The beauty of guqin's gestures can be called the crown of all musical instruments. Today, we will explain 9 kinds of gesture diagrams, so don't miss them!

The middle finger of the right eclipse is hooked: Shui Long Yin

Yuanxing said: "Dragon dwells in a cave house, and sings in the quiet night; it is like gold and jade, and its sound is the best.

Right eclipse middle finger double bounce: hungry bird pecking snow

Elbows open, arms flat, wrists slightly to the right. The middle and index fingers are connected together. Bend the middle and last two segments, bend the distal segment of the big finger, hold the fingertips of the middle and index fingers loosely with the fingers, place the right corner of the middle finger on the side of the string, pick the middle finger first, pick the food second, and straighten with continuous force The middle and last sections pop up. Although its movement is in the middle and last two joints of the middle and index fingers, it is still helped by the clasp of the big finger. The name is straight. The forbidden finger is as before, if it is made three times, the big finger will buckle the fingertips of the food, middle, and name three fingers, pick, tick, and pick out in sequence. For a single shot, only the index finger will pop out.

The right eclipse and the middle finger are half-supporting: the wind sends light clouds

The original Xing Ci said: "It dissolves slowly, and gathers qi to become it; it rises spontaneously, and the momentum is light with the wind; Yudu refers to it like a cloud, and it does not want to be heavy but has a sound." The elbows, arms, and wrists are the same as before. The index finger and the middle finger are connected side by side, and both the root joints are slightly bent, the middle and last two joints are stretched, and the gap between the fingers is slightly opened, so that the tip of the middle finger is higher than the index finger. First, rub the two strings with the index finger, and then continue to hook the two strings with the middle finger, and the four sounds are connected as one. The movement of the food, the middle two fingers, the middle, and the last two sections are chasing the power of lightness. The index finger is straight, slightly higher than the middle finger. The big finger is next to the index finger.

Right index and middle finger round hug: Luan Feng and Ming

Elbows open, arms flat, wrists and palms slightly bent. The food and middle fingers are connected side by side, the middle two joints of the root are slightly bent, and the distal joint is opened, so that the middle finger is slightly higher than the index finger. The name finger is straight and higher than the middle finger, and its movement is the force of the middle joint of the two fingers. The big finger is slightly bent, and the side is next to the index finger. Forbidden to direct. The magic of the round hug is all in the hook between the two fingers, the flesh of the finger is placed on the string, the lower finger is even and even, and it should not be too heavy. It must still be controlled with the wrist force, the light hug is quick, and the pronunciation can be harmonious. The gesture diagram of Taikoo's legacy, the right eclipse and the middle finger round the gesture, called "Luanfeng and Mingshi". Yuanxing said: "Fengxiang is high on the hill, and Luan swims on the cliffs; the same kind of sound is harmonious, and the two strings are hugged and made together, which is like the restraint of their sounds.

Right index middle finger slashing posture: swimming fish tail posture

In today's qin fingering, "splash" means that the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger are brought together, the fingertips are slightly out, and the strings are plucked inward to make a sound; upright. The fingering of "splash" and "stab" in the Song Dynasty (and before the Song Dynasty) is similar to today's. The action of waving the tail of a swimming fish is used, but the ring finger rarely touches the string, and only the index and middle fingers are used. Its "Xing Ci" says: "Thunderstorm solves the problem, and the rising tide stirs up foam; the fish will change, drop its tail and splash its thorns; Yuan compares Xing to take an image, and two fingers are paralleled and fluttering."

The right index finger is smashed together: praying mantis catches cicadas

In terms of the shape of the gesture, "Qizhuo" means the "pick" of the index finger and the "hook" of the middle finger (the ancients used the "hit" of the ring finger) to make a sound together. The gesture is like when a praying mantis catches a cicada, the mantis arms are in front of each other. After that, get ready to go. In terms of implication, "mantis catching cicadas" first recognizes the nature of the captured "cicadas", whose nature is solitary and pure, and its singing is self-pleasure. Its "Xing Ci" says: "Cicadas are solitary and pure, and they sing and rejoice; the mantis is angry, one front and one back; it is said that they are neat and repeating, and they are similar in shape."

Right middle index finger hooking: Lonely Gu Qun

The elbows, arms, wrists, and palms are in the same forward position, and the middle finger is bent at the root when the string is hooked. Its movement is strong in the middle section. From one to four strings, lift the lower finger of the wrist, probe the finger to take it deep, and from the fourth to the seventh string, lower the lower finger of the wrist, and float the inserted finger. The index finger is slightly bent, and the head is at the highest point, the big finger is placed under the index finger, the index finger is straight and high, and the middle finger is bent in the middle and the last two, with the back of the nail hanging in the air, and the movement is straight in the middle and the last two. The power of perseverance. The remaining fingers are like a hook.

Right eclipse middle name finger wheel posture: Crab walking

The original Xing Ci said: "The crab joins and separates the image, and the nature is sideways; the inside is soft and the outside is rigid, and the claws lift the eyes and stare; when you watch the connection and flutter, it is like the sound of the husband's wheel calendar." The elbows and arms are in the same forward position, the wrists are flat, the palms are slightly raised, the name, middle, and index fingers are placed side by side, aligning the tips of the nails, bending the root and middle of the two joints, first with the tip of the nails on the right side of the string, pick and tick , select consecutive dialing. The movement is to slightly turn the wrist to help the middle and last two segments of the three fingers stretch out, relax, round and live. The middle and last two segments of the big finger are slightly curved, and the tip of the nail is adjacent to the outside of the distal segment of the index finger. The forbidden fingers are as before. The semi-circle is the same, but the index finger is not picky, only the name and the middle are picked.

The middle finger of the right eclipse is locked: Kun (kūn) chicken crowing dance

Gu Meigeng believes that the gesture of "lock" is "like a button lock", and the Song "Taigu Relics" connects its sound characteristics and gestures with the crowing dance of the rooster. The roaming Kun is free; when it sings, it stretches its neck, and when it dances, its wings are relaxed; if you want to harmonize with the sound and rhythm, you must walk swiftly and slowly." The Kun Chicken is a kind of water bird, and it is also a kind of divine bird in the writings of ancient literati. "Huainanzi·Lan Mingxun" has "passing wild geese in Jieshi, Yi Kun chicken in Guyu", Gao Yu's annotation believes that Kun chicken is an alias of phoenix; Zhang Heng's "Xijing Fu" says "Xiang Kun looks up and fails to catch" , Kun is "chicken", Li Shan's comment quoted the explanation of "The Biography of Emperor Mu": "chicken flies eight hundred miles", and the waterfowl that can fly eight hundred miles is extraordinary.