

1. Hold the bow too close to the head of the bow or too close to the center bow.

2. The bow is too deep into the bottom of the tiger's mouth, so that the bow is pinched in the tiger's mouth and cannot move flexibly.

3. When holding the bow, the fingers are too "drooping" downward, so that the bow bar is tightly pressed against the barrel of the instrument, and the bow hairs are shifted upward instead of away from the barrel of the instrument.

4. When playing the outer strings, the middle finger and ring finger are taken out from between the shaft and the bow hair, and then put back in when playing the inner strings.

5. Incorrect thumb position when holding the bow.

6. Holding the bow with the middle finger too far in between the shaft and the bow's hair, so that it can't be used both inside and outside.

7, holding the bow too tightly, resulting in the root of the index finger, the inner side of the first joint of the thumb, as well as the first joint of the middle finger on the outside of the thick callus, some people mistakenly think that this is "kung fu", but in fact it is the method of holding the bow on the wrong.

8. When playing the erhu, the bow should not be cocked upwards, as this will lead to a bad sound.

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