Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 942 202. Xiao Sai and Xiao Xiao Sai, the hard-working teachers of Sigang!
I know the teacher has been working hard these past two days.

In order to let the teacher have a hot meal when he comes back tonight, Xiaoche started preparing it when he got home from school at noon.

The timing was just right, the egg soup was out of the pot and the teacher came back.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Two dishes, one soup and two bowls of rice make people very appetizing just by looking at them.

"It's not hard, teacher, is it okay?"

"Let's eat, what are you waiting for?"

"Oh, okay."

Xiaoche saw the teacher answer the phone as soon as he came in, and thought that the teacher still had some work to deal with.

The teacher and student washed their hands, sat down and started eating!
The next day, the exam story tea party also began.

Xiaoche was very happy to know that all the brothers and sisters had a smooth day.

Oh, it would have been perfect if Brother Zhao Weida had also completed the piece successfully yesterday.

"Well, he did well. Interruptions due to forgetting the score in the exam room can cause serious accidents. Most candidates can't continue playing. At least Zhao Weida continued at the end, which is already very good. Just imagine what would have happened if he didn't continue?"

Xiao Che thought about it and said, "Teacher, why can't the art exam also record a video like some piano competitions?"

Li An: "Art exams and competitions are two different things, well, let's put it this way."

"Even if you win the competition, you can only get a gold medal certificate, and 99% of the gold medal certificates do not allow you to enter a regular university without taking an entrance exam."

"You don't have to get the top score in the art exam. You only need to get a score in the top 40% to have a good chance of getting an admission letter from a regular university."

"So you're saying that a gold medal has the same weight as an admission letter from a regular university?"

"Recording a video is equivalent to playing in the piano room, while taking the art exam is equivalent to playing on the stage. Are they the same?"

Xiaoche understood: "Then teacher, if a person wins the gold medal in the Chopin Competition, can she go to a regular university with the medal?"

Li An laughed: "Of course he can go and be a teacher."

Xiaoche: “Ah?!”

Li An: "Only if he is willing."

Car: “Wow”

Ang Lee: "The Chopin Competition is a big deal. If you win this award, you are recognized as a world-class performer."

Xiaoche: "Teacher, did you see the circle of friends that Tang Xiaoxing posted today?"

Li An: "I saw it. I was just about to say that she said she has started preparing for the next competition. If she can win the gold medal then, she will be a world-class performer."

Xiaoche: “Fifteen years old!”

Li An: "That's right. She doesn't even need to win the gold medal. Her entry into the third round is enough to gain a place in the international piano world."

Xiaoche: "There are still two and a half years to prepare. Xiaoxing can definitely do it."

Li An smiled and didn't respond. No one dared to say this. When the results came out, the result would be clear.

"In fact, the tradition of video selection started with the Xiao competition. Every time the organizing committee of the competition selects contestants who can enter the offline competition from hundreds of videos from all over the world."

Xiaoche: "It sounds very convenient."

Li An: "Yes, many competitions followed this model later. This really simplified the process, greatly reduced the cost of organizing competitions, and helped promote exchanges between players from different regions."

"That's what Xiao Xiao Competition is all about. You'll be competing against outstanding peers from all over the country."

Xiaoche clasped his face: "I haven't submitted the video yet."

Li Anle: "You don't even have this much confidence."

Xiao Che smiled innocently: "Yes, but I haven't recorded the video yet, so I feel uneasy."

Li An: "So you see, we can record the video as many times as we want, until you feel at ease. If the art exam is also like this, it is unreasonable. Just like taking a final exam, the results and the ranking will naturally come out. No one can say that if I take the exam again, I will do this or that. Everyone only has one chance, it is fair."

Xiaoche: "Teacher, I understand."

Li An: "Of course, there may be situations like video exams in the future. Just like your brother Yang Shuangyu wants to take the Rongyuan entrance exam, he has to take an overnight train to a test center outside the province that has Rongyuan admissions to take the exam. If an online exam room can be opened in the future, he can complete the exam at home."

Li An also felt that the current art examination model was indeed a bit outdated. It had been more than ten years, and students were still running back and forth between various examination centers.

It wastes time and resources.

But this was not what he was considering.

"teacher."

"Ok?"

Xiao Che put down his chopsticks and said, "Will I meet many powerful classmates by then?"

Li An: "Yes, this competition is different from the Xinhai Cup. The contestants who can be selected from the video must be very talented. Take He Jiarui for example. You two are in the same group. Although I have never heard him play the piano, I can feel that his level is definitely not inferior to Liu Ziqian."

Xiaoche: “That’s quite impressive.”

Li An: “Are you stressed?”

Car: "No."

Li An: "I guess you don't either. You may meet a stronger one later. Don't think too much. Just play it as you should."

Car: "Yeah."

Li An: "Eat quickly."

Xiao Che picked up the chopsticks and said, "Teacher, I asked you if there will be many talented students not because I am afraid, but because I am curious about what they will play in the last song of their choice."

Li An: "There is something behind this."

Xiao Che quickly picked up a piece of meat for the teacher, "Teacher, eat more meat."

Li An smiled and said, "It's almost time. Let's watch this Bach piece after you finish your final exam. I think you should be almost ready."

Car: "Hey."

The car was indeed a little impatient, especially after returning from Guangzhou.

After playing Beethoven's sonata at the Xinghai Concert Hall that day, she found herself having an inexplicable desire for the big stage.

She didn't know whether she wanted to play for the audience around her or simply enjoy the feeling of sitting there.

But one thing she was sure of was that the feeling of sitting there and playing was completely different from practicing the piano in private.

She likes that feeling.

After dinner, Xiaoche went back to the house to do his homework, and Li An went to the study to practice the piano.

When he played various clips of Ero II again, his feelings were completely different from before.

It was as if he had truly mastered the piece, and the rest was left to the audience and critics to judge.

The fact that two parents from Shipo Primary School came to the store to inquire reminded him that their store was already open.

The store needs a front desk staff. Xu Li can take on the job temporarily, but it is not a long-term solution. They still need to hire a professional receptionist and also a cleaning staff.

"Just take care of the recruiting. I'm not good at this."

After sending a message to Xu Li, Li An tidied up the study and went to heat milk for Xiao Che.
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The next morning, Xiaoche went out with cat food and water.

When she found Xiaobai's door, she was surprised to find that there was no cat food in the bowl, but only half of the water was left.

Xiaobai is a big eater, even more than Bawan.

In the past two days, she has come twice a day on average, and each time she fills the food bowl. Yesterday afternoon, when she came back from school, she brought three handfuls of cat food.

"Eat well."

After filling the cat food box again, the cart waved at the empty cat bed, then turned around and walked quickly towards the campus gate.

About ten minutes later, two cats appeared stealthily in the bushes.

One looks cautious, while the other looks smart.
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Xiaoche went to school and Li An didn't sleep in.

Even though he was able to sleep in today.

At 7:30, Li An went downstairs with two bags of garbage and took a taxi. He had at least three ways to save money and arrive at piano classroom No. 4 before 8 o'clock, but today he was willful.

He had to search for Piano Classroom No. 4 at the destination. He wanted to take a look at the driver accepting the order and feel the system prompting him to go to Piano Classroom No. 4.

Nothing else, just one word: awesome!

Today is also the first day that Principal Li officially takes office.

On the way, he imagined a scene in his mind as he walked to the closed door and opened the store door with the remote control key.

When he entered the room, he would look around before going in.

There was no need to turn on the lights during the day, so he opened all the windows on the first floor, then turned on the computer at the front desk and played a song -

Well, what song should I play? Today it seems appropriate to play Rachmaninoff's Prelude in G minor.

Definitely the version played by Horowitz.

Then a stirring prelude sounded in the lobby on the first floor, and he went to the second floor to check whether there was any piano room with its lid off.

He had to go in and close the piano lid.

Well, it’s this feeling of having a mission.

not easy.

It’s really not easy.

Piano Classroom No. 4 was finally established.

"what's the situation?"

Before getting out of the car, Li An's face was about to hit the car window! !

The security door was open and the lights on the second floor stage were on.
Not really.

Li Anxin asked, "Didn't you two sleep very late last night? How come you can get up so early?"

It was already half past one last night when Li An and Chen Xuan finished their video chat, but the Sigang group was still as lively as it was noon.

"Thank you."

He quickly got out of the car and hurried into the store, but was suddenly caught off guard by the noise coming from the second floor.

He didn't have the heart to play Horowitz's Prelude in G Minor anymore. He immediately crouched down and went upstairs quietly.

Hiding at the entrance of the stairs and not going up, he observed carefully for a while.

In front of the piano on the stage, Mu Xin and Lao Tang worked in perfect harmony.

But the question is, didn’t you decide to play K488? Why did you change to K521 overnight?
But it's really good.

After all, he is Sigang’s teacher, so his level is extraordinary.

Hahaha.

From this angle, Mu Xin really looks like a little kid, and Lao Tang, who is sitting next to him, looks like a bad uncle with a big boiled egg on his head.

Although he looks like a bad uncle, Lao Tang's playing is very considerate of Mu Xin, and he is completely willing to be a supporting role.

But this doesn't seem to be a good idea.

Just then, “No, no.”

Mu Xin suddenly stopped and complained, "Why don't you play it? It's impossible to play it like this."

Ahaha, what's going on? Is there a conflict? Li Ang grinned and bent his waist even lower.

Lao Tang just smiled helplessly, "Okay, okay, I got it. Let's try again. I promise there will be no problem this time."

Mu Xin refused. She realized that the problem might not be here. "Do you want to play one? If you want to play one, tell me. I wanted you to play one anyway. You play one this time."

Without waiting for Lao Tang to explain, Mu Xin stood up from the piano and gave up the seat on the right. "Hurry up, hurry up, give it a try."

Lao Tang thought to himself, I am just taking your speed into consideration. You are sight-reading but I have played it before, sister!

Seeing this, he had no other options. "Then let me try."

Not to mention, as soon as Lao Tang took over the performance, the outline of the melody immediately sounded a lot clearer.

As soon as Ang Lee heard Lao Tang, he practiced it.

Although Mu Xin's second part doesn't sound very proficient, he has a good grasp of the rhythm and timing.
More proactive than Lao Tang.

It seems that Lao Tang is more suitable for playing the guitar.

After playing for about thirty bars, Mu Xin stopped again and said, "It has been happily decided. You play one!"

Lao Tang sighed, "I really want to play the second one."

Just then, "Please stop arguing."

The two turned around in horror when they heard this!

"when did you come!"

Lao Tang was really scared, especially when he was concentrating on playing the piano, a pair of eyes suddenly appeared behind him without him knowing.

"Good morning, Ange."

"Good morning, Xin." Li An looked down at the time. "I've been here for about five minutes. How did you two sleep last night?"

Lao Tang: “?”

"Sorry," Li An realized that his expression was a little inappropriate after he said that. "When I went to bed yesterday, you were still talking in the group. It was almost two o'clock at that time. You two were unexpectedly able to get up so early."

Mu Xin laughed: "We have to hurry up."

Lao Tang said, "We had originally decided on K448, but at the last minute we decided to use the first movement of K521. She is not very familiar with this piece, so we came here early in the morning. The plan is to try to finish the piece today."

Ang Lee: "This piece is indeed better than the live performance of 448. Just play the first one. I think you are really not good enough for the second one."

Mu Xin: “That’s right!”

Lao Tang curled his lips and said, "Okay, I'll play it. How do you like it?"

Li An: "What can you tell from this? You haven't practiced yet. Just be careful with your pedal. I heard you stepped a little too deep. When we finished just now, Xin didn't dare to push hard."

Mu Xin gave a thumbs up: "Ange Qiang."

Lao Tang was surprised: "Is it true? I think I stepped on it very lightly."

Mu Xin nodded: "It is indeed a bit heavy."

Ang Lee: "Old Tang and I play things with strong colors. We are used to playing solos. It was the same when Chen Xuan and I recorded the duet. I didn't think I pressed the pedal too hard, and I argued with her. But when I listened to the recording, I realized that I was not very good at it."

Lao Tang: "You've gained weight."

Li An: "Yes, so it is really too difficult to play this four-hand piano piece well. Most people can't do it at all. Otherwise, why would I let you two play it?"

Mu Xin: "Tsk tsk, Brother An, you are really good at talking."

Li An smiled and said, "Really? Only the two of you can complete this task together."

"Hey, that's enough," Lao Tang stood up, picked up the soy milk on the ground and took a sip, "Why don't you take a good rest today?"

"Why rest?" Li An sighed, "I'd better be busy today."

Lao Tangle: "Are you wishing you were the one taking the exam?"

Li An: "Yeah, although I think there should be no problem, I still can't help but worry."

Mu Xin shook his head left and right, "What are you talking about?"

Lao Tang: "Didn't I tell you that An Ge's girlfriend is going to take the professional exam soon?"

Mu Xin: "Oh, the Stowe Conservatory of Music, Teacher Chen, is the exam today?"

Li An: "Yeah, there are still seven hours left."

Mu Xin: "Are the French master's exams also based on professional cycles?"

Li An: "No, no, the process is similar to undergraduate studies, with two rounds, a preliminary exam and a re-examination. The preliminary exam requires submission of a video and a re-examination on site. However, there is one more part in her interview stage, which is to talk about the topic of her master's thesis."

Mu Xin: "I see. Then there will be no problem for Teacher Chen."