Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 867 127. Two tacit understandings, Li An's plan
At the critical moment, the door of the study was pushed open.

"Xiao Bei Linlin is in class."

Senior Sister Xiao Ji appeared like a savior, and Wang Xiaohu decided to love her the most today!
When Xiao Che heard that he was also included, he asked again, "Senior Sister, should I go in now too?"

Wang Xiaohu: "Why are you still standing there? The teacher is calling you."

Car: "Oh."

As they spoke, the two little girls hurriedly put down Wang Xiaohu's mobile phone and went into the study.

"Sister, you've worked hard. I'll get you some water." He stepped forward and snatched the cup from Sister Xiao Ji's hand. "Sister, do you want hot or warm water?"

Senior Sister Xiao Ji was happy: "It's hot, thank you."

Wang Xiaohu asked again: "Do you want it to be slightly hotter or not hotter?"

Ji Yangxin laughed at what was wrong with Wang Xiaohu, being so attentive, "Then you have to make your mouth a little hotter."

Wang Xiaohu: "Okay, Senior Sister, you are not in a hurry to leave, right?"

Senior Sister Xiao Ji: "Don't worry, stay for lunch today."

Wang Xiaohu: “Great!”

Senior Sister Xiao Ji: "Wait a minute, is there something wrong with you?"

Wang Xiaohu: "What a huge injustice!"

Senior Sister Xiao Ji: "Okay, by the way, the teacher said that the score of the Spanish dance is in your hands."

"Yeah." Wang Xiaohu brought the water over, "Are we finally going to queue?"

Senior Sister Xiao Ji: "Almost. The teacher means that we have to perform during the winter vacation."

Wang Xiaohu: “yeah~”
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In the study, after the teacher's explanation, Xiaobei and Xiaoche were already sitting in front of two pianos respectively.

Xiaoche was responsible for playing the first part, and Xiaobei was responsible for playing the second part modified from the celesta.

"Pay attention, we will slow down the tempo at the beginning. It doesn't matter if the rhythm is wrong or the notes are wrong. Just get the feeling down first."

Xiaobei and Xiaoche nodded together: "Yeah!"

"Okay." Li An walked behind Xiao Bei, "Xiao Bei, pay attention. Your part is there at the beginning. The first note is very simple. You need to pay attention to emphasizing it a little bit."

Xiaobei nodded again: "Yeah!"

Ang Lee: "Come on, first sixteen bars, 1, 2, 3, go."

As Ang Lee finished speaking, Xiao Bei placed his fingers down, and a note popped out with a ding, emphasizing it at the same time.

Not bad, not bad, Li An thought to himself that Xiaobei was good enough, and knew how to play with staccato. He had originally planned to wait for Xiaobei to master the first eight bars before telling him to imitate the feeling of the celesta when playing.

As Xiaobei finished playing the eight staccato notes in the first two measures, Xiaoche gently added a melody.

When the piano melody is added, the music comes out.

Xiao Che was sight-playing while paying attention to Xiao Bei's movements.

If Xiaobei's speed slowed down a little, she would slow down as well.

Xiaobei's speed was a little faster, so she followed suit and sped up a little.

If Xiaobei's volume was a little weaker, she would also be a little weaker.

Xiao Bei's volume was also a little louder, so she used a little more force with her fingertips.

Just like that, with the nanny-level accompaniment of Xiao Che, Xiao Bei played the sixteen bars in one breath without any problems in between.

The music stopped. Xiaobei looked at his hands in disbelief. Was this played by himself? How could it be so smooth?
"Teacher," Xiao Bei asked hurriedly, "Am I playing well?"

Li An gave a thumbs up and said, "Excellent! I haven't even told you yet, but you already knew how to play with staccato. You deserve praise."

Just as Xiaobei was about to explain, Xiaoche spoke up first: "Teacher, I have a problem here."

Li An was stunned and walked over, "Where?"

Taking advantage of this gap, Xiaoche looked sideways and winked at Xiaobei.

Then, "Here."

Xiaoche retracted his gaze and pointed to the eighth measure, "Teacher, should the double notes here be supported by the fingertips, with the wrist relaxed, and with force applied when touching the keys, and with small movements when touching the keys?"

Ang Lee: "."

So why did you call me here? "What's the problem?"

Xiaoche smiled and said, "I don't know if this is the right way to deal with it."

Li An thought about it and decided, "Okay," he turned around and said, "Xiao Bei, pay attention here too. You can also play the part that Lin Lin just mentioned. She's right."

Xiaobei suddenly became nervous. She couldn't pay attention to so many details. "Teacher, I may not be able to do it."

Li An: "Have some confidence in yourself. You see it's not marked on the score, but you know to play it with staccato at the beginning. This shows that you now have a good sense of performance, which is a good thing. You don't have to worry about playing it badly. Let's go slower. The teacher believes in you."

Xiao Bei thought to herself that it was not her idea, it was Linlin who told her. But now she couldn't explain it, she didn't want the teacher to be disappointed in her.

Xiao Che added: "That's right, Xiaobei, this place is very easy, as long as you relax, there will be absolutely no problem."

"Come on." Li An clapped the beat again.

The two sisters started again.

With Linlin and the teacher's encouragement, Xiaobei played more carefully. However, because he was too careful, his body became much more tense than before. He made a mistake in the eighth bar, and the whole piece was not as good as before.

Li An still encouraged him when he saw this: "It's a bit interesting, Xiaobei, put your shoulders down."

Xiaoche: "Teacher, I can't keep up with Xiaobei's speed."

Li An: "Well, you should relax too, Ang."

Xiaoche: "Yeah, Xiaobei, let's do it again."

Xiaobei: "Yeah!"

"Wait a moment." The cell phone on the table lit up, and Li An stopped the two children.

Zhang Miao replied: Boss, is it convenient for us to talk? I have a lot of questions!

Li An replied to wait a moment, then looked up and said, "Just the first sixteen bars. I'll give you fifteen minutes to practice on your own. Once you get the feel for it, we'll be able to move on to the rest."

After saying that, Li An took his mobile phone and went out. It was completely enough for Xiaoche to play this song by himself.

Maybe Xiaobei could relax a little more if he wasn't around.
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In the living room, a brother and sister were studying the distribution of parts in Spanish dance music, with the score spread out on the coffee table.

Seeing the teacher coming out, the two siblings stopped. Li An said, "You guys continue."

"Where are you going, teacher?" Wang Xiaohu asked.

Li An: "Go downstairs and buy some things. Just focus on your work."

As soon as he walked out of the unit, Li An called Zhang Miao.

"Go ahead." The other end of the phone said, "Boss, I have a few questions."

Li An: "Yeah, you ask."

Zhang Miao: "Adult or child?"

Li An: "A girl in the first grade of junior high school."

Zhang Miao: "How long can you practice every day?"

Li An hesitated for a moment and said, "Just press it for half an hour."

Zhang Miao: "How far do you want to practice?"

Li An: "Hit at a speed of 100, it's fine if it's roughly the same."

Zhang Miao: "A New Year's Day band performance?"

Ang Lee: "Yes."

Zhang Miao: "If this is the case, with less than two weeks left, I'm afraid it will be a bit troublesome."

Lee Ang: "Just say whatever you want to say."

Zhang Miao: "If it's a solo, it's OK. The celesta is actually quite simple, and the score is also simple. Ten days is enough. But if it's an orchestra, it's not just a matter of memorizing it. You also have to be able to integrate it into the orchestra. With more parts, plus putting it on stage, the whole difficulty increases. Boss, you know what I mean."

Ang Lee: "Don't worry, the child has ensemble experience and awareness, and has no problem with his stage mentality. He has performed on stage five times, big and small."

Zhang Miao: "That's easy. There shouldn't be any problem before the end of the month. Boss, do you want me to teach him or help you find a teacher? It's all right."

With Zhang Miao's words, Li An also had an idea in his mind, "Do I even need to ask this? Can I trust others to entrust my own students to me?"

Zhang Miao: "I understand. Don't worry, Boss."

Li An: "It's like this. I haven't decided on the child yet. I want to understand the situation first. Since you said there's enough time, then I can consider it. As for her, the school is holding a New Year's Day performance. The school teacher chose the song "Pirates of the Caribbean" and asked the children to sign up according to their voice parts. Then the teacher screened and selected some children who can participate in the show."

Zhang Miao: “Yeah.”

Li An: "My student signed up, and the school teacher wanted two piano parts. She couldn't play the first part because it was difficult and her level was not high enough, so she chose the second part. But when she came to class today, she brought the score. I saw it and said it was wrong. This should not be a piano score."

Zhang Miao: "Indeed, I was wondering just now, maybe their school doesn't have a celesta, so the teacher moved the score to the piano, and the tune is the same."

Ang Lee: "I guess that's what's going on, so I thought, why not just forget about the piano part, just use the celesta. It doesn't matter if there's no instrument, I can just get them one when the time comes. It's not hard to say what the instrument is."

Zhang Miao: "Yes, musical instruments are easy to deal with. Have you communicated with the school yet?"

Li An: "I haven't asked the school yet, but when I organized the Cultural Center Competition, the music teacher of their school also brought two students to participate. He added me on WeChat. I think if I tell him about it, he will probably agree. Besides, it's a good thing for him. Using a celesta will definitely be better than using a piano."

"The child doesn't know yet and is worried that he won't be selected. I have to make sure there's no problem on your side before I can contact the teacher at the school."

Zhang Miao understood everything this time. The boss just wanted the student to be on the show. But since they already had this kind of relationship, couldn't the boss just give a direct greeting? Was there any need for the child to intensively learn the celesta?

Of course, Zhang Miao just thought about it in his mind and didn't ask any more questions.

As for this question, Ang Lee had his own plan, "Let's do this first. Hey, do you have a celesta?"

Zhang Miao: "I only have a marimba at home, but a friend of mine runs a drum studio with instruments and a venue on Yudongxi Road."

Li An: "Okay, I'll give you a definite answer once I've confirmed it."

Zhang Miao: "Okay, boss."

After hanging up the phone with Zhang Miao, Li An pondered for a moment and called Xiaobei's mother first. The parents had to be informed first.

"Hey, Mr. Zheng, is this convenient?"

Xiaobei's mother: "It's convenient, Teacher Li, please tell me."

Then Li An told Xiao Bei's mother about the matter, and then said, "Listen to me first. There is no music club in the junior high school of the experimental school. I have been thinking about this for a long time. Xiao Bei happened to tell me today that she wanted to run for the vocal department, so I am also considering the next step here. What do you think?"

Xiaobei's mother: "Thank you, Mr. Li. As long as this matter can help you, you can make the arrangements. His father and I fully support it. We can just buy her the piano you just mentioned."

Li An smiled and said, "That's a long way off. But having said that, I personally do want Xiao Bei to give it a try, so that she can get in touch with more musical instruments."

Xiaobei's mother: "Teacher Li, is it convenient for you now?"

Li An: "It's convenient, it's convenient. You say."

Xiaobei's mother: "Her class teacher called me yesterday afternoon and said that she is in much better condition this week than before. I felt relieved when I heard that."

Li An: "Xiao Bei has no problem with the general direction."

Xiaobei's mother: "Thank you, Teacher Li. If I had known this earlier, I would have sent it to you after the midterm exam. My husband and I have been reflecting on this week. We did something wrong and didn't fulfill our promise to her. If the child is really angry with you and doesn't study hard, you can't do anything about it. But after the midterm, her grades have improved a bit."

Lee An: “That’s great.”

Xiaobei's mother smiled bitterly, "I would rather she regress a little, and go back to the way she was before. I told you last week that it was no exaggeration. We were all afraid to talk to her normally. As long as we spoke a little louder, she would not be able to bear it."

"If it weren't for your idea, Xiaobei wouldn't have taken the initiative to talk to me this week."

Li An: "Well, this matter is over. The key point is that I didn't promise Xiaobei to let her come to class after she did well in the exam. So she didn't feel so resentful when she knew it was me who didn't let her come. If I had promised her before, I'm afraid it wouldn't be the case. This child is serious."

Xiaobei's mother: "Yes, anyway, you have helped our family a lot."

Li An: "It's just a piece of cake. Really, Mr. Zheng, let's not talk about this anymore. What I want to say is that your approach this time is indeed problematic, but Xiaobei herself has her own problems as well. I've been thinking about this for the past two days. In fact, it's a good thing to think about it the other way around."

"While she is still young, we can still control her extreme emotions and guide her, so we have to correct them now. Otherwise, when she grows up and encounters other things and explodes again, it will be really troublesome."

Xiaobei's mother: "Yes, we are afraid that this situation will happen in the future. That's why we suspended all her classes today. We wanted to let her relax while her mood has eased this week."

After a pause, he said, "I am sorry to trouble you again."

Li An: "You're welcome. I'll be happy if Xiaobei is well. If Xiaobei is not well, I won't be at ease."

Xiaobei's mother: "Thank you, Teacher Li. Thank you."

Li An interrupted: "Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Take your time. I just saw Xiao Bei and he is still the same. Except for being a little thinner, there is no other change from before."

Xiaobei's mother: "She went to your place. She knew she could come to her piano lesson. She looked forward to it every day this week. She talked more at home this week than she did in the previous month."

Li An: "This little thing, I have to talk about her when I get back."

Xiaobei's mother: "I think she can only listen to you now."

Li An: "Then you are wrong. Xiaobei is an obedient child. It's just that she can find her happy self with me. With me, she can also pass on her happiness to others and make them happy together. She needs this. You know what I mean."

Xiaobei’s mother: “Yes, this child has been like this since she was young. If anyone asks her to borrow a pencil, eraser or something like that, she will just give it to them.”

Li An: "So Xiaobei is kind in her bones, but she will always encounter various things during her growth. I will try my best to guide her. My advice to your family is that you should not pay too much attention to her."

Xiaobei's mother: "We don't ask about her affairs anymore."

Lee An: "No, no, you don't understand what I mean."

Xiaobei's mother: "Teacher Li, please tell me."

Li An: "You just don't ask, but do you really not care?"

In Li An's opinion, when parents' nagging turns into an invisible surveillance consciousness, it will accelerate a child's energy consumption.