The most effective teaching method of Guqin has always been "teacher-student playing", that is, the teacher teaches sentence by sentence, and the students learn sentence by sentence. The teacher chants, notes, and ticks. Tick, the severity of illness, and the severity of illness. During the process of teaching piano, students have a panoramic view. If they practice diligently and give time, it will not be difficult to master it.
Guqin pays attention to priorities. The left hand plays the string according to the command, and the right hand plays the string and wants to break it. Wang Yanqing of Mei'an said in "Fingering Method" that when you first learn to press the left finger tightly, you should press the right hand harder and the right finger should be harder. If you use it for a long time, you won't notice it. It comes out of nature. Wang Yanqing also developed the priorities, making them light but not floating, heavy but not turbid, fast but not chaotic, slow but continuous. In other words, the left hand is flexible when pressing the strings. Also, the fingers under the hand are noble and firm, and there is no futility or stagnation in reality. The scattered tones should be broad, the overtones should be clear and clear, and the solid tones should be ancient and clean. This is about the three types of sounds. Once you have been proficient for a long time, the signifier will be in harmony with the strings, the strings will be in harmony with the sounds, and the sounds will be in harmony with the meaning.
This teaching method of oral teaching and heart-to-heart teaching may progress slowly, but it is easiest for students to get the essence of the teacher. However, self-learners can only complete the process of learning the guqin through some introductory guqin books. When learning music, music score becomes the most important teacher, but music score is just a crutch for piano music. Whether it is simplified music notation, line music or subtracted notation, it can only briefly record the situation of the music, but cannot record all the details of the music.
The main points of playing the Mei'an Qin School are: first, the sound is thick and full when playing with the right hand, and the armor must be used, and it is mostly played with the center; second, the use of the two joints of the big finger of the left hand; third, pinching The three tones are different; the fourth is the combined use of continuous press and pan; the fifth is the use of a playing method similar to the calligraphy return; the sixth is the use of "yin", which can be divided into fine chanting, long chanting and finger-dropping without realizing it. Yin, flying chant, wandering chant, etc.
For example, the unique rhythmic form of the guqin cannot be completely recorded in any kind of notation. It can only be roughly recorded using the bar lines of simplified notation or line notation. The rhythm of the guqin is just like human speech. The severity and severity of the music should change with the development of the tone. The "sense of tone" of the phrase should be emphasized, not just regular changes in intensity, sub-intensity, etc.
Characteristics of the Guangling Qin School: First, the lower finger of the right hand likes to use the slant, and all four fingers and eight fingers are inclined, and the string meat is more touching than the armor, so the tone is simple and solemn; second, The right hand plays over the emblem, which contrasts with the overtones of the Sanyin, creating a harmonious effect of hardness and softness; thirdly, the left hand emphasizes the kung fu of chanting, winning with delicacy and softness, which is most suitable for playing lyrical music; fourthly, using double collision, the top is weak and the bottom is weak Strong, clear communication; fifth, singing strings is Guangling's unique way of learning the piano, which is convenient for learning the piano and helpful for music memory; sixth, the rhythm is ups and downs.
Watch more performances by famous artists, and secondly, watch more piano theory. Guqin playing is not only an auditory art, but the posture and appearance of the qin are also an important part of qin studies, which self-learners must know. Whether the posture and appearance of the piano are correct or not is not only related to aesthetic issues such as the style of the piano and the typhoon. If the posture is too casual, it will directly affect the beauty of the tone, and even some more difficult techniques will be difficult to complete.
When many guqin players first learn the guqin, they don’t pay much attention to the accuracy and correctness of playing movements. They think that as long as they can make the piano sound, that’s all. Over time, some people will develop some bad movements or habits, which will affect the further improvement of their piano skills. Therefore, when starting to learn the piano, it is necessary to pay attention to the essentials of these movements.
Since Zhao Yeli of the Tang Dynasty created the original hand gesture diagram, many qin music scores of the past dynasties have been quoted or revised. In modern introductory books on qinshu, photos are often used to replace the gesture diagrams drawn in ancient times, and simple explanations are added. However, the posture of playing the piano is difficult to explain clearly with diagrams or words. This requires us to watch more videos of famous artists' performances and practice more by imitating the postures of famous artists. Over time, we will become more comfortable.
Nails play a very important role in the sound of the guqin. Generally speaking, nails cannot be left on the left hand, while nails are required on the right hand. However, there are also some piano players who don’t like to grow their nails, and their piano sound often does not have rich levels and changes. This only depends on some people’s personal preferences and should be discussed separately.
In addition, it is better to refer to some qin theory, such as the classic qin theory and qin scores of the past dynasties, such as the "Dahuange Qin Pu" written by Xu Shangying of the Ming Dynasty. "Qin Kuang" is still regarded as the standard by qin players, and many modern theories of qin theory are derived from this.
The length of the nails on the right hand should be when the fingertips of the right hand facing the face are at eye level, and the nails should be 2-3 mm higher than the finger flesh. Nails that are too long will cause excessive crackling sounds when playing the piano, while nails that are too short will make it impossible to touch the strings.
When the player's nails have just been cut, it is advisable to polish them with a nail file or fine sandpaper (above 500 grit) until they are smooth. Otherwise, when playing the piano, the feel will be poor and noise will occur.
"Learning without thinking is a waste, thinking without learning is dangerous", this is especially true for piano learning. If you just blindly practice the piano without asking a few more "whys", then your progress will be slow. It's very slow. If you think more about the truth, you will get twice the result with half the effort and take fewer detours. For example, although the fingering of "lock" is very clear in textbooks and the rhythmic order is also very clear, there are many subtle changes in each genre during actual performance. It is difficult to understand it without thinking more about it. the essence of.
Some piano players just sit down and play without any preparation. This is a poor playing habit. When playing the piano, you should first sit upright, collect your thoughts, relax your whole body until there is no tension or exertion in any part, and your arms hang down naturally. Then gently raise your arms, place your left hand on the nine and ten emblems of the piano, and keep your right hand in the relaxed shape, with the tip of your middle finger as the fulcrum and place it on the strings between Yueshan and Yi emblem.
For example, for the seven-tone "Long Suo", the requirements of the ancient music score are roughly "wipe, pick, wipe, hook, pick, wipe, pick", but now many qin players also often play it as "wipe, pick, wipe, pick". Which one is right or wrong? It's hard to tell.
If self-learners rely solely on some simple definitions in textbooks, they will be more likely to be confused. You should also listen to some demonstration performances by famous artists, pay more attention to these fingerings when listening, and learn from some of the sound effects of the music. Make a simple judgment on the fingering, do more practice, and with time, you can slowly master it. At the beginning, you can just listen to one piano player and choose a piano player you like. After mastering the basic methods of this genre, you can then extensively learn the strengths of other schools, integrate them, and over time, you can use them to your advantage.
When playing the piano, try not to shake your body, keep your face calm, avoid exerting force on your feet, and don’t stiffen your arms. Your shoulders are the most vulnerable part to tension unconsciously, so piano players must pay more attention to it. Movements that have nothing to do with playing the piano, such as mouth movements, finger curling, dancing hands, nodding, body shaking, etc., should be avoided as much as possible.
Then you think that "Long Lock" is made to make up for the fact that the guqin does not have long sounds like strings, and you will realize the key point of the "Lock" fingering: the sound is broken and the meaning is connected, and it is completed in one breath. If you can achieve this, if you keep thinking about it for a long time and practice more, you will naturally get the essence of it. The same goes for other fingering techniques. You should ask a few more "whys" while practicing diligently.
Generally speaking, as long as it is a piano that is not strong against the fingers, it does not require much force to press the strings with the left hand. The weight of the entire arm plus a little extra force is enough. Don't use brute force when pressing the strings with your left hand. Just press until the strings can be fully played. The fingers that are not pressing the strings should still be relaxed, and the tiger's mouth should remain empty.
The harp player represents love. All scenery words are love words, and all string sounds are love sounds. Play the piano to express emotions, and express emotions to express your feelings. The song ends late at night and you can sleep peacefully.