I. Preparations
Before learning the fingering of cucurbit silk, you need to prepare a suitable cucurbit silk first. The purchase of cucurbit silk needs to pay attention to the thickness and length of the tube, and at the same time choose the mouth shape and pitch that suits you.
Second, the basic fingering
Blow pronunciation
To play cucurbit silk with your mouth, you need to master the correct mouth shape and breathing method. Form a small round mouth with your lips, blow the air out of your mouth, and make the air flow through the cucurbit tube to produce music. Pronunciation requires correct breath and playing strength, and playing skills can be improved by practicing lip muscle training.
fingering
When playing the cucurbit flute, you need to plug or open the hole of the cucurbit flute tube with your fingers, thus changing the pitch and timbre. Generally, there are seven holes in the gourd silk, namely: big finger hole, index finger hole, middle finger hole, ring finger hole, little finger hole, upper flute hole and lower flute hole. Among them, the big finger hole and the index finger hole are generally not blocked, and other holes need to be blocked according to the requirements of tracks and pitches.
Finger diagram
The following is the fingering diagram of cucurbit silk:
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o o ? o o o o o o
o o o o ? o o
o o o o o o o o
In the above schematic diagram, O represents holes that need to be plugged, and spaces represent holes that don't need to be plugged. The schematic diagram on the left shows a 3-hole cucurbit silk, a 6-hole cucurbit silk in the middle and a 9-hole cucurbit silk on the right.
Third, advanced skills
glide
Slippery is a special playing skill, which realizes the change of pitch through the sliding of fingers. In the process of playing, first block a hole with your finger, and then slowly slide your finger to the next hole, so as to realize the smooth transition of pitch.
modulation
Tone modulation is to change the mode of the original song, thus changing the pitch and timbre of the song. In the process of tone modulation, it is necessary to adjust the position of finger hole blocking according to different modes, so as to realize the change of pitch.
Finger coordination
When playing cucurbit silk, you need the coordination of your fingers to keep their flexibility and agility. You can improve the coordination ability of your fingers by practicing their flexibility.
In a word, the fingering of cucurbit silk is the basis of learning and mastering cucurbit silk, which needs serious practice and mastery. In the process of learning, you can combine different tracks and playing skills to continuously improve your playing level.