Xiao Gu called it "downstream blowing" or "vertical blowing".
According to legend, it was made by ancient ancestors to educate the people and simulate the sound of the phoenix wing tube in the breeze. At first, several bamboo tubes were glued together side by side.
The sound of each pipe is called "Paixiao", which is still passed down from generation to generation. Later, a "Dong Xiao" with a single pipe opening and blowing in the same direction appeared, which is now a common sample seal. Its history can be traced back to ancient times. Archaeology in China shows that a bone sounder dating back more than 7,000 years has been found in unearthed cultural relics, which archaeologists call "bone whistle". Compared with the modern flute, it basically has the prototype of a musical instrument in shape, structure and sound principle. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, another musical instrument evolved from Xiao was called shakuhachi, which has been passed down to this day. Xiao's voice is simple, soft, quiet, sobbing tactfully, like crying, which has always been loved by literati. Xiao can not only solo, but also play with other musical instruments, thus shaping the musical image. The most typical is its ensemble with guqin, which is elegant in style and plays a good role in mutual embellishment.
Second, how to play the flute:
1, beginners should not practice pronunciation directly according to the hole, unplug two or three flute heads and only play flute heads.
2. Mouth shape: smile, two lips are basically parallel and there is an oval hole aligned with the flute blowing hole, and the lower lip can't cover the blowing hole by leaning against the edge of the blowing hole. (pictured)
3, tune: first blow slowly, don't blow hard, if not, move the flute and find the best pronunciation point.
Five, Xiao's basic skills and fingering:
Qi, fingers, lips and tongue are the four basic elements of playing flute well. Qi refers to the correct breathing method; Refers to the flexibility of fingers; Lip refers to the efforts to control the air door, adjust the tone and use the mouth; Tongue refers to the activity of the tongue in the mouth.
Breathing methods are divided into chest breathing, abdominal breathing and chest-abdominal breathing. Oral sex mainly adopts abdominal breathing and thoracoabdominal breathing.
Abdominal breathing mainly depends on abdominal movement. When inhaling, the abdomen is required to expand gradually, and when exhaling, the abdomen is gradually contracted to inhale the most air. Beginners should start from experiencing deep breathing, inhale through the nose like smelling flowers, and gradually spread around the waist, abdomen, chest and back.