Three-Piece Clappers -”uSan-Kuai-Ban”vis a set of bamboo clappers called ”uYu-Zi (clappers in left hand)”vcombined with a piece of ”uJi-Ban (clapper in right hand)”v. Usually bamboo clappers have hitting rhythms called ”uBan-Dian”vwhich are flexibly used during chant to beat the rhythm. Before the singing starts, the prelude that catches the audiences”¦ attention is called ”uDa-Guo-Men (the prelude)”v. The intermezzo that is used between sections which allow the performer to take a breath is called”uXiao-Guo-Men (the interlude)”v.
The basic methods of holding ”uSan-Kuai-Ban”v
Now let”¦s follow to learn how to hit ”uSan-Kuai-Ban”v
The basic”uBan-Dian”vof ”uSan-Kuai-Ban”v
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”uDa”v”Šthe left hand ”uYu-Zi (clapper)”v knock against each other and
make a sound, a pithy formula ”yZuo (left)”z
”uDa”v(sound)
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”uDi”v”Šthe right hand ”uJi-Ban”v, hits ”uYu-Zi”vand make a sound,
a pithy formula ”yYou (right)”z.
”uDi”v(sound)
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”uKong”v”Š”uYu-Zi”vand ”uJi-Ban”vhit and make a sound at the same time,
a pithy formula”yTong”z
”uKong”v(sound)
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Now let”¦s look continuous motions:
Then let”¦s learn basic”uBan-Dian”vof ”uSan-Kuai-Ban”v, the hitting methods of ”uDa-Guo-Men”vand ”uXiao-Guo-Men”v.
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”uDa-Guo-Men”v- The prelude:
”UKong”@”C ”UKong”@”C”UKong”@”@”UKong”@”C”U
”UDa Di ”UKong”@”C”UDa”@ Di”UKong”@”C”U
”UDa Di Di”UDa Di”UDa”@Di”UKong Di Di”U
”UDa Di ”UDa Di”UKong Di”UKong”@”C
”uDa”v(sound)
”uDi”v(sound)
”uKong”v(sound)