Chapter 926 This is great!
Mr. Jiang asked Su Xing to sit next to him and first explained the basic knowledge of erhu to her.
He first asked Su Xing, "Have you ever played the erhu before? Do you know anything about the erhu?"
Su Xing shook his head. "I've only seen erhu performances in parks and in some videos before. I've never played an erhu myself. I have zero basic knowledge."
"Then let's start by learning to recognize the erhu. First, we need to understand the structure of the erhu and know the names and uses of each part. Only then can we have a more thorough understanding of the sound-producing principle and playing method of the erhu. This is the sound box, this is the neck, this is the peg, this is the string, and this is the bow..."
Su Xing listened carefully and nodded to take note.
After Grandpa Jiang taught Su Xing about the structure of the erhu, he began to explain to her the posture of holding the instrument.
"Look, your body should be straight and natural, sit on the front third of the chair, with your legs apart and shoulders wide, your waist and back should be like a drawn bowstring, relaxed, don't let up, put the erhu on the root of your left leg, with the sound box slightly tilted, the neck straight and perpendicular to your body, and the rest close to your body."
Mr. Jiang handed the erhu in his hand to Su Xing, "Would you like to try it?"
"Ok!"
Su Xing took the erhu, placed it on his legs, and began to adjust his sitting posture according to Grandpa Jiang's instructions.
When Mr. Jiang saw that the little girl had adjusted her sitting posture correctly in no time, he smiled and nodded, "Zhong Zhong, it's not bad to learn this way!"
Su Xing smiled and said, "You taught me clearly and in an easy-to-understand way."
The other elderly people were eating fruits and watching Grandpa Jiang teaching Su Xing to play the erhu with a smile on their faces.
"Hold the bow with the joint of your thumb, and place the first section of your index finger outside, just like holding a feather." Old Master Jiang pointed at Su Xing's slightly stiff fingers, "Hold the bow with your thumb, and use your ring finger to hook the bow hair like a small hook."
Su Xing responded, "Okay."
Then she immediately adjusted her fingers.
When the bow hair rubbed against the strings smoothly for the first time, making a faint "buzzing" sound, her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Open strings are the foundation of the erhu. The right arm should be like a pendulum, starting from the shoulder joint. Don't use your fingers to pull hard. Feel the upper arm driving the forearm, and the wrist naturally draws a semicircle..."
Su Xing listened carefully and followed the instructions conscientiously.
"By practicing with open strings, you can master the correct bowing method and pronunciation. When practicing, you must pay attention to keeping the bow steady so that the strings can produce a clean and solid sound..."
Su Xing could learn it once and understand it immediately. For these basics, Grandpa Jiang only needed to teach her once and she would remember them completely and be able to reproduce them perfectly.
This student is so worry-free!
The more Mr. Jiang taught, the happier he became, and the more enthusiastic he became.
"You have to practice playing with open strings more often. Not only should you use the bow steadily, but you should also learn to control the strength. Try playing with open strings with different types of strength, and feel how the strength changes. You will see the difference in the tone..."
"it is good!"
When the elderly people around saw this scene, they were amazed at Su Xing's learning ability, and at the same time, they were a little moved.
Grandpa Jiang also taught Su Xing the basic fingering of the erhu, mainly the position and method of pressing the strings with one, two, three and four fingers, as well as the fingering of different finger combinations.
Su Xing still learned it after learning it once, and there was no knowledge point that needed to be repeated by Grandpa Jiang.
"You need to practice fingering more, such as lifting and lowering fingers, changing positions, etc., to improve the flexibility and independence of fingers."
Su Xing replied: "Okay, I will buy an erhu as soon as possible and practice more."
Afterwards, Grandpa Jiang taught Su Xing some music theory.
The music theory knowledge of erhu and flute is partially the same, but there are also some differences.
Both need to master basic music theory knowledge, such as notes, beats, rhythm, mode, tonality, etc. This knowledge is the basis for understanding and playing music. Whether it is the erhu or the bamboo flute, when playing, you must organize the notes based on this music theory knowledge to form regular music fragments.
The notation methods also have similarities. Both can be used to notate music using simplified notation and five-line notation to understand information such as the rhythm, pitch, and playing order of the music.
However, the range of the erhu is generally around three octaves, with a relatively low pitch and a mellow tone, while the range of the bamboo flute is usually more than two octaves, with a relatively high pitch and a crisp and bright tone.
They have different expressiveness in different registers, and the way they control pitch during performance is also different.
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In the second half of the gathering, Su Xing followed Grandpa Jiang to learn erhu.
The others were drinking tea, eating and chatting, and at the same time they were looking with interest at the old man and the young man with serious expressions in the corner.
Time passed unconsciously.
It was getting dark and the party was coming to an end.
Both Mr. Jiang, who is in charge of teaching, and Mr. Su, who is studying hard, feel a little unsatisfied.
Mr. Jiang said to Su Xing: "If you still want to continue learning, go buy an erhu when you have time, and then come back to see me."
Su Xing said: "I will leave Luoyang tomorrow to go to Muye to do some work, and then I will return to H Province. I may not be able to come to Luoyang in the short term."
Mr. Jiang was surprised and asked, "Are you all leaving tomorrow?"
He suddenly felt a little regretful.
How come I have only been teaching a gifted student for less than half a day and he is already flying? !
Not only Mr. Jiang felt regretful, but Mrs. Li, Mr. Tang and others also felt a little regretful.
They just met a little girl who can play with them, and she is a very strong learner and talented young person. They also wanted to give her some pointers and test her abilities, but it turned out that this girl is leaving tomorrow!
Mrs. Li said, "Hey, Xiao Su, when will you come to Luoyang?"
Su Xing said, "I have been learning martial arts in Luoyang for more than two years. My master and fellow disciples are all here and come here every year."
"Is that so? Then when you come to Luoyang next time, you must come and play with us."
"That's right, but we old guys have forgotten it in vain."
Su Xing smiled and said, "I will not forget all of you teachers. I will contact you all when I return to Luoyang. I also want to communicate more with you teachers and learn various national musical instruments."
Mr. Jiang said to Mrs. Li, "Mr. Li, please add Xiao Su to our group!"
"middle!"
Old Mrs. Li took out her cell phone and added Su Xing to their WeChat group.
Su Xing couldn't help but ask everyone, "If I have questions about folk music in the future, can I ask the teachers in the group?"
Everyone agreed.
"Of course!"
"That's definitely not a problem."
"If you have any questions, just ask!"
Su Xing was so happy, "Then I would like to thank all the teachers first!"
It’s great to have several more teachers all of a sudden!
"Why are you being so polite?"
The time was almost up, so everyone got up and cleaned up the garbage in the yard together, and then said goodbye to Mr. Tang and Mrs. Li.
Su Xing also said goodbye and left Mrs. Li's house.
As soon as she walked out of the community, she heard the electronic sound of the system in her head.
[The task of challenging one hundred elders who are good at traditional Chinese arts has been completed by 2%, and you will be rewarded with five days of life and 5% of musical talent. Please keep working hard, host! ]
When Su Xing heard the mission progress report, she thought that it was because after she played "Whip the Horse to Transport Grain", Grandpa Tang also played this song, which promoted the progress of the mission.
As for Grandpa Jiang teaching her erhu, she has been learning the basics so it should not be counted in the task progress.
The system spoke again at this time.
[Yes, host, that's right. ]
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PS: I have something to do in the evening, so I will only update once today.