When playing, hang the board drum on a bamboo or wooden drum stand tied with a rope, and strike it with two rattan or bamboo drum arrows. Tap the drum face with a drum arrow) or full arrow (hitting the drum face flat), there are doubles (hitting arrows with both hands or alternately rolling), singles (hitting the drum with the right hand, and hitting the clapboard with the left), boring Hit (the left arrow presses the drum surface, the right arrow hits the drum surface, making a muffled sound) and other skills.
In the opera orchestra, the drum and the clapboard are used together, and one person plays both, occupying the position of conductor and lead, and it is also the soul of the martial arts field. The performers are called "drum masters" and "drum masters". They direct the orchestra with various drumming gestures and sounds, and mark the singing rhythm with the clapboard, accompany the actors' various postures and movements, and add flowers to the performance of gongs and drums. point, to set off the stage atmosphere and characters.

In the folk instrumental ensemble of Shifan drums and Shifan gongs and drums, the bangu and the tonggu (a kind of Tanggu) are used together, and one person plays both, taking the lead position, and can play drums with different styles. The Naxi people call the plate drum ring drum, which is slightly smaller than the small-bore plate drum used in Peking Opera. It is used in the music of the Naxi people's cave scriptures. . In Tujia folk, it is used for silk string gongs and drums. In Dong folk, it is used in wind and percussion bands.
In the opera band, the drum and the clapper are used together, and one person plays the role of both the conductor and the lead. Players are called "drum masters" and "drum masters". Conduct the band with a variety of drumming gestures and hits. It also marks the singing rhythm together with the clapboard, accompanies the actors' various postures and movements, adds flower points to the gongs and drums, and enhances the stage atmosphere and characters. To play the board drum, hang the drum on a wooden frame and strike it with two rattan or bamboo drum arrows. drumhead) pronunciation is also different.
There are doubles (hitting arrows with both hands or alternately rolling), singles (right hand holding the arrow to hit the drum, left hand holding the clapboard), smothering (the left arrow presses the drum face, the right arrow hits the drum face, making a muffled sound) and other skills . In folk instrumental ensembles, such as "Shifan Drum" and "Shifan Gong and Drum", they are used together with the same drum.