由于铜钟具有代表权力大小的色彩，统治阶级对其非常重视，并专设钟师以“掌教金奏”训教乐师，为其服务。《周礼·春官·钟师》云：“磬师掌教击磬、击编钟，教缦乐、燕乐之钟磬。
The ruling class attached great importance to the copper bell because of its color of representing the size of power, and set up a special bell teacher to teach musicians by "playing the teaching fund" to serve it. "Zhou Li, Chun Guan, Zhong Shi" said: "Master Chun teaches the bell, the bell chimes, and the bell chimes of Man Le and Yan Le.
凡祭祀，奏缦乐，钟师掌金奏；凡乐事，以钟鼓奏九夏……凡祭祀、飨食，奏燕乐；凡射，王奏《驺虞》，诸侯奏《狸首》，卿大夫奏《采》，士奏《采蘩》，掌鼙鼓、缦乐。”由以上文献记载可知，因人们的社会地位不同，所奏的音乐不同，使用的乐器特别是编钟的规格和等级也不相同。
Every sacrifice, playing Man's music, Zhong Shizhao's golden music; Every music, playing Jiuxia with bells and drums... Every sacrifice, food, Yan music; Every shooting, Wang playing Yuyu, princes playing "the head of the beaver", Qing Doctor playing "picking", scholar playing "picking the oyster", applause the drum, Man music." From the above documents, we can see that because of people's different social status, the music played is different, and the specifications and grades of the instruments used, especially the bells, are also different.