Lyrics of Qiang folk songs. When singing, usually two or four lines of the beginning of the song are sung first. The beginnings of folk songs and drinking songs are the same. In addition, there are also lyrics with 7 syllables in each sentence in Wenchuan and Lixian areas. This type of songs does not have a song title. The musical scales used in Qiang folk songs are mainly five-tone and six-tone. Some folk songs use four-tone sequences and seven-tone scales, but the complete seven-tone scale is rare. In addition to using various modes with do, re, mi, sol and la as the main tones, there are also some folk songs that use special modes composed of sol, la, si, re, fa or sol, la, si, do and re. The use of six-tone scales in Qiang folk songs is relatively common, and most of them have the characteristics of five-tone scales, that is, between the mi and fa of do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and between the mi and fa of do, re, mi, sol, There is no semitone progression between si and do of la and si, but they appear in different phrases or sections respectively, or the partial tone fa or si only appears at the end, replacing the two tones mi or do, forming a spin palace modulation. Phenomenon. Many folk songs have developed a unique style by adopting this technique. In addition, examples of continuous pitch transposition are often seen in folk songs. Some Qiang people living in Songpan County are accustomed to singing folk songs in two or more voices. The harmonic structure is based on the progression of the major second in the same degree, with major and minor thirds and fourth and fifth degrees. In addition to male or female duets and choruses, there are also mixed choruses. Some choruses already have polyphonic elements.

Song and dance music includes funeral songs and dances and festive songs and dances. ① Funeral songs and dances used in funeral ceremonies do not express sadness, but mostly praise the deceased and comfort the relatives of the deceased; ② Festive songs and dances (called "Salang" in Qiang language) are widely used in various festive activities. During the performance, people divided into two groups, formed a circle, and took turns singing and dancing. The singing is all in the form of duet with heavy sentences. The dances of the Qiang people in various places are generally similar, but the music varies from place to place.

In addition to the single-sided leather drums and rattles used by wizards, Qiang folk instruments include mouth strings, Qiang flutes and suonas. The mouth reed is made of bamboo and is a single piece. It can produce two solid tones or overtones of the reed's solid tones that are a major second apart. The Qiang flute is a double-blow double-reed instrument with two vertical pipes. The two pipes have the same sound, but because the instrument is not customized, the tunes are different. Most of the music played is composed of a sequence of continuous major second vibrato. The melody is slow and long, with no clearly divided phrases. The circulatory breathing method is used when playing to make the music continuous.