The performance form of Hakka Shifan music is divided into two types: sitting performance and walking performance. The person holding the music is the conductor. The flute plays the leading role, and the writing and martial arts sessions are performed at intervals.
"Western Fujian Hakka Shifan Music" is widely circulated in urban and rural areas of Western Fujian and is deeply loved by the masses. In both towns and villages, there are almost all troupes that perform Shiban music, most of which are composed of amateur self-entertainment artists. Performances are performed all year round, especially during holidays and festive days.
Most of the players are businessmen and local intellectuals, as well as a few ordinary people. Ban societies in some areas are quite famous, such as "Jixian Society" and "Jiying Society" in Liancheng, and "Yong Ni Society", "Feng Ya Xuan" and "Qing Ya Xuan" in Changting.
In addition to performances by troupe societies and the people themselves, "Western Fujian Hakka Shiban Music" also extends to Western Fujian Han opera, puppet shows, ancient troupes and traditional folk literature and art such as boat lanterns, tea-picking lanterns, and horse lanterns. Active.
The value of promoting and inheriting Hakka Shifan music in western Fujian has far exceeded the scope of musicology. It has great significance for the ethnology, folklore, cultural comparative studies, cultural communication, ethnic demography, etc. of the Chinese nation. History and many other disciplines are a treasure that cannot be underestimated and have the value of exploration and preservation.