土家族人爱唱歌，土家寨处处是歌台，一年四季各类礼仪和劳作都有歌。春夏之交的薅草锣鼓便是土家人的劳动进行曲。薅草锣鼓，是土家族的一种伴随劳动生产、民歌与音乐相结合的民间艺术形式。在田间结群薅草、挖土、栽秧时，一般由两位歌师傅领唱或对唱山歌，一人按节击鼓，一 Tujia people love to sing, Tujiazhai everywhere is song stage, all year round all kinds of etiquette and work has a song. Spring and summer hay grass percussion is the march of Tujia labor. Hailu percussion, Tujia is a form of folk art accompanied by labor production, folk songs and music. Knot in the field knot grass, digging soil, planting seedlings, the general lead by the two singers lead or duet folk songs, one by the drum, one