pianist from the sea

Chapter 123 Four Schools of Music
"Well, Eastman School of Music." He Shen nodded to Fu Tiao, and immediately added: "But I personally suggest that you don't agree to him now, after all, if you agree to him now, you will accept invitations from other music schools later on." No more, you know that if you win the Chopin International Piano Competition, not only the invitation from this Eastman School of Music, but also other music schools will send you admission invitations, inviting you to join the masters in their schools Study, if you agree to him now, it will be difficult to deal with later, after all, you have to know that you can be regarded as a pretty good sweet pastry among everyone."

He Shen shrugged his shoulders at Fu Tiao, then squeezed between Fu Tiao and Chris, held Chris's hand, and said with a smile: "Don't talk so much, you first list your conditions to us Listen, and then we can discuss whether to join your music academy to study."

"Hey, hey, please, anyway, I, Eastman, can be regarded as one of the top conservatories in the United States. Although there are not so many top piano masters in it, there are still quite a few. You just put me Rejected? Give me some hope, okay?"

"Nonsense, who doesn't know how to be a white wolf with empty gloves, I can do it too, can you also give me some hope? Let Fu join my music academy and become my student?"

He Shen lightly poked Chris' waist with his elbow, causing him to punch back twice, pretending to be in extreme pain, and stretched out his hand to say something.

In the end, before he could speak, He Shen directly opened his mouth and blocked his mouth.

"Don't pretend, I'll treat you to dinner when you're done. Don't expect me to tell you that your school is good. I haven't let Fu transfer to Manhattan. It's enough to give you face. It's useless for you to pretend to be pitiful. I can be more miserable and pitiful than you."

"Alright alright……"

Seeing He Shen like this, Chris probably knew that he might have nothing to do, so he had to get up.

He patted his clothes, rearranged his clothes, and asked He Shen, "However, it's not easy for you to treat guests. What shall we have for lunch today?"

"What to eat? Turkish meatloaf, what else can I eat? How much do you want to eat? I invite you!" He Shen said in an extremely bold tone.

Fu Diao looked at He Shen with no surprise on his expression. He Shen can always find the cheapest food in various places, and he can eat it for two or three months without feeling tired.

Turkish rougamo can be regarded as one of the cheapest foods in Europe. It is almost equivalent to the pancake fruit on the roadside in Huaguo. The biggest difference from the pancake fruit is probably that there is meat in it. Many local delicacies lack street food. There will be a lot of this kind of Turkish meatballs in some places, such as Germany, which has almost become a national snack in Germany.

The only exception is Italy, where the spaghetti and Italian pizza on the street are also very cheap, which can compete with the Turkish meatloaf.

After all, this thing is two or three euros each, and the price is slightly cheaper in Poland, but it also costs seven zlotys, and the cheapest spaghetti out of Italy costs nearly 20 zlotys.

Chris looked at He Shen, and his eyes couldn't help but widen, especially when he followed He Shen to a street corner, there was no line of people, and there was a huge "Turkish meat sandwich, special opening price, 5 zlotys per piece" hanging above his head The whole person was a little confused. After standing in place for a long time, he stretched out his hand to stop He Shen, who was about to bring Fu Diao and Yu Tianyou in, and said helplessly.

"Okay, forget it, you don't need to invite me today, let me invite you."

"Really? Then I'm not welcome!"

He Shen looked at Chris with his eyes straightened with a smile, and happily followed behind Chris. They turned here and there on the streets of Warsaw until they arrived at an Italian restaurant with few families.

After Chris ordered spaghetti with tomato sauce for all of them, he leaned back on the chair and smiled kindly at Fu Tiao.

"Fu, you really don't think about coming to our Eastman School of Music anymore? Let's not say that our Eastman School of Music is in a beautiful country. We have top professors there, professors who have won awards all over the world. There are, although I'm not sure if he will bring students now, but are you really not coming?"

"What are you here for? You type out your conditions first and let us have a look and then we can talk about it." Although He Shen was eating Chris's meal, there was still no hint of soft-mouthedness in it, but he said angrily. : "It's still the same sentence, it's just a simple invitation, any other school can do it, we don't have to choose your Eastman School of Music, I can also give Fu Tiao an invitation from the Manhattan School of Music, the same conditions as yours, we Manhattan is not without top masters."

"This……"

Chris's expression suddenly became a little hesitant. After thinking for a while, he slowly said: "I can help you apply for a full scholarship. At present, it seems that the competition for this year's scholarships should not be fierce, but I am not very good at it. OK, so..."

"If you're not sure, don't say it."

He Shen sighed, and before the spaghetti came over, he spoke to Fu Tiao.

"Fu Tiao, there are fewer people now. I will simply tell you about your current situation. Now there are many teachers from the music academy at the Chopin International Piano Competition. After listening to your performance, they should invite you to their music. For your current situation, if it were my Manhattan School of Music, I should send you an invitation for a doctorate degree, inviting you to come to our school for a doctorate degree assessment."

"Of course, although it is said to be an assessment, it is actually a simple cutscene. Let's get to know each other, especially if you meet with your future teacher, and see if the habits between you two can be integrated. If your If the concept of art is particularly incompatible, it can only fail unfortunately, there is no way to do this, our school is like this, and the Eastman School of Music should be like this."

After that, he poked Chris and asked, "Is the invitation from your school to Fu Tiao also a doctorate?"

"Ah? That's right." Chris listened to the two communicating in Chinese. After listening for a long time, he didn't understand. Now that he heard the familiar language, he immediately added: "But the assessment is just a simple assessment of your professional level. For Fu, There shouldn't be any problem, it's just a formality, it mainly depends on the compatibility with the professor."

"So..." Fu Tiao nodded, expressing his understanding.

It never occurred to him that he seemed to be a sophomore in his undergraduate degree and hadn't gone to school yet, so he could jump directly from an undergraduate degree to a doctoral degree.

However, Fu Diao was also a little bit puzzled. He looked at He Shen and asked, "Do I have to take this course?"

"Of course not." He Shen shook his head, "You don't have to go, there's nothing wrong with that, but you have to know that your doctorate mainly depends on who the professor you are with, that's to say, if you do a doctorate, then you The professors I follow may be the top professors in the world. When they were young, they were also the top professors who smashed through various music competitions and occupied the forefront of the world. It's just because their physical functions can't keep up, so they spend their time. For teaching rather than continuing to play."

"Their performance level may not be as good as some of our young professors now, but they have much more experience in music than us. Those are all their lifetime experience. If they don't get it, it's a loss, and if they get it, you actually There is nothing to do. Your main job is to practice the piano and deepen your understanding of music. At the same time, the school will give you a lot of resources. Your social circle in music will be greatly expanded. Take you into the circle of classical artists."

"After all, you have to know that classical music pianists attach great importance to birth and inheritance, because inheritance...represents many things, and sometimes it can even be used to represent status. I knew a person from Huaguo before, and his teacher's teacher was Germany. Busey, if a single pass is passed to him, it will be terrifying."

"That's it." Fu Tiao nodded, expressing his understanding.

But He Shen looked at Fu Tiao like this, thought about it, and finally added.

"Although the Eastman School of Music has already invited you, I still have to tell you that when you choose a doctoral supervisor, you must pay attention to the following points."

"Music genres in the world are mainly divided into four schools. The first is the German-Austrian school of pure reason. They pay attention to the ultimate rationality of music. As you said before, you feel the harmony between music. The same is true of their requirements for music, to fully understand the music as much as possible, to feel the logic of the music itself, and not to let one's brain be controlled by one's own emotions, leading to problems in music expression."

"The second is the French school of absolute purity, purity and softness, which is the school played by Zhao Chengzhen. Although this is one of the four major schools in the world, I do not recommend that you learn from the French school, because the French school is now The leader is Zhao Chengzhen's teacher, even if they hand over an invitation to you, my personal suggestion is not to agree."

Hearing the name of the French School of Music, Fu Tiao nodded in approval. As far as he appreciates Zhao Chengzhen's current performance, he really has no feeling for the French School of Music. He has no way to accept that he will completely disappear in the music , to play the composer himself as purely as possible.

He Shen continued to Fu Tiao: "Next is the Russian school of music, or the Soviet school of music. This school of music is what we in Huaguo have been learning. Almost all of our old teachers are Soviet music schools. It came out of the school, so you should be more aware of the Soviet school of music without me saying that what they care about most is technology, skills, and basic skills. They can be regarded as a school of showing off skills. If you like it, you can choose it. After all, it’s the same line.”

"And the last school of music is the beautiful Chinese music school. This is only said when the pianists of the beautiful country are gradually rising. In fact, let me say that I really don't think the beautiful country can It can be called a school of music, and they can be regarded as a great fusion at best."

When it comes to this place, He Shen has a very helpless expression: "As I told you, there is nothing particularly personal in their music. After all, you have to know that they are an immigrant country, and their music is the most The amazing group of people are all pianists who immigrated from various places, so their music teaching methods are almost all based on teaching concepts cobbled together from various places. I personally don’t like it very much. Maybe you will like this mix and match style?"

He Shen looked at Fu Tiao, Fu Tiao shook his head slightly and did not give an answer. Seeing Fu Tiao like this, He Shen could only shrug his shoulders and continue.

"However, there is a very obvious difference between the beautiful Chinese music school and other places, that is, their music teaching is not the same as other places, looking for your personal limit and constantly training you, they care more Yes, it is to play the best possible music within your ability. It does not require you to make continuous progress, and even encourages you, saying that you play very well. This is true for everyone. It is very particular about happy education. ,so……"

He Shen couldn't evaluate whether this was good or bad, so he could only tell Fu Tiao the situation in these four places and let Fu Tiao make his own decision.

As soon as everyone was talking, the pasta was already served.

Fu Diao, He Shen, Yu Tianyou and the three of them took a bite and their faces turned green.

Not that the spaghetti sauce was bad or anything, but in their taste, the spaghetti was... totally undercooked!
On the side, Chris was very happy to eat, and he was very happy to praise the chef for doing a very good job. He likes the chewy pasta very much.

But the chewiness in his taste seems to be completely different from Huaguo's chewiness?
For Huaguo's al dente, at least your noodles must be cooked, right?After cooking, the cold water makes the noodles firm, and they are cooked anyway.

And this pasta...

There is a white core in the middle, which is obviously made by pressing the noodles. The uncooked white core is bitten down. This is no longer a question of whether the teeth are springy or not. It is already a question of whether the noodles will feel sour when the teeth are bitten. okay?

It seems that this noodle shop can only be said to perfectly restore the tastes of local Italians. As for people from other countries that are far away, it is not so friendly.

Fu Diao, He Shen, and Yu Tianyou put down their forks at the same time, and He Shen unbelievingly ordered another lasagne. This time, there was obviously no extra raw, but the cheese in this lasagne seemed to be a bit too much, and it felt more delicious. Tired and crooked.

The three of them didn't know what to say for a while, so they could only sigh, gave up and continued to eat foreign dishes, and planned to send Chris back later, and then everyone went to Dayuan Restaurant, which is a Chinese restaurant that is more in line with the taste of Chinese people Rub it inside again.

Otherwise, I will not be full at noon.

The three sighed and stirred the noodles with a fork, He Shen said helplessly.

"Well, sure enough, I almost forgot to mention that if you choose, eating is actually a problem. Compared with the food and beverages in other places, the beautiful country is more suitable for your stomach in Huaguo, because there are too many Chinese who immigrated there. , but other places are a bit of a problem. After all, for Chinese people, those places are more than a food desert. Even if the French cuisine is highly praised, they can't eat French 7-piece or 3-piece sets every day. , but slapped the baguette normally."

He Shen had a painful expression, as if he had experienced something.

"After the competition, you need to consider a lot of things. The first is your preference for each school of music, and then whether you can accept the local environment, and the conditions offered to you by each school. If the school is more sincere, it may be Responsible for helping you with your living expenses, a school with no sincerity..."

He Shen squinted at Chris, who was eating happily, and said casually, "Probably just send you an invitation letter for the exam, and then promise something that is likely to help you apply for a scholarship?"

"Huh? Are you talking about me? What?" Chris chewed a large ball of spaghetti, wriggled his mouth and said to He Shen: "I think you seem to be looking at me, what are you talking about me?" ?”

"No, I praise you for being handsome, and praise your school!"

"Really? I don't believe..."

"Really, or I'll translate it for you with a translator?"

He Shen fooled Chris away with a smile, even though Chris seemed a little unconvinced, he could only agree with what Fu Tiao said.

After Chris completely ignored the matter, He Shen continued to talk to Fu Tiao.

"All in all, you prepare for the fourth round of the competition first, and now those who come to send you messages are some small schools. Even if those big schools want to invite you now, they probably won't act rashly. They should be contacting them. The old monsters who don’t appear once a year, see if they have time to take you. After all, those old monsters have a bigger position than you imagined. Don’t invite you back. The old monsters in your own family don’t have time. , that would be no fun."

After all, He Shen watched Chris finished his noodles, and called Fu Diao and others to pack his luggage. After Chris paid the bill, the three of them sent Chris away and went to the Turkish Roujiamo shop to have dinner. Ordered a piece of Roujiamo, and then went back to the concert hall, waiting for the afternoon game.

As He Shen said, when Fu Tiao came to the concert hall, it was completely different from the previous two rounds of competition. Just after entering, someone came to say hello to him and gave him a business card, hoping he would think about it. The Darmstadt Academy of Music is the Darmstadt that Yu Tianyou and He Shen said were of high quality in the red light district.

Then came some small schools in France, some small schools in Italy, and some small schools in Russia and Ukraine.

However, many of these schools do not confer doctoral degrees, they only have a master's degree, and they did not expect Fu to be transferred to their schools when they came here to give Fu Tiao business cards, they just hoped to form a good relationship so that they could communicate with each other and improve. The quality of teaching on their side.

Among them, the card with the highest quality in his hand was invited by the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music. They directly stated that in addition to free tuition, they also included the full cost of Fu Tiao's Russian language learning and the full tuition of the university. If you don't want to study Russian can also be directly converted into other materials of the same level.

That is to say, due to procedural issues, apart from not being able to give money directly, everything else is fine.

However, Fu Tiao did not immediately agree to the invitation from the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, but just nodded to them in a friendly manner, expressing that he knew their purpose and put away his business card.

Now is not the time, I will talk about it after the fourth round of the competition. At that time, I will decide which school to go to and which school of music to join.

It's not for sale, it's just that there is no school he likes at first sight.

After all, this is almost equivalent to choosing a school. If you choose, most of them cannot quit. Even if you change to another school to teach and teach, what he represents is the school he studied, not the school he taught. .

There were more and more cards in Fu Tiao's hands, and it was not until the concert started that it barely stopped, and the second half of the performance on the first day also started.

(End of this chapter)