Han Percussion Even the car stick

Even the car club , also known as the flower stick, stick the money , rattle . Is Manchu, Mongolian , Yi, Bai , Miao , Tujia , Han and other ethnic musical sound body shaking hit . Popular in the country, especially in northern China , Yunnan and South area rife.

Shape
With a thin stick or thin bamboo production, stick length 80 cm to 100 cm in diameter and 2.5 cm to 3 cm , 5 cm away from the ends to 10 cm, the opening of a 10 cm long , 1.5 cm wide , or three four shorter through the air holes , drill a small hole from the side as the shaft penetrates the nail , then were embedded forty-five small coins or small cymbals ( Figure ) . Shake flower sticks, coins or small cymbals crash while rushing sound hole wall . Flower stick coated with red, yellow , blue and other colored paint ornaments, tie the two ends stick thin strips of several colored silk ear , for decoration.
While playing , one- armed single stick , double stick can also be executed with both hands , shaking hit or strike pronunciation. Percussion parts of the shoulder , waist, back , arms, elbows , hands , knees , two and two stick with enough hit , coins sound vibrations can cause complex rhythm changes , and with a variety of dance. Higher skills can make it in the palm , shoulder or back , etc. rotation. Often by one person , several people or dozens of people holding a flower stick showed their dance. Is common in modern urban and rural folk dance performances . Northern said the car even hit the south , said playing money, nine sub- whip , Hunan and other places , said rattle . Also singing folk songs when performing form and liveliness. Man playing a single drum ( incense ) , also often used even when the car stick jumping shaman , it is both a dance , but also a musical accompaniment . Yunnan and southern Guizhou Miao Yi youth , multi- hit performances in traditional festivals money and use bronze drums and wooden drums and other musical instruments for accompaniment , respectively .