老八板即是八板,因为从來有加花的八板,稱为花八板,所以又稱原来的八板为老八板。北平人初学音樂,必从八板入手。各种俗曲工尺谱,也都列八板为第一,所以俗稱为頭八板。这原是有聲无詞的调子,如乾隆(?)曲裡的逮相武曲一種,开场,煞尾,都是用老八板,並没有唱詞。皮簧(?)的桑(?)寄子四進士等,也用八板附合於动作,也是沒有唱詞。老八板之有唱 The old eight-board that is eight boards, because there have never been spent eight boards, called the flower eight boards, so called the original eight boards for the old board. Beiping beginner music, begin with the eight boards. All kinds of vulgar music Gong Ru spectrum, also column eight boards for the first, so commonly known as the first eight boards. This is the original wordless tonality, such as Qianlong (?) Qu Wei Wu Qu a song, opening, evil spirits, are using the old eight boards, and no lyrics. Scurve (?) Sang (?) Send four scholars, etc., also used eight plates attached to the action, there is no lyrics. The old eighth of the singing