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The pictures shows the techniques using the thumb, but the techniques can also be perform using the index, middle and ring fingers. | |
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Notation: Name: Tang  Explanation: Same as "Xia" but the movement of the left hand is slower. It is a slow descending sound. |
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Notation: Name: Tuo (or Tuo Shang)  Explanation: Same as "Shang" but the movement of the left hand is slower. It is a slow ascending sound. |
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Notation: Name: Zhuang (to strike against)  Explanation: When the left hand presses down a string, and then after the right hand has pulled the string, the left hand moves very quickly up (to the right) about 1/5 potion of to next Hui position, and quickly moves back to the spot indicated. The strength of moving up should be timid and fast and the down moving should be strong, solid and fast as well. |
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Notation: Name: Shuang Zhuang (to strike against twice)  Explanation: Do twice of "Zhuang." |
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Notation: Name: Xu Zhuang  Explanation: When the left hand presses down a string, and the right hand pulls the string, and the left hand then moves either up or down to next sound position, the action of "Zhuang" happens. It is like doing "Zhuang" after the technique "Shang" or "Xia" or "Jing Fu" or "Tui Fu." (See "Jing Fu" and "Tui Fu" on next page) |
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Notation: Name: Fan Zhuang (Opposit of Zhuang)  Explanation: Same technique as "Zhuang" but moves the left hand very quickly down first (to the left) about 1/5 of to the next "Hui" position and moves back quickly to the spot indicated. The strength of moving down to the left should be timid and fast and the up moving should be strong, solid and fast as well. |
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Notation: Name: Dou  Explanation: While the right hand pulls the string, the left hand moves down and up like making a circle as the picture shown. If it is the left thumb pressing down the 7th string on the 7th hui, doing "dou" technique should sound like 3, #2, 4, 3 (mi, #re,fa, mi) togerher.(edited on 10/05/2009) |
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Notation: Name: Huan  Explanation: While the right hand pulls the string, the left hand moves up and down like making a circle as the picture shown. If it is the left thumb pressing down the 7th string on the 7th hui, doing "huang" technique should sound like 3, 4, #2, 3 (mi, fa, #re, mi) togerher.(edited on 10/05/2009) |
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Notation: Name: Wang Lai (back and forth)  Explanation: When a finger of the left hand presses down a string and after the right hand has pulled the string, the left hand moves down to the next sound position to the left and then moves back to where it started; and repeats this movement to produce a total of 6 sounds. (ex. 5,3,5,3,5,3). (edited on 10/05/2009) |
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Notation: Name: Fen Kai  Explanation: When a finger of the left hand presses down a string and after the right hand has pulled the string, the left hand glides up to the next Hui position to the right; and then while the right hand pulls the string again, the left hand glides back to where it started, as the action of "Zhu." |