Folk songs include Gefei in southeastern Guizhou, Gaoqiang in western Hunan, Shunlu songs, Shouge songs and so on in western dialect areas. Shan sings by the forest or fields in Shan Ye, preferring falsetto and straight singing, melodious melody, mellow and sweet timbre, fluctuating melody, slow and free rhythm, and preferring to use rotation methods such as swinging and sliding.
Youfang song is a song sung by Miao young men and women in the so-called "Youfang" custom of free love before marriage. According to the content, traveling songs can be divided into meeting songs, youth songs, leaving songs, divorce songs, parting songs and solo songs. These songs together constitute a vivid picture of the love and marriage of the Miao people. Youfang songs are mostly single-paragraph structures composed of single phrase repetition. The melody is euphemistic and deep, and narrative and lyric are integrated into one, which is very beautiful and moving.
Wine songs are sung on holidays, weddings and funerals, and visiting relatives and friends. According to the length, there are short songs and Long song. Short songs are mostly impromptu songs to persuade people to drink, and Long song is mostly composed of national epics and folk stories. Among them, the works about creation, human origin and national migration are called "ancient songs". It is a precious material for studying the history and culture of Miao nationality. The melody of wine songs is mostly single paragraph, and the melody has the style of singing ballads.
Folk songs can be divided into New Year's Day songs and life songs. In addition to Miao Year, there are Dragon Boat Festival, Huashan Festival, Eating New Year's Goods Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Catch the Autumn Festival and so on. All these festivals have their own folk songs.
Sacrificial songs are mostly sung by wizards or leaders, and everyone sings in chorus. There are ghost songs, opening songs at the end of the funeral, drum songs and so on. , especially the song of the drum. According to Miao legend, ancient floods flooded everything, and brother and sister survived by hiding in wooden drums, so brother and sister got married and human beings multiplied. Later generations worshipped their ancestors in the form of killing cows and offering drums, praying for the prosperity of the thatched cottage, wishing good weather and abundant crops in order to "eat drums and hide them." At that time, we will dance with wooden drums, bronze drums, Lusheng dances and sing solemn drum songs.
Children's songs include game songs and lonely songs. Regular rhythm, short structure and simple style.