Shangdang Bangzi's singing is dominated by banqiang, sometimes with Qupai style. The most widely used plates are "big plate" and "Liu Si", and others are "middle leather slip" and "stacked plate". Qupai-style vocals include [Shout at the back of the mountain] and [A string of bells]. Men and women have the same cavity, the same degree and the same tone. Mode is fine-tuning; Except for the [tight big board] and [middle board], other types of board doors are palace-style. Accompaniment instruments: percussion instruments are big gongs and drums with strong sound, and strings are giant piano, erhu and erhu.
The basic merit of Shangdang Bangzi is called "three handfuls". It is stable and generous to use, and it is magnificent; The disadvantage is that the feet are heavy and the arms are hard, and the hips are prominent, which is not very beautiful. The technique of expression is thick lines, large outline, straightforward, vigorous and lively. In terms of trade, the role of whiskers is the most prominent, followed by Beijing suburbs, Tsing Yi and Wu. Shangdang Bangzi has rough and healthy artistic characteristics. The overpass and characters are characterized by simplicity and antiquity. Singing and music are high-pitched, euphemistic and lively, with rich tunes. Every singer has his own musical instrument and drama.
Most of Shangdang Bangzi's music is directly absorbed from folk music (such as the Qupai of the Eighth Music Festival). Most of the more than 200 original qupai of Shangdang Bangzi are folk songs, folk tunes and qupai played by musicians. Some tunes, such as Shout at the Back of the Mountain, Open the Door, A String of Bells, Grape Rack, Liu Si, etc. , still played by the troupe and the octave, such as slow stamping board, a few witches in rural areas are still humming when burning incense.
According to statistics, there are more than 700 kinds of traditional operas of Shangdang Bangzi, including nearly 600 kinds of Bangzi operas, more than 90 kinds of Pihuang operas, more than 0/0 kinds of Kunqu Opera/Kloc, and several kinds of Luoluo operas and operas. Representative repertoires include Sanguan Banquet, Tianbo Tower, Yanmenguan, Breaking into Youzhou, Dong Jialing and Qiao Yuan Case.
The foot colors of Shangdang Bangzi are mainly divided into four categories: longevity, Dan, clean and ugly. The basic performances of each category are called "three heads". When used, the actor holds his head high, steady and powerful. Its performance style is bold, broad, straightforward, concise and lively, and it is gradually influenced by Peking Opera in the process of development. The stage installation of Shangdang Bangzi emphasizes "building a big court", and the pattern of Facebook is also very unique. There is also a makeup called "Broken Face" in Dan Jiaoli, which bears the legacy of Yuan Zaju, that is, drawing a horizontal line on the right eyelid of the person with bad conduct in the play with white powder, or drawing a small orchid or chrysanthemum on the right cheekbone of the character.