How to play the Lion Awakening Drum

In principle, the Lion Awakening Drum method is divided into two schools

1. Foshan Drum (Shangliufu): The drumming method is calm, There are multiple drum sides and drum flowers, and the musical scale is composed of two, five, eight or three, six and nine.

2. Heshan Drum (Xiasifu): The drumming method is brisk, with less drum edges and fewer drum flowers. The scales are two, five, eight or three, six, and nine.

Coordination of drum music

The Southern Lion Drum is also known as "Lion Awakening Drum", "Rui Lion Drum", "Lingnan Lion Drum", "Guangdong Lion Drum", etc. The same kind of drums, drum music uses drums and other musical instruments, such as cymbals and gongs, to create a rhythmic sound to match the majestic and powerful dance of the southern lion, in order to express the southern lion's dance. The lion has eight states: joy, anger, sadness, joy, movement, stillness, surprise, and doubt.

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), "throwing the lion", "biting the seven stars", etc. are the basic striking techniques, coupled with the use of speed, high and low, cymbals, gongs, etc., there are many changes to match the footwork.

Since the Southern Lion has been around for hundreds of years, it has many basic fighting styles, such as "Flower Drum". "Flower Drum" has many clever changes added to it. Practice makes perfect, so I am

< p>I have seen some drumming seniors before. Not only can they play the drums in many different styles, they can also perform movements according to the beats, and can also perform performances by throwing drumsticks. The combination of cymbals and gongs can perform the Southern Lion Dance

It looks very majestic and powerful when moving.

The following are the basic drum playing methods in five stages:

(1) Drum beating: Beat the drum about three times before worshiping gods or saluting.

How to play: (dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong cut), (dong dong cut) (every three times).

(2) Play the lion drum: start dancing after worshiping the gods or saluting.

How to play: beat the edge of the drum (dedede) and then play the drum: (dong, support, support, support, support, cut).

(3) Walking Lion Drum: (Three-Star Drum) Its action is to look left and right, looking for food.

How to play: (get a bang cut), (get a bang cut) (dong dong hold up the cut) cycle two to three times.

(4) Lion Drum Throwing: A method of preparation to remove green food, or a test movement.

Playing style: (dong dong hole dong cut), (dong dong hole dong cut) (dong dong hole dong cut).

(5) Seven-star drum: Bite the seven-star drum to test whether the action can be eaten.

How to play: (dong, hold, hold), (dong, hold, hold), (dong, hold, hold), (dong, hole, dong, hold, hold, cut).

In the previous five stages, the lion starts to worship God and starts looking for food. After that, it tests the food and eats if there is no problem. It is completed. Like a cycle,

For example, driving a car, first getting in the car and driving, then entering one wave, two waves, three waves, four waves or five waves of cyclic movements

The skills of dragon and lion dance are all The combination of drum music is indispensable. Drum music plays a large role in the dragon and lion dance movement. Drum music brings dynamic vitality to the dancers. Without the background of drum music, the dance is as fierce as a lion awakening and lifeless, as the saying goes. Tao: Drum music is the soul of dragons and lions.

As a drummer, you are like a commander-in-chief. Drum music group (lion awakening), the sound of drums and cymbals creates momentum, and the sound of gongs measures beat position. Musicians strike as lions, wake up lions and dance to the music, and their hearts

are connected silently.

Drummers should be good at playing drums, beating drums, pressing notes, and dragging hammers. The voice is high and the tone is low, and the technique can be adjusted at any time. The performer who controls the scene is one with the lion. It is a pure drumming performance, and as an performer, you have to devote yourself to it. , fully stimulating the spirit of drumming.

The drum is the leader, although it is important, it must also be supported by the cymbal. Cymbal players also have their own methods for catching cymbals. If the catching technique is wrong, the sound of the tone will be affected

. Techniques for striking cymbals: clap, hand pressing, close pursuit, sparse clap, and soft sound. , treble, all must be freely retractable.

The beat number of drums and cymbals, the gong and the sound of the gong are also called the master's position. The weight of the gong sound and the beat of the notes will be able to clearly distinguish the rhythm of the drum and cymbal. < /p>

The gong must be pressed (pressing the gong: pressing the beat is to calculate the rhythm of the first two). The three of them are combined into a lion dance, which complements each other and harmonizes yin and yang. The sound of the drums is like the mood of the lion awakening

It is high and exciting, soft and low-key, and it is necessary to give full play to the coordinated performance.

As a drummer, the most basic thing is to have a deeper understanding of lion dance. Learning skills does not depend on talent. It is not practical to imitate others' skills. Practical practice is also required

< p>The only way to achieve proficiency in one's skills and improve one's artistic level is through correct guidance and frequent practice, and the establishment of a team spirit.