the main drum's role in a Yangko team is the commander in chief, controlling the rhythm of the whole gongs and drums and the Yangko. "
" to hit the main drum, we should take the overall situation as heavy, not by the nature, "Chen Zhichao said," there must be a calm state of mind, the whole site is in your control. "
Chen Zhichao will rehearse with his drumsticks, a pair of wooden mallets used in daily practice, and the other is a mahogany hammer.
2018 Spring Festival, Xi'an White Deer original turn nine tune the Yellow River array, handheld red mahogany hammer Chen Zhichao hit the big drum the first entrance, behind is the band members and Yangko team, with the last is a large number of praying people, great.
there are few young people in the Yangge team. This is a problem Chen Zhichao has long noticed.
in his view, young people now dance hip-hop, play "shakes", and the diversification of entertainment makes it difficult for them to focus on the traditional folk culture such as the Northern Shaanxi Yangko.
in the impression of Bai Qing Ye, children in Northern Shaanxi are born to dance Yangko.
but she also acknowledged that, with the great changes in the urban and rural environment, the strong Yangge atmosphere in Northern Shaanxi is no longer, a lot of people go out to school and work from childhood, and the Yangge song has become unfamiliar.
"Yangge is not only an activity for the middle-aged and old people, but for men, women, old and young." Chen Zhichao said, "there are many advantages to exercise and cultivate sentiment." Under his guidance, several young disciples began to dance.
Chen Zhichao and his girlfriend Wang Min were also married when they were dancing Yangko in Xi'an.
when Chen Zhichao met for the first time, the handsome appearance of Chen Zhichao's drum was reflected in his eyes. During the process of exchanging Yangge skills, the feelings of the two people quickly increased.
"when I said to Wang Min, know you at Yangge, Yangge is the matchmaker of both of us," Chen said. "I'll let him (her) inherit my craft in the future."