Level 1 performance tips and requirements:

1. Preliminarily master the correct playing posture, hand shape and basic fingering (such as: hold, split, wipe, hook, lift, large pinch, small pinch, flower finger, vibrato, glissando, glissando, etc.).

2. Master the most basic rhythm patterns, fingering rules and simple music with left and right hands.

3. Be able to proficiently perform the traditional repertoire and the repertoire created or adapted as specified in the examination.

Level 2 performance tips and requirements:

1. Further proficiency and improvement in playing methods, hand shapes, and basic fingerings. At the same time, the training of four-point, two-hand wheel wiping, and left-hand pressing to change sounds should be strengthened.

2. During the performance, we must pay attention to the training of finger flexibility, especially the use of the small joint of the big finger, and the practice of playing with the left hand should be strengthened.

3. In the study of stylistic repertoire, we should focus on cultivating a good concept of pitch unique to folk music, and humming as many pieces as possible to experience their distinct local flavor.

Level 3 performance tips and requirements:

1. On the premise of further consolidating the requirements of the first two levels, pay attention to the sound quality, elasticity and independence of the fingers.

2. Preliminarily master the correct playing essentials of shaking fingers (including short shaking) and round fingers (three-finger wheel hook and four-finger wheel lift hook).

3. Strengthen the training of 4 and 7 intonation, and at the same time emphasize the training of tuning ability.

Level 4 performance tips and requirements:

1. Master the correct performance essentials of arpeggio and chord decomposition techniques, pay attention to the unity of timbre, volume and speed, emphasize the independence of fingers and the transformation of the center of gravity and the training of natural transition during the transformation of the center of gravity; the practice of shaking the finger technique should pay attention to the movement of the wrist. Relaxation, uniformity of point, and unity of tone.

2. Strengthen the practice of various rhythms (major and minor syncopated rhythms and rhythms containing thirty-second notes, etc.) and speed.

3. Strengthen the improvement and training of sight-reading ability, and have certain musical expressiveness in performance.

Level 5 performance tips and requirements:

1. Further improve the basic skills, and at the same time strengthen technical training such as the singing of finger-shaking, the speed of playing at four o’clock, the independence of left and right hand fingering, and the proficiency of various fingerings.

2. To play traditional music, you should initially master the style, fingering, and performance characteristics of each genre; when performing creative or re-arranged music, you should pay attention to the coordination of both hands and the balance of timbre and volume.

3. The music must be performed according to the speed, strength, timbre changes and emotional requirements indicated by the score, and emphasize the integrity of the performance and the expressiveness of the music.

Level 6 performance tips and requirements:

1. Strengthen the training of various timbre changes and control, and practice some special tuning music.

2. When learning traditional music of various genres, it is necessary to emphasize the characteristics of the charm of the left hand, and practice it to master its rules; the performance must be in accordance with its fingering characteristics, such as Shandong zheng music should use the big finger and small joints, and Henan zheng music should use big and small joints. Knuckles and splits and octave playing should use tiktok fingering, etc. The ultimate goal is to express their special style more accurately and to master a variety of playing techniques.

3. In the performance, emphasis should be placed on the contrast between strength and timbre, investment in performance and better musical expression. Be strong but not noisy, light but not empty, fast without rushing, slow without procrastinating.

Level 7 playing tips and requirements:

1. Further improve the comprehensive skills of various finger shaking (short shaking, long shaking, sweep shaking, octave shaking, multi-string shaking, etc.), fast four-point, fast split fingering, arpeggio and other comprehensive techniques and the ability to play with both hands.

2. Traditional music requires accurate and in-place mastery of style characteristics; creation or arrangement of music requires skilled and complete performance.

3. In the performance, emphasis is placed on the division of phrases and sections; the proportion of breath control; the arrangement of musical levels; the smoothness and ease of use of breath. Handle the relationship between the sentences and expressions of the whole song.

Grade 8 performance tips and requirements:

1. Consolidate and master various skills, strengthen the training of finger strength, endurance, explosive power and speed, and emphasize the integrity and grasp of skills.

2. In terms of traditional music, it is required to accurately master the techniques, style characteristics, flower variations and tonal laws of the representative repertoires of Shandong, Henan, Chaozhou, Hakka, Zhejiang and other schools; Temporary sharp and sharp mastering and training, and requires to be proficient in playing, without obvious technical obstacles.

3. Must meet the speed, strength and emotional requirements of the music, must have a certain depth in the expression of the music, and strive to develop the sight-reading ability of the staff.

Level 9 performance tips and requirements:

1. The various skills of both hands are more consolidated and proficient. When playing fast, the fastest speed should be completed with the smallest movements and the ability to play polyphonic music should be improved.

2. Master the classical representative repertoires and repertoires with higher technical difficulty, and learn some newly created modern music.

3. Handle the primary and secondary relationship between the left and right hands in the performance; emphasize the correct expression of the connotation of the music, and have a certain tension in the performance. It is necessary to pay attention to the delicacy and exaggeration of the music performance, and at the same time, the simplicity and nature of the music itself must not be lost.

Level 10 performance tips and requirements:

1. Through a certain number of skills training with a certain degree of difficulty, you will have solid basic skills and strong performance skills, and make necessary preparations for further comprehensive improvement.

2. The representative repertoires of traditional, creative or adaptation, and transplantation should be further studied and accumulated.

3. The performance requires the accuracy of the musical style and image of the music, and has a strong musical expression.