When talking or singing stories, the actor holds the bamboo drum slantingly: the fingers of one hand tip the fish skin and the other hand play the clappers.

• 演员斜抱竹琴，用指尖拍击竹筒下端；另一手持两块竹制的筒板，板上端系有小铜铃，筒板相碰时铃响板响，音韵铿锵。