In most cases, a style is based on kuse or Maiguse in Noh (a long segment, the aural highlight of a Noh play), segments subject to it, Kiri (the concluding segment of a Noh play which combines chant and dance) and danmono (the most important type of the koto solo instrumental music.)
たいていはクセ（舞グセ）およびこれに準ずるもの、キリ、段物などで、型は能のそれを基本とする。