Description of the problem:
Why is it that no matter which hole is pressed, there is always one note?
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Introduction to Hulusi Music
Hulusi, also known as Hulusi Xiao. It is an instrument of the Yunnan minority, mainly in the Dai, Yi and other ethnic groups. This instrument uses half of a small gourd as a speaker, with three bamboo tubes of different lengths inserted side by side in the lower end of the gourd's bamboo tubes, embedded with copper building pieces, the middle of a longer bamboo tube open seven holes. When playing the mouth blowing gourd thin end, finger press the middle of the bamboo pipe sound hole, in playing the melody at the same time, the left and right two bamboo pipe at the same time issued a fixed monotone, and the melody constitutes a harmonic. Its music is soft and delicate, mellow and simple, extremely expressive, and is loved by the people of Yunnan, and its beautiful sound can be heard on both the folk music and the professional stage. In recent years, it has also attracted much attention at home and abroad. Some hulusi instruments and modern electronic instrument ensemble, also can reflect the perfect combination of the two instruments, presenting a classical and modern combination of friendly and gentle, warm and intoxicating new feelings.
Hulusi is mainly popular in Dehong and Lincang areas of Yunnan, where Dai, Achang, Wa, De'ang and Brown ethnic groups live, and is rich in local color.
The gourd xiao has a long history, and its origins can be traced back to the pre-Qin era, when it was transformed from the gourd sheng. In the structure still maintains the remains of ancient musical instruments, the number of pipes is the same as the three-pipe pipe, the two sub-pipes do not open the sound hole and the ancient pipe is exactly the same, and issued a sustained five-degree intervals, and the ancient pipe "and the sound of the masses" Vimy Viktor. But its main tube has opened seven holes, and the later generations of flutes very similar to the xiao flute, but also shows that it is in the history of the leap.
The Dai people are multi-talented, able to sing and dance. In the festival, no matter in the river rowing dragon boat or in the riverside put "high rise" (with bamboo tube made of earth rockets), or in the square "to catch the swing" or in the bamboo building in the drink feast, can hear the moving song. The gourd xiao is a very distinctive musical instrument with a unique shape and structure. It consists of a complete gourd, three bamboo tubes and flat metal reeds, and is about 30 centimeters long. In the handle end of the gourd, insert a bamboo tube for the mouthpiece, the whole gourd for the air box, the bottom of the gourd *** 3 different thicknesses of bamboo tubes, each inserted into the gourd in the bamboo tube part, inlaid with a copper or silver reed. The middle bamboo pipe is the thickest, with seven (6 back 1) tone holes, which can be blown from g~g' an octave of melodic tone, called the main pipe. On both sides of the vice pipe, above only reed, not open tone hole, can only be issued with the main **** sound of the harmony, usually the finer bamboo tube hair a sound, the thinnest hair e' sound. When playing the gourd pipe, the mouthpiece is facing up, contained in the side of the mouth, the body of the pipe is erect, with the right and left fingers press the sound hole, the right hand on the top, with the thumb press the back hole, the index, middle and ring finger press the front of the top 3 holes, the left hand press the rest of the 3 holes, the airflow at the same time to enter the 3 orifices and pronounce the sound. The volume is small, and the tone of the main pipe is soft and delicate, giving a subtle and hazy beauty against the sustained tone of the two secondary pipes. Because it is blown out of the vibrato such as shaking silk as ethereal and gentle, so it is also called "hulusi".
A brief introduction to the hulusi
The hulusi, bawu is a reed mainly circulated in China's Yunnan Dai, Achang, De'ang and other ethnic minorities, the sound of this instrument is very beautiful and beautiful, due to the limitations of the conditions of the earliest reeds are made of bamboo, which not only affects the sound of this instrument, but also greatly limits its volume, range and life, limiting its use! Scope, so in a long time can not make more people appreciate, so many years through the efforts of many producers, this instrument has been a great improvement over earlier, both in terms of appearance and craftsmanship have been greatly improved, and finally have the opportunity to come to the world in front of the display of its unique artistic charms, with its special tone and beautiful melody conquered the majority of Chinese and foreign music enthusiasts and was rapidly popularized. It has been popularized rapidly.
The hulusi, also known as the hulusi Xiao, is called "Wicker Lang Duo" in Dai ("Hua" is a generic term for wind instruments in Dai. "Lang" for the meaning of straight blowing, "chatter" that is, gourd), can be divided into high, medium, bass three types, commonly used for b, B, C, D and other keys.
Beginning to learn hulusi
When you have a great interest in hulusi, when the new hulusi to get in the hand, the most urgent is to want to blow it out of the sound, because of this, due to your gas method is not appropriate, or even will not be using the gas, so that the hulusi out of a kind of strange "wow" sound, a serious impact on Your mood! This is because you don't have a good grasp of the use of breath, because the breath is not strong enough to make the reed and the bamboo tube produce a coupling vibration, so you can't send out the proper sound of the hulusi. On the other hand, while increasing the strength, you must pay attention to the method of exhalation, and can not exhale too hard, to be even and gradually increase the force, once the correct sound should be timely to grasp the feeling of the moment, and then repeated practice. It should be noted that "Exhale too hard will make the reed deformation, serious cases will not be able to send the sound, only after mastering the correct breathing method, can be blown.
The hulusi is pronounced with the method of super blowing, super blowing is an octave higher than the original gene on the hulusi, mainly through the player's breathing strength and lip muscle control to strengthen the breath speed to accelerate, as well as the abdominal muscle control to realize. Breath and finger coordination is also a beginner to pay attention to, first of all, pay attention to the finger to hold down the finger holes can not leak, breath to be smooth, this is very important, when the finger changes, breath application should not be affected. The easiest sound to blow on the hulusi is "1", the least easy to blow is the soprano "5, 6" and bass "5, 6", so when the beginner picks up the hulusi to blow, blow 1 first! Therefore, when a beginner picks up a hulusi, he should first play the 1st note, and then repeat the exercises according to the fingering chart and the practice songs until he becomes skillful. In addition, beginners often do not know what to do with the position of the barrel, lose sight of the other, or simply horse and pony. The first step to play good hulusi is to have a good posture, so that all parts of the body can be more relaxed, which is conducive to the smooth flow of breath, and can achieve good results in the future performance. The second is to press the hole with air leakage phenomenon, if you get into the habit, it will have a great impact on the tone and pitch of the music. So you should pay attention to overcome it. Then there is the practice of not paying attention to the long tone, it is true that the long tone breath to blow more than ten seconds or even longer, the sound to be beautiful to be stable is not very easy, long-term practice is also very boring, but in order to ensure that in the future to be able to play a piece of music complete and smooth practice long tone is very necessary, if you do not pay attention to the practice of the long tone, even if in the future you can play the music, then the tone will not be too beautiful, a serious impact on the performance of the effect, so pay attention to the practice of long tone.
The origin of the hulusi
The Dai folk legend: a long time ago, a flash flood, a small Dai family Bu risked to pick up a large gourd, broke through the waves, to save their sweethearts, and his faithful love touched the wonderful music, when the winds and waves were calm, the flowers bloomed, the peacock opened its screen, and wished the couple good luck and happiness. From then on, the gourd silk has been passed down from generation to generation in the Dai family.
The Dai people are multi-talented, able to sing and dance, in the festival, whether in the river rowing dragon boat or in the riverside to put Gao Sheng, or in the square to catch the swing, or in the bamboo building in the drinking and singing, can be heard moving song. Zanha (folk singers) in the hulusi accompanied by singing the ancient legends and beautiful myths, singing the suffering of the old society and the happiness of the new society.
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Beginners Learning Garden
Blowing method:
A right hand ring finger, middle finger, index finger with the first section of the belly of the first finger, respectively, to open and close the first, second, and third tone holes, the thumb dragged in the main pipe below. Left hand ring finger, middle finger, index finger with the first knuckle, respectively, open and close the fourth, fifth and sixth tone holes, the thumb to open the seventh tone holes located in front of the lower part of the main tube.
Two deep breathing, inhaling as much gas as possible, after inhaling, breath sinking, so that the airflow in a controlled situation in a controlled and uniform outward, breath should be smooth, not suddenly strong and weak.
Third blowing, the soprano should use slow blowing method (airflow reduction) bass should use rapid blowing method (airflow strengthening).