The traditional performance method of Shangdang Drum Book is: one person, two or more people hold drums, boards, gongs, cymbals and two sticks, two reeds, Huhu, Yueqin, Sanxian and Octagonal drums. , erhu, flute, sheng and other musical instruments, accompanied by their own accompaniment, and performed alternately with rap and rap. The singing includes solo singing, rotation singing, duet singing, leading singing, chorus singing, accompaniment singing, etc.; according to different occasions and needs, there are also various stage performance methods such as sitting, standing, walking, etc. Some extremely skilled drummers (drummers who hold the drums) can play flat drums, hanging drums, gongs, small gongs, boring gongs, drumsticks, wooden fish, cymbals, cymbals, gavel and other complete sets at the same time using both hands and feet. Percussion.

The music of Shangdang Gushu is unique and rich. It is a fusion of the early traditional "Guzi Ci Diao" and the later "Liu Diao" systems, and belongs to the banqiang genre. So much so that in terms of artistic performance and inheritance, the two systems still have their own emphasis and systems. Its music singing not only has diverse singing styles such as fast, slow, stomping, and grabbing, but also has functional singing styles such as crying, sadness, joy, and anger. There are many kinds of styles, such as Qibanban, Duanbanban, Tightbanban, Adagio, Loose Banban, etc., as well as more than ten kinds of commonly used instrumental accompaniments and live music. In the long-term development process, it has gradually absorbed and integrated local local minor tunes, Taoist alms tunes, folk hawking tunes, and singing elements such as bangzi, luozi, yangko, etc., which are deeply loved by the local people.