With the development of the times and the integration of diverse ethnic music, today's erhu performance has gradually formed a trend of integrating the art of erhu performance towards a common development. Today, I will briefly talk with you about the introduction of Erhu.

①Erhu introduction: Erhu is the most commonly used and common national musical instrument. In the 1920s, Master Liu Tianhua's bold innovation, absorbing the playing skills of Western musical instruments, gave full play to the performance of the erhu, and became a solo instrument with a special charm, which began to enter the elegant hall of colleges and universities. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, with the efforts of a group of professional composers and performers, the art of erhu performance has entered an era of rapid progress.

②The tuning and range of the erhu: the tuning of the erhu generally adopts the fifth tuning, and the inner string is set as d1, and the outer string is set as a1. Erhu has a narrow range of sound, and its timbre is better. The most commonly used range is within two octaves (d1-d3), but solo music often exceeds two octaves, or even reaches three octaves. Some pieces of music use lower tunings for special artistic effect: for example, "Erquan Reflecting the Moon" is g-d1. In some places, opera music adopts fourth pitch.

③ Purchase of erhu: If you are determined to learn erhu, it is recommended not to buy products under 200 yuan (poor feel, short life, no sound at all)! If you are learning erhu in your spare time, just for your interests and hobbies, then an erhu with at least 500 yuan is very suitable for you. If you want to develop into a professional erhu, then you need a professional ebony and rosewood erhu costing more than 1,000 yuan. Of course, good strings, rosin, etc. are also very important. The Erhu in the school's website mall is carefully selected by the school's professional teachers, and the recommendation is the first choice.

④Introduction to Beginners: If you are a teenager, I don't need to say more, please go to the Children's Palace. If you are a young or middle-aged friend and want to learn by yourself as a hobby, then please master a certain basic knowledge of music, such as other musical instruments before. Then buy a simple erhu introductory book, first practice etudes and simple folk songs, minor classes. You can ask someone who knows erhu to give you some pointers, but you mainly rely on yourself. When you can play many songs proficiently, you can practice the simple "Good Night" and "Xing Guangming" in Liu Tianhua's Erhu Solo, which is very good for your pitch, change, and middle and high positions. Then you can practice simple fast bows, and when you can play Horse Racing fluently, you can basically do the following exercises on your own. Your beginner's entry is considered qualified!

⑤Advice: The most important thing for beginners is to solve the problem of intonation. In addition, it will help you a lot by listening to famous artists and scrutinizing their control and grasp.