Miao music has a simple style and rich content. There are mainly types of sounds such as flying songs, drinking songs, traveling songs (also called Malang songs), Lisu songs, sacrificial songs, children's songs, and the Miao musical instrument - Lusheng
. The singing is high-pitched, loud and passionate. Its music can be either resolute, straightforward, rough and bold (represented by Fei Ge), or tender, euphemistic, delicate and deep (represented by You Fang Ge). Vocal music includes drinking songs, love songs, Gabaifu songs, etc. Musical instruments include wooden drums, bronze drums, reeds, etc. Drinking songs in Miao language HXat Jiud, including big songs, opening songs, ancestor worship songs, etc. Drinking songs in the Bara River Basin are often recited in a recitation style, usually with the repetition of one phrase. For example, |1·1|5·6|3 1 1-|3 6 5 3|1 6 5|5 -|In order to express feelings, sometimes there are two or more musical phrases. The drinking songs in Kaitang, Diwu and Wengxiang are solemn, deep and solemn. Such as |2 6 6-|2 - -|2 2 6 3|3 6 6 3|3 2 2 -|3 6 0 0| (open the song). The Wanshui, Wanchao and Lushan areas to the north of the Qingshui River are mostly recitation styles, and their big songs are rich, rough and unrestrained. Love Song HXak Yex Fangb (You Fang Song) in Miao language, there are four kinds of tunes in four areas: Guading, Kaitang, Wanshui and Zhouxi. Guing Ding's love song belongs to the four-note low-pitched form, with a drawl at the end, ups and downs in intensity, a gentle low return, and a blend of lyricism. The love songs in Kaitang, Wanshui and Zhouxi areas are generally in the fine-tuned style. Most of them are solos and duets, and a few are duets. Feige, HXak Yangl in Miao language, is a kind of love song that young men and women sing to show their sincerity to each other and invite tourists when they are separated by mountains and rivers. Fei Ge is sometimes used when welcoming and seeing off guests and having a feast. There are three types of flying songs: Guaiding, Kaitang and Wanshui. Guading Feige is popular in the Bala River Basin area. It is a four-tone fine-tuned folk song with a vigorous, hearty, enthusiastic and unrestrained character. For example: 5 3 5-·5 i 5 3 1-|3-5-|1·000|.... Kaitang Feige is mainly popular in Kaitang, Wengxiang, and Diwu areas, and belongs to the 6135 four-tone scale. Modal folk songs use roughly the same melody, with two parts appearing one after the other, imitating the two-part duet and chorus. The sound range is as high as 5, placed in any extended position, high, bright, cheerful and exciting. Wanshui Feige is popular in the Wanshui, Wanchao and Lushan areas north of the Qingshui River. It belongs to the Miao ethnic musical instrument - Mangtong
1256 four-note palace-mode folk song. The melody jumps continuously in fourths and fifths, and the 2652 5 2 tone pattern runs through the whole song. The ending tone of the music is 1, which affirms the bright character of its palace mode. The melody of Gabaifu Song has small ups and downs, with a recital style. One phrase is repeated infinitely, and there are also two or more phrases. The wooden drum is the ancestral drum of the Miao people and is not used in ancestor worship activities. The Li family in Qinglang Village continues to hold ancestor worship activities once a year, and there are still one pair left. The rest of the area has disappeared due to the loss of large-scale ancestor worship activities. The wooden drum is about 150 cm long and 30 cm in diameter. It is made by cutting a log into a hollow cylinder and stretching cowhide on both sides. When used, it is placed on a wooden stand, struck with drum sticks, and danced to the sound. When the activity is over, it is placed in a cave or drum room.