Plucked Strings: Sanxian 三弦

Techniques:

Right Hand Techniques:

  1. Down-stroke with index finger and up-stroke with thumb
  2. Short tremolo with down-stroke and up-stroke
  3. Down-stroke brushing with 4 fingers except the thumb
  4. Down-stroke with 4 fingers except the thumb and up-stroke brushing with the thumb
  5. Down-stroke with thumb and up-stroke with index finger at the same time / repeat fingering from opposite directions
  6. 5 fingers tremolo
  7. Single finger tremolo

Left Hand Techniques:

  1. Vibrato
  2. Portamento
  3. Strike and pluck
  4. Striking
  5. Harmonics

Left and Right Hand Techniques:

  1. Portamento with Short tremolo with down-stroke and up-stroke
  2. Striking the soundbox