Playing skills of the octagonal drum

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The main performance skills are "playing,shaking,touching,rubbing, and tapping".

Playing skills of the octagonal drum

bomb

Holding the drum with the left hand and hitting the drum face with the right finger is the basic playing method of the octagonal drum. Divided into "single-fingered", "two-fingered", "linked bombs" and other methods.

shake

Shake the drum with the left hand, so that the drum and the small cymbal collide to produce sound.

bump

The sound is made by holding the drum with the left hand and touching the right finger to the right.

twist

Use the big finger of the right hand to reverse the circle from the outer edge of the drum surface to the inner edge, and hit the drum surface with the index finger once. Since the thorns of the python skin on the drum face are facing downward, the reverse rubbing can cause the drum skin to vibrate, which in turn makes the small cymbals on the drum frame rattle.

shoot

Hold the drum with the left hand and beat the drum face with the right hand, for the end of the performance.
Reference materials and contributors
八角鼓(百度百科)

Involving musical instruments

The octagonal drum (pinyin: bā jiǎo gǔ) is a kind of slap-membrane musical instrument used by the Manchu people for self-entertainment in ancient times. The drum body is flat and small, and the drum surface is octagonal, representing the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty at that time. The drum frame is made of eight pieces of ebony, red sandalwood, mahogany, rosewood and bone pieces; it is said that the leaders of the Eight Banners each offered a piece of the best wood inlay. Two to three small copper cymbals are embedded in each of the seven sides of the frame, and one side is inlaid with studs and drum spikes, implying the abundance of grains. It is a traditional form of folk art that is popular among the people.

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