musicians of old

Chapter 149 A New System (4K [-]-in-[-])

"... If you are late three times, you will be disqualified as chief?"

As soon as Fan Ning said this, the audience was still quiet, but the dozens of chief executives suddenly seemed to feel the heavy gazes from behind or from the side, not coveting or something, but most of them were watching the show or sympathizing.

Especially the few chiefs who were late today, their necks and eyesight were frozen in place and they couldn't move.

"Professor Fanning, I have a question."

"I have questions too."

Seven or eight people in the orchestra raised their hands, among them was Julius at the head, and the principal of flute and trombone.

This is not a workplace. The relationship between teachers and students is relatively flat. While public school students are taught to value etiquette, they also pay attention to cultivating the ability to express questions and opinions.

So Fan Ning picked the first person to take the lead: "Julius, what questions do you have?"

Compared with the innocent and reserved appearance of the principal violinist when Fan Ning inspected the factory last year, she behaved politely and confidently in the orchestra today. She stood up and said softly: "Professor Fan Ning, I remember the half-year The content of the assessment is only two sections: "Performance Examination" and "Daily Rehearsal". "

She was right, the assessment mechanism of the Saint Lania Symphony Orchestra has always been like this in previous years.

"Performance Exam" accounts for 80 points and is divided into "Optional Solo" and "Band Fragment".The other 20 points for "daily rehearsal" are subjectively evaluated by the conductor after the end of each semester and with reference to the opinions of the members. Generally, full marks are given, mainly as a restraint to prevent someone from having a bad attitude during rehearsal.

"It's changed this year." Fan Ning smiled lightly, "This is the first thing I want to share with you at today's meeting."

"...Is there any change in the half-year assessment?..."

"It means that the format of the performance test will change in these few days?" The musicians made eye contact one after another.

"Wait, let me find out where I put the notebook." There are still many students groping around, ready to take a pen to record it.

It's normal for them to react this way.

The semi-annual assessment has played a leading role in almost every personnel arrangement, including not only the chief appointment and dismissal, but also the flow of official members and substitute members——musicians with scores in the top 40% enter the ranks of official members, so as to maintain official and substitute members. 1 to 1.5 ratio.

Formal troupe members are responsible for important performance tasks, while substitute troupe members are more "tools". In addition to substitutes, they are mainly responsible for various small tasks, such as new works by students, department activities, public welfare performances, supporting teaching demonstrations, etc...

After the musicians focused their attention on him, Fanning began to give a concise explanation:

"The new version of the assessment mechanism has four sections—"

""Performance test" accounts for 40 points. In addition to "optional solo" and "band segment", "designated solo" and "sight-reading" are added, both of which are literal. "

""Solfeggio" accounted for 20 points. Everyone is a music major, so I won't explain too much. "

""Attendance management" accounts for 20 points. For example, the lateness problem mentioned just now, and the problem of asking for leave are all in this section. "

""Daily rehearsal" accounts for 20 points. There is no default full score, and 10 points are given for correct attitude. This way, the ranking will not be affected as before.Another 10 points for occasional incentive rewards. "

There were faint whispers from the audience.

Fan Ning glanced at the musicians on the podium: "If you have any questions, please ask them all today, and I will answer them one by one. I will give you 15 minutes to discuss freely, and the questions will be handed over to the chief violinist for summary."

The first principal violin is the existence in the symphony orchestra whose status and role are second only to the conductor. Although Fan Ning has a lot of dissatisfaction with this Julius, she is still in this position. It is better to simply let all the problems be summarized by her. , I’d better solve it all at once.

After Fan Ning finished speaking, the students stared blankly. They probably didn't expect that the new permanent conductor would use such a democratic method to allow everyone to discuss freely first. They suspected that they had misunderstood the meaning.

They didn't start to leave the seat until they saw Fanning really stepped off the podium, and then gradually surrounded Julius.

The rehearsal hall became noisy, during which Fan Ning handed two pieces of paper to the conductor assistant Kaplan: "This time, please help me to go downstairs to make a copy of the solfeggio and ear training test questions, and print a little more. copies, and 30 copies of the second-class volume."

After Capron was ordered to go out, Roy stepped forward and handed a small black wooden box to Fanning. After she thanked him and put it in her briefcase, she asked in a low voice, "Mr. Fanning, could it be that Common Professor Si assured you to revise the assessment mechanism?"

"It took me twenty minutes to convince him," Fanning laughed.

"Roy is very curious about how you did it." The girl's eyes widened in disbelief: "You must know that in the past, it usually took several years for Professor Commons to make a decision to change... However, it is really necessary to do this To collect everyone's doubts? According to the usual practice, similar systems are introduced unilaterally, and the students only need to implement it..."

"So how do you see how they implemented it in the past?" Fanning said, "It is meaningless to not abide by the system. Today I will take advantage of everyone's presence and ask them to raise all doubts or suggestions. The purpose is to let everyone Form a consensus so that I can operate strictly according to the system, and if someone deducts points for some reason in the future, don't come to me to intercede."

Roy nodded thoughtfully: "Speaking of which, is Mr. Fanning interested in research on elixir recently?"

Fan Ning asked, "What do you think of Dean Graham? ..."

Roy thought about it: "...with an easy-going personality, he was obsessed with scientific research in the early years, and now he is happy to make money. Generally speaking, he is neither a trust core among the school members, nor has he received too much suspicion..." As she spoke, she noticed Fan Ning The implication in the question is, "Do you suspect that there is something wrong with his elixir?"

"I did come up with this idea by accident, but I know that since I haven't received any news about the two principals' recent situation, it means that they are recovering normally, and it is impossible for them to take their own food without inspection...so I just wanted to give it a try when I had time."

"That's true...but I will mention your thoughts to them tactfully." Roy said seriously.

She looked at the girl sitting in the back row again: "Mr. Fanning, have you noticed that Miss Niximi's mood seems to be not right today? Is it because she just joined the orchestra and didn't get used to it, or was she once your chief And now it's only the third flute, etc.?...Do you want to pay attention to her? Or if I'm too busy, I'll go and have a look?"

Joan did not join the St. Lenia Symphony Orchestra during her freshman year, and only recently submitted an application at Fanning's suggestion. Most of the principal voices are in the third and fourth grades, although Fanning knows that as a knowledgeable person, her musical level is far from Higher than these people, but she can't sit on it on the first day... As for Sheeran, she won't be a college student at Saint Lenia University until at least September, so Fanning wrote a concerto this time so that she can sit on it with It was a coincidence to participate as a soloist.

"She shouldn't have this kind of personality..." Fan Ning also frowned and looked at Joan from a distance, "Forget it, the discussion will end soon, there is no time to ask, let's talk about it after the meeting."

After the musicians returned to their seats, Julius stood up: "Professor Fan Ning, everyone is very grateful for your willingness to discuss the assessment mechanism with the members. Our doubts mainly focus on three aspects. "

"Tell me." Fanning stared at Julius.

The principal violinist spoke with deliberation: "The first one is the "performance test". We think that the "Band Fragment" and "Self-selected Solo" already cover the two fields of ensemble and solo. The "Assigned Solo" and "Solo" you added "Sight Reading" will there be some cross-repetition? "

"No." Fan Ning answered concisely, "The "Band Fragment" is out of rehearsal practice, and the "Optional Solo" is out of personal preference. Although the latter is good for the musicians to show their personal style, it is prone to bias.The "Designated Solo" is a solo work selected by me based on the technical difficulties of the recent rehearsal repertoire.Furthermore, a mature orchestra needs to accumulate a deep enough pool of spare repertoires. Now the sight-reading ability of each group member is uneven, which seriously reduces the rehearsal efficiency of new works. Therefore, "sight-reading" must be tested, and I urge you to focus on improving. "

"Two new forms, one for depth and one for breadth. Next question."

Everyone felt that Fanning's words were reasonable and could not be refuted, so Qiqi looked at Julius.

The principal violinist continued: "The second question is...we all believe that the mission of the orchestra is to perform, and what we care about is the quality of performance, so "playing exams" and "daily rehearsals" are both direct and necessary, while "Attendance management" is relatively indirect..."

"The mission of the orchestra is to perform? Wrong," Fanning said.

…if not?Everyone felt incomprehensible this time, and they all froze.

"The mission of a professional orchestra is to perform. This is correct, but this is a student orchestra. The student orchestra belongs to the school. It also undertakes the functions of art education and moral cultivation. You are all gentlemen and ladies studying in public schools. I believe that I don’t think it’s necessary to start...Your application to join the orchestra has implied a commitment to obey the performance arrangement, and the rehearsal attendance rate will directly affect the performance of the performance. I will only deduct a small point for taking leave in advance, and it must reflect the negative impact.”

"...But everyone will inevitably encounter busy time slots." The trombone chief who said he had doubts before couldn't help but said.

"Isn't that just going to be a substitute member?" Fanning glanced at him.

"..." The boy's expression froze, his face turned blue and white.

"Punctuality is the most basic contract requirement. If you want to be loyal to art, you must first be strict with yourself. I ask you to enter the venue on time, and at the same time, I promise not to delay the time."

…Mr. Fanning said it very well.Roy almost couldn't help clapping.

"Next question."

Julius's tone was a little unconfident at the moment: "Finally, we are a little confused. Isn't "Solfeggio" a professional course for our freshman year? Why do we have to re-assess..."

In this world of "emphasizing inspiration and neglecting theory", the school's cultivation of comprehensive music quality is indeed not systematic enough. Performance majors that are more practical are better, and majors such as composition that are more theoretical. How well students can learn depends entirely on the so-called " talent".

"Do you know what kind of musicians are most favored by professional symphony orchestras when playing skills are close?"

"I am used to listening to others, and I am used to reading the score."

Fan Ning said slowly: "The core thing of music is to 'listen'. You can listen to yourself very well, but most of the time you don't listen to others...I will not ask you to dismantle the symphony to the same detail as the conductor, but At least you have to understand what kind of function your voice is in as a whole... solfeggio is just a means, I will have a lot of related training, the purpose is to gradually cultivate the habit of reading scores in you."

Everyone felt that Fan Ning's reasons were irrefutable, but secretly complained in their hearts that the pressure of the exam was much higher now.

"This is a question raised by you yourself. I have already explained it... Now that you have reached a consensus by default, you will strictly implement the new mechanism in the future. I will announce the implementation details in writing as soon as possible, and you can also do a good job of supervision."

"I've finished talking about the assessment. Next, I will share the second thing about the meeting. There are two new members I want to introduce to you."

"The first one is our new timpani player Pierre. He was introduced by the leader of the excellent graduate Adair. He is an excellent percussion boy."

The boy directly behind stood up amidst the applause and briefly introduced himself to everyone.

"The second is our new flutist Joan, everyone should be familiar with her. She was my chief flute at the re-performing graduation concert. Art Festival, I applied to join the symphony orchestra.”

Fan Ning's quotes can be said to imply a very high evaluation. Everyone cast friendly and admiring glances at Joan, but the female flutist who is already in the chief position has a little guilty look in her eyes at this moment.

Joan stood up amid the applause, said "Please take care of me" in a soft voice, and then sat back. Fanning could see that her smile was a bit forced, and couldn't help but feel even more puzzled.

"Next is the third thing."

Fanning put on a mysterious smile: "This is good news."

Everyone was a little nervous by the new assessment mechanism, and felt that the newly appointed Professor Fanning was a little harsh. At this moment, they finally showed a look of anticipation, and they all pricked up their ears to listen carefully.

"I have already finalized the matter with Principal Sternika a few days ago: after deducting travel costs and soloist contract fees for the box office of the commercial performances of the summer art festival, all the net proceeds will be distributed to the musicians as your performance remuneration .”

As soon as this remark came out, the entire rehearsal hall immediately boiled!
"what's the situation!?"

"Did I hear you right? The box office proceeds are distributed directly to us? How much is that? 20 pounds per person? Or 30 pounds?"

"No, more than that! If it is based on the box office of previous years, I suspect it will be tens of pounds more. If the chief can get more, it may be close to 100 pounds!"

"Oh my god, I'm about to get paid for my first show in my career! I'm not dreaming!"

"And there is a free trip to the imperial capital!"

The students have no income when they join the symphony orchestra, and the income from commercial performances in previous years was supplemented to the orchestra's expenses.

And now...

100 pounds is the salary of a teaching assistant at Saint Lenia University for three months, a skilled worker's salary for one year, and an ordinary worker's salary for nearly two years. For middle-class people, it is a lot of money, enough to support a decent social life for a long time.

Although Fan Ning's answer made them feel irrefutable, but for the increased pressure of the assessment, everyone complained or complained to some extent.

But now, they suddenly felt that this Professor Fanning, who was so strict when he first took office, was so amiable...

Seeing the cheering of the musicians in the audience, Fan Ning raised his mouth slightly: "But..."

"In the end, I will only pick more than [-] students to go to the imperial capital for commercial performances."

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