How to play gongs and drums?

When you first learn to play gongs and drums, you need to relax your wrists, use the big arm to drive the small arm to play, and hold the drum hammer moderately. Practice is to relax, feel the change and feedback of your own strength and coordination. When you beat gongs and drums, you will often encounter the symbol of rest or breathing for the first eight minutes.

When drumming, the action should be big, and the drum hammer should be raised above the head with quarter notes and eighth notes. Moreover, the 16 sound drum hammer should be flat with the chest, which will sound awesome and fight awesome.

Characteristic use

Cooperate with body movements

The routine and standardized movements of traditional Chinese opera performances are called "pictures". The up and down of the role, as well as the action performance on the field, should be based on the foot color, identity, personality, feelings, movements and the designated scene where the role is located, and different gongs and drums should be used to help express the regularity of body movements and the coherence of plot and emotion.

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