What are the similarities between the playing techniques of electric wind instruments and traditional wind instruments (such as saxophone, flute, etc.), and what unique playing techniques need to be learned and mastered specifically?

Electric wind instruments have some similarities with traditional wind instruments such as saxophone and flute in playing techniques, and electric wind instruments also have their own unique playing techniques. The following is a detailed introduction:

### Similarities
- **Breath control**:
- **Saxophone**: When playing saxophone, you need to control the stability of breath through the cooperation of muscles in the abdomen, chest and other parts to achieve accurate pitch, volume and timbre changes. For example, when playing lyrical slow movements, you need to play with a steady and long breath to express the emotion of the music.
- **Flute**: Flute playing also requires high breath, and usually uses chest and abdominal breathing methods to provide sufficient air volume and stable airflow support. When playing high notes, faster and more concentrated airflow is required; when playing low notes, slower and wider airflow is required to control the timbre and pitch.
- **Electric wind instruments**: It also relies on breath to control the generation and change of sound. By adjusting the strength, speed and stability of blowing, different volume, pitch and timbre effects can be achieved, which is consistent with the breath control principle of traditional wind instruments.
- **Fingering Application**:
- **Saxophone**: It has a complex fingering system. The performer needs to master the combination and switching of each key to accurately play different notes and scales. Different modes and scales also require corresponding fingering changes to achieve.
- **Flute**: The fingering of the flute is relatively simple, but it also requires flexible coordination of fingers and accurate pressing of holes to ensure the accuracy of the scale and the clarity of the timbre. When playing fast music, the independence and coordination of fingers are particularly important.
- **Electric blowpipe**: Common fingerings include saxophone fingerings and flute fingerings, which are convenient for people with experience in playing corresponding instruments to get started. In addition, the electric blowpipe can be set to achieve a variety of fingering modes to adapt to different performance needs and personal habits.
- **Playing posture**:
- **Saxophone**: When playing, you usually need to maintain a correct standing or sitting posture, with your body straight, shoulders relaxed, and the instrument at a certain angle to your body to facilitate finger key operation and smooth breath flow.
- **Flute**: The performer is required to maintain a good body balance and posture, with arms naturally relaxed, fingers naturally bent, and the flute held steady to ensure comfort and accuracy of the performance.
- **Electric wind instruments**: It is also necessary to pay attention to the correct playing posture to ensure that the instrument can be operated comfortably during the performance, which also helps with breath control and performance expressiveness.

### Unique skills
- **Electric wind instrument**:
- **Timbre switching and editing**: Electric blowpipes can simulate the timbres of a variety of instruments, and can quickly and conveniently switch between different timbres during performance. They can even edit and adjust the timbres through external devices or software to create unique sound effects, which are not available in traditional wind instruments.
- **Pitch bend and glissando control**: Generally equipped with function buttons such as pitch bend wheels and glissando keys, pitch bend and glissando effects can be achieved through finger or body movements. The operation is more intuitive and flexible, and can add more emotional expression and musical expression to the performance.
- **Expression control**: Some electric blowpipes have expression control functions, which can adjust the brightness, strength and other expression parameters of the timbre in real time according to subtle changes in the strength and speed of the player's blowing, making the performance more humane and artistically appealing.
- **MIDI function**: Some electric trumpets have MIDI interfaces or Bluetooth MIDI functions, which can be connected to computers, mobile phones and other devices to interact with music production software, synthesizers, etc., and can be used for music creation, arrangement and recording, expanding the possibilities of music creation and performance.