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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: Similar to "Zhuang" but the difference is that while the right hand pulls the string, the left hand moves up quickly and moves back. This moving up and down action happens while the right hand is pulling the string, but as "Zhuang," the action is done after the right hand has pulled the string. The strength of moving up should be strong, solid and fast and the down moving should be timid and fast. |
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Notation: Name: Huan  Explanation: This technique is almost like doing "Dou" and then together with "Fan Zhuang." The strength of moving up to the right should be strong, solid and fast. Then move back to the spot where it started with timid strength but fast still, and then move down to the left, also needs to be strong, solid and fast, and then back to the spot where it started, with timid strength but fast as well. |
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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 up to the next Hui position to the right and produces "vibrato," then moves back to where it started and produces "vibrato" there; and repeats this movement to produce a total of 5 sounds. (ex. 1 2 1 2 1) |
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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." |