When playing the guzheng, the natural weight can be used to produce a plump and honest sound

152 views · Organized by 辞惘 on 2022-06-29

The so-called natural weight first refers to the weight of the arm, and then refers to the addition and combination of other parts of the body. If you do not use weights in your playing, the sound will inevitably be thin, shallow and lacking in expressiveness.

There should be a process in the use and training of weights. The first is to learn to put all the weight of the arms down and produce a full and honest voice. The adjustment of the weight must be based on the fact that the strength can be completely put down, and the weight of the strings can be changed according to the strength and thickness of the sound required by the music.

When playing the guzheng, the natural weight can be used to produce a plump and honest sound

If the sound is strong, you can combine the strength of the body; if the sound is weak, you can control the weight to a minimum. But it needs to be emphasized that for the transparency of the sound, no matter what the weight is, it must be clearly "sent" to the strings through the fingertips. Only in this way can the faintest sound reach the ears of the audience in the last row of the concert hall clearly and clearly.

To sum up, the concept of weight includes the total arm weight plus the weight that the body can add to the arm; it also includes adjusted and controlled, even the smallest weight. Such large and small weights, through flexible and natural changes and applications, provide great possibilities for our sound changes.

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运用自然重量就能弹出丰满、淳厚的声音?

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Guzheng (pinyin: Gǔ Zhēng), also known as Hanzheng and Qinzheng, is an ancient national musical instrument of the Han nationality and is popular all over China. It is often used for solo, duet, instrumental ensemble and accompaniment of song and dance, opera and folk art. Because of its wide range, beautiful timbre, rich playing skills and strong expressiveness, it is known as the "King of Music", also known as "Oriental Piano", and is one of the unique and important national musical instruments in China.

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