The performance forms of Chaozhou gongs and drums include large gongs and drums, small gongs and drums, Su gongs and drums, ancient flute music, temple music, etc. Among them, the performance form of large gongs and drums is the most representative. Chaozhou gongs and drums are mainly popular in Chao'an, Shantou, Chenghai and other places. According to traditional customs, they can be divided into two categories: literary sets and martial arts sets. Most of the literary sets are narrative and lyrical music; most of the martial arts sets depict war scenes. Musical instruments used in the martial arts set: percussion instruments include big drum, bass drum, dou gong (also known as gong and banluo, the number ranges from eight to twenty-four, but must be an even number), shenbo, qinzi, kang gong, Su gong, large cymbal, small cymbal, each musical instrument has fixed pitch requirements. For example, the pitch of a dou gong is the sol sound of the music played, the big and small cymbals are Re, the small cymbals are do, and the deep cymbals are sol or Re, etc.
Wind instruments are composed of double pipes, suona (2), flute (4-8), and sometimes a large trumpet is added. Chaozhou gongs and drums do not use string instruments. The percussion instruments used in Wen Tao are the same as Wu Tao, but only two to four gongs are used; wind instruments include small suona and flute; string instruments include dulcimer, coconut hu, plum blossom qin, sanxian, porcelain lute, tihu, dahu, etc. Regardless of whether it is a literary set or a martial arts set, children's music with suona as the main instrument is also called suona gongs and drums, while music with flute as the main instrument is called ditao gongs and drums. The main characteristics of Chaozhou gong and drum percussion music are the use of large drums, douluo, shenbo and qinzi. Its performance style is vigorous, vigorous and passionate, and many traditional music pieces express historical war themes, which are very bold. There are eighteen sets of famous traditional repertoire: "Guan Gong Passes Five Passes", "Double Biting Goose", "Hong Mai Chasing the Boat", "Ten Immortals Pan Tao Hui", "Yue Fei Battles Niutoushan", "Resurgence of Zhongxing", "Six "The State's Prime Minister", "Throwing the Net to Fish", "Chen Sheng's Report to the Official", "Three Rests for Fan Lihua", "Xue Gang's Grave Sacrifice", "Eighteen Housewives Marching to the West", "Qin Qiong Overturning the Bronze Flag", "Huang Feihu's Rebellion" "Chao Song", "Green Robes Tossing Hairpins", "Eight Immortals Celebrating Birthday", "Heavenly Official's Blessing", "Cockfighting". Temple music is music mainly based on chanting, and there are three popular styles. There are two Xianghua sects (one belongs to the Chao'an, Jieyang, Chenghai and Raoping factions, and the other belongs to the Chaoyang sect), and the other Chanhe sect (formerly Chao'an Xiantan sect). Instruments used: Wind instruments include large and small suonas, shengs, and flutes; string instruments include pipa, yueqin, zither, dayou, and huxian; percussion instruments mainly use chimes, wooden fish, and bells, followed by drums, cymbals, double pipes, gongs, and flowers. Cymbals, cymbals, small drum lights, and only dou gongs, big cymbals, and su gongs are added in large ensembles. The repertoire includes "Big Three Treasures", "Hard Silk Thread", "Playing with Children", "Jiang Er Shui", "Ode to the South China Sea", "Duo Bing Gao", etc.