What kind of musical instrument does the suona belong to?

Suona belongs to the double-reed woodwind instrument.

Suona, a traditional Chinese double-reed woodwind instrument. As early as in the 3rd century A.D., suona with the opening of the Silk Road, from Eastern Europe, West Asia around the introduction of China, is a member of the world family of oboe musical instruments, after thousands of years of development, so that the suona has its own unique temperament and tone, has been China's representative of the national wind instruments.

The sound of suona is majestic, the body is made of rosewood and sandalwood, conical, the top is equipped with a double reed made of reeds connected to the wooden body through a copper or silver core, and the lower end of the set of a copper bowl, plus the key suona and the chromatic and soprano keys, which expands the range of the instrument to increase its expressive power.

In Taiwan, the suona is known as the drum blowing; in the south, it is one of the "eight tones", and in Henan and Shandong, it is called the horn, and the traditional suona has the classic repertoire of the Hundred Birds Chaofeng and the Yuxi two-eighths board, etc.

The suona is also known as the "eight tones".

Suona is a purely melodic instrument, soprano suona pronunciation penetrating, infectious, in the past, more in the folk drumming classes and local music, opera accompaniment application. After continuous improvement, it has been developed into traditional suona and key suona, which enriches the playing skills and improves the expressive power, and has become a solo instrument with special characteristics, and the sound of middle, low, and double-bass suona is rich and thick, and it is mostly used in the national orchestra and the symphony orchestra ensemble.

Sona playing skills:

Mastering breathing is one of the basic skills of wind music. Generally speaking, it is often said that "the breath is full of sound", which means that enough breath is the basis of "full of sound". A good breathing method is the "dantian breathing method", in which the abdomen contracts inwardly and the rib cage of the chest expands outwardly during inhalation; during inhalation, the movement of the abdomen is used to control the urgency of exhalation.

Blowing suona is generally to inhale quickly and much; while exhaling slowly and little, it is necessary to pay attention to the use of abdominal movements to control the breath, so that it conforms to the needs of playing music. When breathing, all parts of the body not related to breathing should be relaxed. Breath should be controlled, according to the need to use the amount of gas, generally speaking, inhalation should be more fast; exhalation should be less slow.