Though sharply modulated, the singing is also deeply melodious. Explains Chou Yi-chang, head of the Jiangzhicui Nanguan Ensemble: "Nanguan music is exquisitely precise, and requires a form of dialogue among the musicians. No matter what instrument you are on you must also know order to have the necessary rapport with the other musicians."
「南管音樂很細膩，它是樂者與樂者之間，相互撩撥對答，因此不論你彈奏的是哪一種樂器，其他三種樂器都要會才能與對方默契的彈奏；它的音樂性格原本就是同樂而非表演性的」，台北江之翠實驗劇場．南管樂府團長周易昌指出。