Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 906 166. The first confrontation of the Four Steel Teachers Group!

After Lao Lu tuned the piano and left, Senior Sister Xiao Ji and Wang Xiaohu urged Xiao Che to try the piano, but Xiao Che "refused".

The main reason for her refusal was that in the absence of the teacher, the piano trial should be left to other teachers or senior students.

Secondly, Wang Xiaohu was almost done with his homework, and she didn’t want to disturb him.

Facing the urging of the senior sister again, seeing that Wang Xiaohu had finished his homework, Xiaoche launched a counterattack: "Senior sister, you play it."

"Come on, Linlin, I want to hear you play."

"Come on, Senior Sister, I want to hear you play. I haven't heard you play the piano for a long time."

The two sisters were being courteous to each other, while Wang Xiaohu walked towards the stage silently: "You still have to depend on me at the critical moment."

The next second, two rounds of applause rang out at the same time.
"Hehe." Wang Xiaohu walked onto the stage, turned around and grinned, then circled his left hand in front of him twice and bowed like a gentleman.

"Virtue." Senior Sister Xiao Ji was amused by Wang Xiaohu's exaggerated actions.

Wang Xiaohu didn't care: "Please order a song."

Senior Sister Xiao Ji: "Wow, you are so arrogant. Let's listen to a Chopin song."

Wang Xiaohu smiled and nodded to indicate that he had received it, then turned and walked towards the piano.

Eh? Wang Xiaohu's actions made the two sisters curious at the same time.

Seeing Wang Xiaohu so confident, could it be that Wang Xiaohu has been secretly working hard recently?

But on second thought, even if Wang Xiaohu tried harder, he probably wouldn't be able to play a Chopin piece at his current level.

Senior Sister Xiao Ji didn’t know what Wang Xiaohu was up to, but Xiao Che was looking forward to the next stage.

Walking gracefully to the piano, Wang Xiaohu sat down to play the piano, then lifted the piano cover.

I have to say that this smooth and flowing operation is really impressive, and very much like that of a pianist.

At this moment, Senior Sister Xiao Ji couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation. Indeed, this guy Wang Xiaohu could sometimes bring people something unexpected.

What can Wang Xiaohu play?

The small stage also became a little more solemn as the scene became quiet. At this moment, Wang Xiaohu raised his hands.

next second.

"Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!"

When the fingers fall, six crystal clear sol notes are played very exquisitely. The six sols are divided into two groups, three notes in a group, and there are strong, weak and weak notes in them.

It feels like a waltz.

But which Chopin waltz is this?

Both sisters are fans of Chopin's music, but neither of them has ever heard a Chopin piece that begins like this.

When Wang Xiaohu plays the next measure
Whether you understand or not, you will remain silent.

The extremely slow and clumsy melody line clearly tells all Chopin lovers which masterpiece of Chopin this is.

But the credit belongs entirely to Chopin and has nothing to do with Wang Xiaohu, simply because the melody is too classic.

If we use a specific description to describe Wang Xiaohu's performance at this moment, it should be like this -

If there were no sound, just judging from the young boy's playing demeanor, he would undoubtedly be a melancholy little piano prince.

But unfortunately, the piano music at this moment is enough to make 99% of people suffer from depression.

The simplified melody line has no embellishment at all. The original song is in E flat major, which has been simplified to C major.

That's okay. I know your level is not good enough, but your right hand can tolerate the changed melody.

What the hell is this about the left hand being able to play accompaniment, the classic Mozart and Alberti accompaniment figures, the harmony pairing that has nothing to do with the melody, what is this for?
Have you ever thought about how Mozart and Chopin felt?
Have you considered the feelings of the listeners?
Have you ever considered how this piano feels?

Senior Sister Xiao Ji whispered: "It is indeed Wang Xiaohu."

Xiaoche also whispered: "It's okay actually."

Senior Sister Xiao Ji: “?”

Xiaoche: "His left hand has improved, and his rhythm is steady."

Senior Sister Xiao Ji: "Okay, Linlin."

downstairs.

What a psycho! Haitao knew it couldn't be Ji Yang and Xiao Che who played it, but he was too embarrassed to say anything about Wang Xiaohu because Mu Xin was present.

Lao Tang: "It should be Chopin's Waltz in E-flat major."

Mu Xin: “Perhaps it is also the first movement of Mozart’s K545.”

What can Haitao say: "You two are both very serious."

To be honest, Mu Xin was a little messy, but she could tell that the performer was very devoted, she was sure of that.

That's why she felt messy, and after just one afternoon of contact, she felt that all three children were great.

If she remembered correctly, An Ge introduced these three children to her, saying that they were his students.
What kind of teacher can teach such students?
Or is there someone else upstairs?

"Where is Sister Xu?" Mu Xin suddenly reacted.

Then her thoughts were shattered by Hai Tao, "Sister Xu just left and said she was going home to get something."

Mu Xin: “~”

Just then, there was a noise outside the door. The three of them looked back and saw that Li Ang had returned.

"Good guy."

As soon as Ang Lee entered the door, he felt that his eyes were not enough. Compared to when he left, the first-floor lobby had been completely transformed.

“This will be open for business tomorrow.”

The three of them laughed, and Haitao said, "The front desk and the book wall were all cleaned by Brother Tang and Sister Xin."

Mu Xin: "It's mainly because Brother Tang has a good plan."

Lao Tang: "No, no, no, I will be proud of you guys."

Ha ha ha ha--

Li An smiled and looked around: "Where's Sister Xu?"

Haitao: "Sister Xu just left for a while and said she was going home to get something."

Li An nodded, "That's all for today. Thank you all for your hard work. We can finish the rest of the work after the sign is hung tomorrow."

Haitao: "Brother, are you pretending not to hear or are you really not hearing?"

"Isn't it a good performance?" Li An said with a smile, "It's a good opportunity for you three to give us some comments."

Comments?! Looking at Li An's sincere smile and listening to Li An's serious tone, the three of them were silent, especially Mu Xin.

The scene before her was undoubtedly the most magical scene she had experienced so far this year.

Does such a performance need comment?

This is complete nonsense! If her students dare to play like this, she will definitely teach them a lesson.

Haitao was a little speechless, "Brother, stop making trouble."

Lao Tang: “It’s not bad actually.”

Mu Xin: “.”

The subtle changes on the faces of the three people were all within Li An's sight, and Li An saw them very clearly. It was also from the reactions of the three people that Li An once again noticed the personality traits of the three people.

Haitao's casualness, Lao Tang's tactfulness, and Mu Xin's directness.

Just now he noticed that Mu Xin's pupils contracted sharply when he asked everyone to comment. If they were really discussing an important work matter in the future, Mu Xin would probably have "exploded" just now.

"Haitao, you say."

Haitao: "Are you serious?"

"Being able to comment and analyze piano learners of any age at any time is a skill that every piano teacher should have and a manifestation of their ability."

As soon as Ang Lee finished speaking, the atmosphere at the scene changed slightly.

Lao Tang knew that Ang Lee was not joking and was serious.

Being able to comment and conduct in-depth analysis on piano learners of any age at any time is a skill and manifestation of ability that every one of our piano teachers should possess.

Well said. In that case, Mu Xin will not be polite. Just now she also thought that this piece of music had some playfulness, but if Ang Lee said so, then she would say whatever she wanted to say.

"Brother An, let me go first."

Lao Tang: "Wait a minute, let's go outside and get some fresh air."

Haitao: "Come on, come on, I've already found the right spot. The coffee shop across the street has a pretty good environment."
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Leaving the door ajar, the four of them set out and crossed the road. Li An sent a message to Xu Li.

One iced Americano, one hot Americano, one iced latte, and one hot milk.

A small round table with four people sitting around it.

Li An made a gesture of invitation: "Teacher Mu, please speak."

Mu Xin: "First, as far as the works are concerned, playing any piece of classical music is a serious violation."

"Secondly, such performance is extremely irregular and can easily give students the impression that classical piano works do not need to be rigorous."

"third--"

Li An smiled and raised his hand to interrupt, "Sorry, Mr. Mu, I have to interrupt you. My question is to ask everyone to comment on the performance just now."

Mu Xin didn't want to target a child directly, he thought Li An could understand what she meant.

"Okay," Mu Xin continued, recalling, "the right hand has a certain singing quality, but because the fourth and fifth fingers are relatively weak, the melody becomes weak when it reaches the high notes."

After a pause, he said, "The accompaniment for the left hand part is too stiff, the chord arrangement is completely wrong, and the rhythm is just OK."

"In general, it can't be called music. The left and right hands are unrelated and there is no connection at all. It seems like a work of fun."

"That's it."

The above is Mu Xin’s complete comments on what he heard as a professional piano teacher.

In fact, when she was talking about the first, second, third part at the beginning, she thought to herself whether she should not be so direct, after all, they were all Ang Lee's students.

But in the end she still said that she believed in Li An, and she believed in Sister Lin even more. Besides, she came all the way to Chengdu alone not to please anyone, but to work.

Since it is work, this is her attitude towards work, no matter what others think.

Perhaps Mu Xin considered Li Ang's feelings for a moment, but she definitely did not consider Lao Tang and Hai Tao's feelings at all.

She didn't notice that Lao Tang and Hai Tao's faces changed again and again as they listened to her speech.

Haitao: What are you doing, sister? This is the first time that four of us are discussing teaching face to face. Is it necessary to make the atmosphere like this?
Lao Tang: This, this, this, hey, hey, from the conversation with Mu Xin in the afternoon, he could feel that the other party was a straightforward girl from Northeast China, but it also depends on the occasion. Even if it is as you said, she can't be so direct.

At the same time, the two of them were worried for Mu Xin because the person being commented on was Wang Xiaohu. Who is Wang Xiaohu? He is Xu Li's son.

"It makes sense."

As the three of them were thinking about their own things, Li An nodded, "That's a very fair comment," and then took a sip of the iced Americano, "Old soup."

Lao Tang: "Overall, Wang Xiaohu is OK."

It turned out that it was played by Wang Xiaohu, and Mu Xin knew about it.

Old Tang said with a serious look, "Teacher Mu is quite objective. From a teacher's professional perspective, he has basically described the pros and cons of this performance, so I won't go into details. I think everyone here can reach a consensus on this."

After a pause, he said, "I want to talk about my opinion on this performance from another perspective. In fact, it is quite difficult to play it this way."

Haitao: Brother Tang is awesome!

Mu Xin turned to Lao Tang with a serious expression.

Lao Tang: "Teacher Mu just mentioned that Wang Xiaohu's rhythm is OK, and I agree with that. So let's analyze what he played with his left and right hands respectively."

"Chopin's Waltz in E-flat major in the right hand, and Alberti's accompaniment, which Mozart used most often, in the left hand."

"Think about it carefully, is it really that easy to play with both hands combined into one?"

"Especially when the left and right harmonies are completely in two channels, it is very awkward to play. There is no harmony to guide the progression, and it will be affected by the harmony of the original song, so you need to control your left and right hands during the performance."

"Does what I say make sense, everyone?"

Haitao: "That's true. I remember when I was practicing the third movement of the Appassionata, my fingers would get nervous as soon as I made a wrong note or the harmony in my ears changed."

Mu Xin also nodded, it was indeed true.

"But Wang Xiaohu, he plays with his two hands and they don't affect each other."

Lao Tang said truthfully, "Since it is an in-depth analysis, I would like to say that this child has excellent imagination and perception of polyphonic music. At least music of two modes, two styles and two rhythms can be presented in the simplest form under his fingers, with a stable rhythm."

"If we continue to analyze this, I believe that as long as he continues to practice diligently, his characteristics will be fully manifested when he studies fugues."

Li Ang and the other two nodded following Lao Tang's words.

"Of course, it's not good to do it this way. Teacher Mu also said it at the beginning. I personally don't agree with playing the piano this way. You can have fun, but you can't play it this way. Wang Xiaohu is in the process of learning classical music. Doing this is indeed not conducive to establishing a correct concept of the work."

“In my teaching philosophy, the process of learning classical music is also the process of learning a way of thinking.”

Ang Lee liked it.

Mu Xin liked it.

Haitao liked it.

That’s all Lao Tang wanted to say for now, “Haitao.”

Everyone's eyes fell on Haitao again.

Haitao thought for a moment and said, "I personally pay more attention to how students can perform a piece of music beautifully."

"It doesn't matter what period of music you play, as long as you play it well for me, it's fine. As for the so-called style, the three brothers and sisters are all senior performers. My views may be a little non-mainstream, please don't mind."

Lao Tang smiled: "Communication makes people progress."

Mu Xin: "Hurry up, hurry up."

Li An: “That’s a subtle way of putting it.”

Hai Tao smiled and said, "Most people believe that works from the Classical period must have a certain tone, works from the Romantic period should have a certain tone, and works from the Baroque period should have a certain tone. There are even different composers' works that require different touches."

"But why?"

"There are so many great pianists, each of them has their own school, each with their own playing style, completely ignoring what the academic circle says must be done. The only thing they have in common is that they all sound great."

"Nothing wrong."

“So when I heard Wang Xiaohu playing it just now, my first reaction was, what the hell is this? It’s too bad.”

"There's nothing to comment on. You've said everything that needs to be said. I'll just add one thing. If he changes the chords in his left hand correctly, it might not sound bad. Style is not important to me. Aren't there enough performers in our country who can interpret the style of each period to the extreme?"

“But does it really sound good when played like that?”

After a moment, "Brother, take the microphone."