The Yangko drum has a fixed double-sided barrel shape and is slightly smaller than the waist drum. The drum body is covered with a silk embroidered drum sleeve, with a drum belt on top and a row of yellow silk tassels on the lower end. The drum body is 33 cm long and the face diameter is 12 cm. How to play the big drum quickly with two sticks: dong seven dong seven dong seven dong | dong seven dong seven dong seven dong? Note that at seven o'clock, the drum sticks should tap the drum head lightly

The rhythm of Yangko is 4/4. . Single stick quick play: dong, dong, dong, dong | dong, dong, dong, dong, is the simplest rhythm. The slow way to play with a single stick: dong dong | dong dong; the fast way to play with two sticks: dong seven dong seven dong seven dong | dong seven dong seven dong seven dong. Note that at seven o'clock, the drum sticks should tap the drum head lightly.

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Nowadays, Yangko dance teams are generally the main form of Yangko dance in various places. The number of dance teams ranges from a dozen people to hundreds of people. There are both group dances and double dances. , three-person dance and other performance forms. According to the needs of the characters, they hold corresponding handkerchiefs, umbrellas, sticks, drums, money whips and other props, and dance to the accompaniment of gongs, drums, suona and other wind and percussion instruments.

The dance methods, movements and styles of Yangko in various places are different. Some are powerful and vigorous, some are soft and pretty, and they are various and beautiful.

Different regions have different titles and styles. Among the people, there are two types of names for Yangko: those performed on stilts are called "Stilt Yangko", and those performed without stilts are called "ground Yangko".