Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 945 205. Perfect cooperation: Who fired a dud?

Five minutes passed in a flash.

Before Li Ang replied, Teacher Xiaomi felt the urge to pee.

I washed my face at the same time.

When she returned to the bedroom, she could no longer sleep.

Rather than being nervous, she was in a state of excitement at the moment.

The exam will begin in a few hours, so she shouldn't have problems like forgetting the music score.

When she thought about the situation that she really forgot the music score, her first reaction was not to care about the test results, but a scene of Ang Lee laughing at her emerged in her mind.

Humph.

Think beautiful!
Throwing the phone beside the bed, Chen Xuan went to the desk, turned on the computer and started reading the paper.
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Li An did not see Chen Xuan's message.

It’s not that she forgot the time while chatting with Ms. Xu Li and Ms. Mu Xin.

As he was talking to the two of them, the fact that Chen Xuan was going to take an exam kept flashing through his mind.

But who could have thought that Chen Xuan got up so early, taking an exam at nine in the morning and getting up at four in the middle of the night?
In addition, his cell phone was indeed not with him. When he went to open the door for Grandpa Gao just now, he forgot his cell phone on the piano next to the window.

He could have gone to find his cell phone when he wanted to send a message to Xu Li, but Xu Li was one step faster than him.

"It's not impossible for us to investigate the middle-aged and elderly market nearby."

After listening to Grandpa Gao's story, Xu Li thought of many scenes.

But Li An shook his head and said: "If conditions permit in the future, we can consider joining the online business and try it in the teaching section for adults, but there is really no need to spend this energy at the moment."

In Li An's opinion, Mr. Gao's situation is a special case and not universal.

For middle-aged and elderly friends, you can adopt the method of waiting for opportunities, just like today, but if you want to invest resources and take the initiative, it is really unnecessary.

Lee Ang continued: "If there is one instrument that is least suitable for elderly people to learn, it must be the piano."

Mu Xin was puzzled: "Isn't it a violin?"

Ang Lee: "I said it's not suitable, not the difficulty. In terms of difficulty, the violin is naturally difficult, but you can't think of middle-aged and elderly people in the same way as students learning musical instruments."

“First, what is your original intention in learning a musical instrument?”

"Let's talk about the children first."

"Part of the motivation comes from parents, maybe they want to make up for their regrets, maybe they don't want their children to lose at the starting line, or maybe it's both."

“The other part is that the child himself has some interest in music.”

“Here’s the key point, initiative.”

"You two must have experienced this scene. Ah Xin, have you ever seen students in your institution who don't know what instrument to choose?"

Mu Xin: “Too many.”

Li An: "Sister Xu, you don't need to say anything. It was you who helped Wang Xiaohu choose the piano."

Xu Li: "He didn't want to learn music at that time."

Li An: "So most children are in a passive learning state. Why are Che Lin and Xiao Bei willing to practice the piano from the beginning? The two children like the instrument first and then learn it. Most of these children can practice the piano on their own after class. It has nothing to do with gender. Let's say Wang Xiaohu knows how to work hard now. He really likes it."

"If you really like someone, you'll take the initiative."

Mu Xin suddenly smiled.

Li Anle: "What's going on?"

Mu Xin: "What if it's a secret crush?"

The three of them laughed.

Lee Ang: "You can think of secret love as a kind of true love, but true love is a verb here."

Xu Li: "Teacher Li said it well."

Mu Xin: "Teacher Li said it well."

Just then, the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs was heard.

The three of them looked and saw Lao Tang appear at the stairs.

"Sister Xu." Lao Tang greeted Xu Li first.

"What's wrong?" Li An asked.

Lao Tang: "Get a music book."

Mu Xin: "How is the master?"

Lao Tang: "I was a little unsure about the piano the first time I touched it, but my attitude was excellent. My hands have been busy since the beginning of the lesson."

Li An: "Just the right time, 55 is getting ready to leave get out of class."

Lao Tang lowered his voice and said, "This could be our first student. Can you give him a little more time?"

Li An waved his hand, and Lao Tang understood.

After Lao Tang took the music sheet upstairs, Li An continued, "That's what it means to like someone. He will be willing to play it and will actively play it."

"Being proactive is a characteristic of middle-aged and elderly people."

"Take Mr. Gao Wenchang for example. He said that he has been passing by the store every morning these days to take a look."

"When he came into the store today, he first said that he had played the harmonica, then said that he wanted his grandson to learn piano, and finally asked if we had any adult courses. He was very clear in his mind, so I just told Mu Xin that it was not really because of what I said. He already had the idea of ​​wanting to learn piano, and this idea should have been brewing for a long time. It's just that he came here today. If he went to another store, he would probably be kept."

“So people of different ages have different motivations for learning. We must keep this in mind when communicating with potential students in the early stages and cannot apply a single formula.”

"When it comes to our next enrollment, we need to get to the point, find out the motivations of parents bringing their children here, and then identify their motivations, and then we will gradually take the initiative."

The two women nodded.

Lee Ang: "Second, the scene."

“No matter how difficult the violin is, it is also portable.”

"Let's go back to the first point, motivation. Middle-aged and elderly people lack communication. Their choice of learning a musical instrument is more like choosing a new way of socializing."

"No matter how well you play, you can call your music friends, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Li, and play together every now and then in any place. You can exchange music, meet old friends, and build new friendships."

"The piano is limited here. It is not easy to carry. Besides, how much does a piano cost? How much does a Hulusi cost?"

Mu Xin: "Indeed, it is true that the piano is the least suitable instrument for middle-aged and elderly people to choose."

Li An: "Unless you really like it."

Mu Xin: “I don’t think this kind of situation happens often.”

Li An: "So I said that Mr. Gao is a special case. Unless some senior citizen university or some community platform takes the initiative to contact us and wants to cooperate, then we can expand on it."

"Then, through the scenario, let's go back to the issue of enrollment. For the same 320 yuan course, what kind of added value can we provide to students?"

Mu Xin: “Stage.”

Li An: "The stage is a place to show ourselves and our music. It is not just our own stage. We can provide students with a variety of stages, that is, a variety of scenes to show their learning."

Xu Li: “Activities.”

Li An: "Let's talk about this at the meeting tomorrow. I have already conceived a part of the activity plan for this year. Everyone can give us some suggestions tomorrow and we will improve it together."

Xu Li: "Tomorrow is Saturday, so where are they going to have class? Are they still going to have class at home?"

Li An: "I haven't asked yet. There are final exams next week. I guess I have to take a leave this week. Look, if you want to go to class, come here. Xiaohu, will you go to class tomorrow?"

Xu Li: "What I say doesn't count."

Just then Xu Li's cell phone rang. Xu Li picked up the phone and looked out the door.

Then a courier boy appeared at the door holding a medium-sized box.

One minute later. "What's this, Sister Xu?" Mu Xin asked curiously.

Xu Li came over with a box in her arms, "Coffee machine."

"Good boy," Li An stepped forward to help, "you're quick, we can have free coffee from now on."

Mu Xin: “Hahaha.”

Xu Li: "By the way, this will be paid through the company's account."

Li An: "You are in charge of finance. You can just report this to yourself in the future."

Xu Lile: "Thank you, boss."

While Xu Li and Mu Xin were studying the coffee machine, Li An felt in his trouser pocket and started looking for his cell phone.

I found the phone on the piano keyboard, picked it up and saw Chen Xuan's message, and I was immediately panicked.

Why do you get up so early?

Still nervous? You must be kidding!
Then a video came over.

It took twenty seconds for the video to respond.

When he saw Chen Xuan's cunning smile, he felt relieved at first.

"What's going on, Mr. Xiaomi? You're also a veteran player."

On the other side of the video, Chen Xuan asked Li Ang what he was doing just now.

"An old man just came."

After Ang Lee finished talking about Grandpa Gao's situation, Chen Xuan laughed out loud and said that Ang Lee didn't even let the grandpa go.

"Don't even mention uncles. Even aunties can't be spared."

After talking to Li Ang for a few words, Teacher Chen Xiaomi felt a little more relaxed.

Chen Xuan: "No more talking, you should hurry up and get busy, I plan to sleep for a while."

Li An: "Make sure the call goes through. I'll wake you up later and you can set the alarm yourself."

Chen Xuan: "Don't worry, I have set the alarm on my computer."

Li An: "Go to sleep, go to sleep, I have nothing else to do today, I'll just wait for you to finish your exam."

Chen Xuan: "No, if you have nothing to do, just find something to do. Don't put pressure on me. I already told my mom yesterday not to call me."

Li An: "Ok! Tell me when you wake up."

After saying that, Ang Lee hung up the video. It seems that Chen Xuan is in good condition, that's good.

suddenly.

[Gao Wenchang's teacher-student index increased to 34]

This? Why doesn't Lao Tang pay attention in class?

Li Anton felt something was not right, as he was planning to bring this old man to Lao Tang.

He rented a house to Mu Xin but not to Lao Tang. Although there was an item of accommodation allowance in the salary slip, Li An still felt a little guilty.

[Gao Wenchang's teacher-student index increased to 52]

wipe.
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Piano Room No. 1 on the second floor.

The more Grandpa Gao listened, the more amazing it seemed to him. It turned out that Xiao Li, no no no, Teacher Li, Master Li, was really amazing.

At first he really thought that Li Ang was a receptionist, but it turned out that he was the principal of the school and a professional performer himself.

No wonder he said those things. Thinking back now, he indeed didn't think that way. If he thought about it a little, he would realize that something was wrong. How could Li Ang be just an ordinary employee?

Grandpa Gao exclaimed, "You are all so amazing. I admire you so much."

Lao Tang smiled and said, "You are the one who deserves the most admiration."

Grandpa Gao laughed out loud: "Let's stop here today. I'll study the musical notation carefully when I get back. Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Tang."

Lao Tang: "It's not hard, you can do it. Just remember any two notes between the second line and the third line, and the rest can be deduced."

Grandpa Gao nodded: "Yes, then let's go down and talk about the issue of enrolling in classes."

Lao Tang: "Okay, come this way."

Carrying the musical score book, Lao Tang and Grandpa Gao went downstairs.

Li An had already prepared himself when he heard the voice. When he saw the two of them coming downstairs, he stepped forward and said with a smile, "How was your experience, Uncle Gao?"

Seeing Li An again, Mr. Gao couldn't call him Little Li anymore. "I learned a lot. Teacher Tang's lecture was so wonderful. Thank you Teacher Tang and Teacher Li."

Li An waved his hand: "No, just call me Xiao Li, I am also doing odd jobs for them."

Everyone laughs.

Then, Mr. Gao stopped laughing and said, "Teacher Li, let's talk about the registration issue in detail. Teacher Tang should also understand my situation."

Li An nodded: "Yeah."

Then he looked at Lao Tang, "Teacher Tang."

Everyone looked at Lao Tang, and Uncle Gao's expression was very serious.

Lao Tang: "Uncle Gao has a very good foundation, which is mainly reflected in his sense of rhythm. He can master the basic rhythm patterns and has good coordination between his hands. Uncle Gao can even play the up and down synchronous movement of doermifasol with both hands."

Mu Xin: “Wow.”

Grandpa Gao said quickly: "It's mainly because the teacher taught well."

Lao Tang: "No, no, Uncle Gao, just say whatever you want to say. You really do learn faster than I expected."

Li An took over the conversation: "Tell me about the problem."

Lao Tang: "Uncle Gao doesn't know musical notation, so we have to start from the beginning."

Li An interrupted: "We have simplified piano notation, you can skip this part."

Uncle Gao: "No, no, Mr. Li, I need to learn the musical notation. I want to learn it formally."

Li An: "It's like this, Uncle Gao. Standard refers to the sitting posture, fingering, and playing method. These things have little to do with the score itself. What I mean is that if we start directly with the simplified score, our progress can be much faster."

Grandpa Gao grinned: "I understand. It's okay to go slowly. I'm an old man with plenty of time to think about it. I just want to learn according to the musical notation."

Li An: "Okay, if that's the case."

Grandpa Gao: "According to what you just said, the sitting posture, fingering and playing methods are all included in it, plus the five-line score, how many lessons do I need to be able to play the Hawthorn Tree? And then I want Teacher Tang to teach me. I don't know if different teachers charge different fees here, but I'll find Teacher Tang anyway."

When Li An heard this, he thought that this old man was a good choice. He was also worried that the old man would ask him to teach him: "No problem, I will arrange for Teacher Tang to teach you. In addition, the tuition fee here is unified. No matter which teacher teaches whom, the unit price is 320 yuan, and mine is also 320 yuan."

You're also charging 320? Uncle Gao thought that with Li An's status, the class would charge at least 500. He didn't expect that, but even if Li Ang's class was 320, he was still willing to ask Teacher Tang to teach him. After one class, he recognized Teacher Tang very much.

Uncle Gao: "Then let's count it as class time. My son will be here soon."

Everyone: Huh?

Grandpa Gao smiled and said, “I just sent him a message.”

Li An waved his hand. What else could he say? "Teacher Tang, estimate the class time for Uncle Gao. We will come up with a course plan, and then open the piano card for Uncle Gao. This way, Uncle Gao can come to practice piano in the afternoon."

"Twelve sections is about enough."

As soon as Lao Tang opened his mouth, Li Anren was stunned.

Then a sense of awkwardness filled the air in the lobby.

Although Xu Li didn't understand the specific teaching plan, he understood every word Li Ang said just now.

So what is this, Lao Tang?