Does the erhu in China count as the most difficult musical instrument?

The erhu is the earliest and simplest folk musical instrument among the people! But the erhu has no bottom limit in its depth! If you want to make a name for yourself with the erhu, it will take a lifetime without end!

As the saying goes, "It takes a thousand days to master the flute, a hundred days to master the xiao, and it can break your waist to master the ERHU." Is the ERHU the most difficult instrument to learn? Today, let's talk about the ERHU.. Is the ERHU the most difficult instrument to learn? Today, let's talk about the ERHU.

First of all, it's not easy to play any musical instrument well. It requires years or even decades of effort. And the difficulty or ease we talk about here only refers to getting started or beginners' level. And such measurement is also based on practice. If you start learning the guzheng from zero basis, you may be able to play four sets of pieces after one year.

While the erhu player may still be repeating the practice of bowing on open strings and changing positions. If the difficulty of the violin lies in pitch accuracy, the erhu needs to take another step forward in the control of finger strength. The violin at least has a fingerboard, but the erhu doesn't even have that. Even if you find the correct position of the note, if the strength of your finger is a little too strong, the pitch will be too high. If the strength is a little too weak, the pitch will be too low. It's very difficult to achieve 100% pitch accuracy.

In addition, for beginners of the erhu, the basic skills such as bowing on open strings, changing positions, and vibrato, which need to be repeated constantly, are also the most difficult parts to persist in. And the daily practice that you think is not loud may accidentally become a disturbing divine melody that annoys the neighbors. Although it's difficult to get started with the erhu, judging from the number of recruited students with specialties, it basically accounts for 1/5 of the seats in the folk music orchestra. Moreover, relatively more erhu players are recruited by professional music colleges. So the erhu is still very popular in folk music.