I work as a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

Chapter 61 However, the future of the Moritani Wind Music Department is not optimistic (read more)

At twelve noon, after more than an hour of practice, the performance department ushered in a lunch break.

Just disbanded and walked to the door of the concert hall.

"Teacher Hirakawa."

Footsteps came from behind, and the girl's familiar voice, it was Shiori Shinohara.

"It's Shinohara-san, what's the matter?"

He turned around and glanced at her, paused in his steps, and waited until she came up before continuing to walk forward.

Shinohara Shiori followed Hirakawa Tetsufumi on the right rear.

"Teacher Hirakawa, after listening to the ensemble just now, what do you think?"

"This, I think, um..." Hirakawa Zhewen recalled the melody just now, and commented seriously, "It can be said that it was unexpected."

"Ok?"

Walking out of the concert hall, the noon sun shone down, and the light made me squint my eyes.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen explained.

"At first, in my opinion, the loose practice of the daily performance part... I don't have much hope for the level."

"But after listening to the ensemble just now, although I'm not a professional judge and I can't give professional advice, but according to my standards, the overall sound is very good. It can be said that it is worthy of entering the national competition."

This is what Hirakawa Tetsubun felt just now. After all, he really underestimated the performance department.So it can be said that feeling unexpected is based on low expectations.

Maybe the next time I listen to it, I raise my expectations, maybe it won’t be so amazing, but it’s great, right?

It is worthy of being a participating team in the national competition, anyone will say so after hearing it.

"Of course, Shinohara-san's solo is also very good."

Hirakawa Tetsubun did not forget to praise the girl behind him.

"Thank you, Teacher Hirakawa."

After hearing the praise, Shiori Shinohara also walked out of the concert hall. The afternoon sun shone down, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

"Ms. Xiaoli's management is very loose, but there is absolutely no problem with her musical ability."

"Well, indeed."

It's really hard to imagine that the flute part that usually looks so relaxed doesn't look like serious practice, but the music just now can be expressed like that.

So... I hate to say that if I can attend the national competition this way, if I try my best and practice hard without wasting time, the gold medal will really be possible.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi thought so.

however.

"Teacher Hirakawa, not necessarily."

Shiori Shinohara suddenly said that.

"What's not necessarily?" Hirakawa Zhewen didn't understand.

Shinohara Shiori looked at Hirakawa Tetsufumi's back, although she couldn't see the expression on his face, she could guess what the teacher was thinking just now.

"Mr. Hirakawa, although I am very glad that you can recognize the performance department, in fact, it is not so easy to get the gold medal in the national competition, and it is not even something that can be achieved with ordinary hard work."

"Eh? Is that so?"

"Yes."

Shinohara Shiori nodded and popularized science for Hirakawa Tetsu who was walking ahead.

"Schools that can win the gold medal in the national competition can be said to be comparable to professional bands in some respects, and...among the schools that were able to enter the national competition last year, the strength of the Moriya performance department is the last."

"Ah... this, it is expected, after all, it is only a bronze award."

"And if you want to win the gold medal in the national competition, the school that Moriya has to face, it can be said, is not at the same level as us."

"Is the gap so big?" Hirakawa Zhewen looked a little surprised.

Obviously it feels pretty good.

"Yes. There are 8 participating teams in each national competition, and only 9 or [-] gold medals are awarded. Most of them are almost monopolized by the wind music schools."

"monopoly?"

"For example, in the past ten years, only 27 colleges and universities have won the gold medal in the national competition."

"..." Hirakawa Zhewen was silent for a while, and calculated in his heart.

In ten years, more than 80 gold awards have been issued, but only 27 colleges and universities have won gold awards?It seems that it is indeed a bit rare, and this is just [obtained].

"Nine of them have only one gold medal."

"This is almost a small probability, right?"

"Yes. Among the remaining 18 colleges and universities, 9 colleges and universities have won 5 or more gold awards."

"...a strong wind instrument school."

To be able to win 5 or more gold medals in the [-]th National Competition is definitely a strong school for playing music.

There are only 9 gold medals. As a result, there are 9 strong wind music schools of this level. If you add the second-class strong schools, it is absolutely correct to say that the strong wind music schools have monopolized the gold awards.

The ubiquitous Matthew effect-the strong will always be strong.

"Among them is the Osaka Prefectural Yodogawa Technical High School, which has won nine consecutive gold awards."

"It's crushed." Hirakawa Tetsuwen clicked his tongue.

"In contrast."

At this moment, Shiori Shinohara's voice behind her suddenly changed her tone... This girl must be speaking with a blank expression.

Even though she couldn't see her face, her appearance could come to mind automatically.

"The Moritani performance department has only entered the national competition three times in the past ten years. The first time was five years ago, and won the silver medal in the national competition. The second time was Mr. Ogasa's second year as a music consultant, that is, two years ago, he won the silver prize. .The third time was last year, the Bronze Award."

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen stopped talking.

If Moritani, who has been shortlisted three times in ten years, wants to compete for the gold medal in the national competition... the first thing he has to face is 9 strong schools in the music department that have won 10 or more gold medals in 5 years.

The big gap is evident.Even kindergarten children can understand the gap.

Shiori Shinohara's statement of "not at the same level" is by no means alarmist.

If you add the second-tier strong schools, such as those that can advance to the national competition and have won two or three gold medals... we must also guard against possible dark horses.

The competition is so fierce that it can even be said that it is almost to the point of "there is no hope".

So his optimism just now... seems to be premature?

I have to say that Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who had just listened to the training of the Moritani performance department and thought it was very good, felt at this moment, "Forget it, it is already very good to be able to participate in the national competition".

——I have lost the desire to compete.

Sure enough... If you want to win the gold medal in the national competition, it is not enough to rely on the excellence of the music consultant.

If you calm down and think about it, music, as an art, requires talent in the final analysis.In this respect, the student sources of the private Mori Valley are definitely not as good as those of those wind music schools.

This is the Matthew effect. Those students who are interested in wind music and have talents will give priority to going to a strong school in the wind music department, which creates a situation where the strong will always be strong.

So in this way, it is normal for the gold award to be monopolized.

"In this way, there is almost no hope..."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen was very emotional.

"you can say it this way."

"Shinohara-san really wants to win the gold medal, right?"

"Ah."

"Then it's even more important to train hard."

When Hirakawa Tetsubun said these words, what he recalled in his mind was the relaxed and leisurely appearance of the performance department in the past.

There are powerful enemies outside, but there are worries inside.The future of the Moritani performance club is not optimistic.

(End of this chapter)