Ukukhetha igong yakho yokuqala kunokuba yinto enomdla kodwa eyoyikisayo, ngakumbi ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo ezikhoyo. Iintlobo ezimbini ezidumileyo zeegawusi zeziI-Wind Gongkunye neChau Gong, nganye inikezela ngeempawu ezizodwa ngokwexabiso, ubungakanani, injongo kunye nethoni.
**Iindleko** idla ngokuba yingqwalasela ephambili xa ukhetha igong. I-Wind Gongs ithande ukufikeleleka ngakumbi kune-Chau Gongs, ibenze ibe lukhetho olukhulu lwabaqalayo. Nangona kunjalo, ixabiso lingahluka kakhulu ngokusekelwe kubukhulu kunye nobugcisa. Ii-Chau Gongs, ezaziwa ngobuchule bazo bemveli, zinokubiza kakhulu kodwa zihlala zibonwa njengotyalo-mali olunexabiso kwiimvumi ezizimiseleyo.
**Ubungakanani** ngomnye umba obalulekileyo. IiGongs zomoya zifumaneka ngobukhulu obahlukeneyo, ngokuqhelekileyo ukusuka kwi-16 intshi ukuya kwi-40 intshi ububanzi. Iigongs ezinkulu zivelisa iithoni ezinzulu kwaye zine-resonant, ngelixa iigongs ezincinci zinika i-pitch ephezulu kwaye kulula ukuyiphatha. Ii-Chau Gongs nazo ziza ngobukhulu obahlukeneyo, kodwa oogxa bazo abakhulu bahlala bethandwa kwiseto yeokhestra ngenxa yesandi sabo esinamandla.
Xa ucinga **injongo**, cinga ngendlela oceba ukusebenzisa isixhobo sakho somculo wegong. Umoya weGong uhlala usetyenziswa kukucamngca, unyango lwesandi, kunye nemidlalo eqhelekileyo, ngenxa yeetoni zabo ze-ethereal. I-Chau Gongs, kwelinye icala, isetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo kwii-orchestra kunye nomculo wendabuko, ukubonelela ngesandi esityebileyo, esivakalayo esinokuzalisa iholo lekhonsathi.
Okokugqibela, i-*tone** yegong ibalulekile. Ii-Wind Gongs zivelisa isandi esimenyezelayo, esizinzileyo esinokuthi sivuse umoya wokuzola, ngelixa ii-Chau Gongs zibonelela ngethowuni ecacileyo, emangalisayo. Ukumamela ii-gongs ezahlukeneyo emntwini kunokukunceda ukuba ubone ukuba sesiphi isandi esihambelana nawe.
Ukuqukumbela, xa ukhetha isixhobo sakho sokuqala somculo wegong, qwalasela iindleko, ubungakanani, injongo kunye nethoni. Nokuba ukhetha i-Wind Gong okanye i-Chau Gong, nganye ibonelela ngamava akhethekileyo okuvandlakanya anokuphucula uhambo lwakho lomculo lwezixhobo zokuphilisa ezivakalayo.
