beauty winner

Chapter 21 Pathetic

Yang Jingxing has listened to "Sorrow" several times, and he likes it very much. He also secretly played it a few times, feeling very inferior.Now, with the pressure of not being able to embarrass his parents in public, he's not in the mood to continue eating.

"Sorrowful", the name is quite scary.Some people say that women can't play this piece, let alone a high school kid.Fortunately, there is also Li Yingzhen's suggestion, the famous professor!Maybe she can't play well herself, but in terms of understanding of the music itself and performance requirements, it is definitely worthy of her reputation.

While Yang Jingxing was still reading the score, the musician from the coffee shop came. A man in his thirties was very polite: "Hello, may I ask who is going to play the piano... "Pathetic"! Is it you?" He looked With Yang Jingxing.

Li Yingzhen was still worried: "How is your piano? Is it in tune?"

"Oh, don't worry, there's no problem." The musician looked at Yang Jingxing, a little embarrassed: "Can you change the song? We also have the score." Everyone came here to enjoy the quiet and leisurely afternoon, and suddenly this kind of music came, It's too out of tune.

Li Yingzhen stood up and introduced herself: "I am Li Yingzhen from Puhai Conservatory of Music, and this is my student." As soon as you play the piano, you must have heard of me.

The luthier hurriedly stretched out his hands to welcome Li Yingzhen: "Mr. Li, Mr. Li, I have listened to your public lectures for more than ten years... I'm sorry, my eyesight..."

So 10 minutes later, Yang Jingxing sat down in front of the piano in the coffee shop.Li Yingzhen and the others also changed seats, not only to hear clearly, but also to see clearly.Hu Yiqing was arranged by Li Yingzhen to turn Yang Jingxing's score.

Li Yingzhen was actually a little miscalculated. He thought that Yang Jingxing's parents should have musical appreciation, so he took the risk to choose the first movement of pathos, which is technically difficult and emotionally more difficult, so that Yang Jingxing can fully express his talent and emotion. comprehension.But Yang Chengyi and Xiao Shuxia are both laymen, so it is probably difficult to feel anything from their son's performance.

Yang Jingxing sat on the piano for 2 minutes before raising his hand, and the first key hit the hearts of Yang Chengyi and Xiao Shuxia.

In the eyes of parents, Yang Jingxing has always been the Yang Jingxing who has been restless since he was a child, has weird ideas, is not bad but hates, one day he will go to the nursing home to see the elderly, and the next day he will fight with his classmates and make trouble. I don't know what he wants to do.

Now, Yang Jingxing was sitting in front of the piano, his expression was a bit calm and indifferent.

After Yang Jingxing finished playing the first few bars, Li Yingzhen began to be the commentator: "Listen to this emotion. Regardless of your young age, you have a strong ability to understand music emotions."

Yang Chengyi and Xiao Shuxia didn't seem to hear, they looked at their son without blinking.

After the introduction of the music ended, the exciting theme began to appear quickly.Hearing the highlights, Li Yingzhen was a little excited: "That's it, the decomposition of octaves with the left hand is very difficult. A student of mine practiced day and night for more than a month, and everyone cried. I haven't played it for the first time. Well done."

Yang Chengyi and Xiao Shuxia still didn't hear it, even the luthier who was waiting aside, stared blankly at Yang Jingxing.

In fact, Yang Jingxing has only played it a few times. After all, his understanding of piano and music is still limited. From a professional point of view, his playing still has many shortcomings, even mistakes.But there were not so many picky ears at the scene, and the melody and emotional power of the music itself were attractive enough, so after Yang Jingxing played to the climax of the presentation department, many people in the coffee shop looked up at him.

Li Yingzhen didn't give an explanation, and just listened to Yang Jingxing's playing, so she could criticize later.

The strong emotions in the latter part of the music made Yang Jingxing's playing make people tremble slightly. This is not his usual typhoon, it may be because of nervousness.

After the ** minutes of music ended, Yang Jingxing didn't immediately stand up and return to his seat, but continued to sit there, looking at the keyboard, as if he was waiting for applause.

The luthier applauded first, and then there were crackling sounds all around.

But Yang Jingxing was still sitting.Hu Yiqing bent down slightly, approached Yang Jingxing and whispered, "Why don't you take the piano department exam."

Yang Jingxing raised his head: "You have to support me!"

When Yang Jingxing didn't come back, Li Yingzhen praised their son to Yang Chengyi and his wife: "No matter how many people have practiced for ten or eight years, they may not have this level. This is talent. But composing, I will give him a motivation material now. , what can he write?" She couldn't make sense anymore.

After Yang Jingxing and Hu Yiqing came back, Yang Chengyi said to his son: "It doesn't matter if you learn piano or compose, it's all about music. Professor Li must be doing it for your own good. You have to think about it yourself."

Yang Jingxing said to Li Yingzhen deeply: "Professor Li, thank you... But when I just played the piano, I decided that I must study composition."

Li Yingzhen was stunned.The others were also quite embarrassed. A well-known old professor spent so much thought and enthusiasm, and all his good intentions were exchanged for the rejection of a little brat.

Yang Jingxing continued: "More than a month ago, I didn't understand anything. It was Mr. Hu who didn't dislike me and allowed me to take the first step. Then you opened my horizons. Not only the piano, but you actually taught me The feeling and experience of music has a deeper influence on me, and it makes me want to learn to compose. Special thanks to you, and thank you, Teacher Zhang. I will not let you down, so I will definitely work hard on the road of music.”

Hey, could it be that he just played a piece of music that made Yang Jingxing feel and think about life again?He has grown up all of a sudden!Hu Yiqing, who was compared with Li Yingzhen, was quite embarrassed and lowered her head.

Li Yingzhen is still not reconciled: "On the piano, you can go further and better, and it is easy for you."

Yang Jingxing said: "But I think learning to compose can help me understand and feel music better, so I won't give up."

Yang Chengyi patted his son on the shoulder and said to Li Yingzhen: "Professor Li, I'm really sorry to waste your kindness." Then he said to Yang Jingxing: "But you have to remember that Professor Li will always be your teacher."

Li Yingzhen sighed: "Actually, composing, all you can learn in school are theoretical and conceptual things... It's good for you to have this ambition, but it's a pity that you don't specialize in piano."

Yang Jingxing changed back again: "I'm sure I will be a pianist, and a composer, I hope."

A few people chatted, Xiao Shuxia saw the needle and asked Li Yingzhen: "Professor Li, how old are your children?"

Li Yingzhen said: "My son is already 28..."

After chatting about homework for a while, Li Yingzhen said to Yang Jingxing: "Since you have decided to take the composition department exam, you must start preparing well. You must pass the exam, otherwise you won't be called my student in the future."

Yang Jingxing made a vow.Then Xiao Shuxia consulted about related matters, when will the exam be, should I move around.

Li Yingzhen said: "Our school is very strict. But you can ask Director He of the Composition Department to come out and have a chat and let him see this student...but it's still too early."

Yang Chengyi taught his son: "You must rely on your own ability to do anything."

It was past six o'clock when the five people came out of NO.18, and of course they wanted to invite the teacher to dinner.It was Xiao Shuxia's decision to eat seafood.

After eating and drinking, Li Yingzhen told Yang Jingxing not to interrupt her piano lesson until next year's exam.All three members of the Yang family thanked Li Yingzhen for her generosity.

After sending off Li Yingzhen and Hu Yiqing who was not to be sent off, it was already 08:30 in the evening.Yang Chengyi looked at his son who had grown up suddenly, and asked, "Is it really decided?"

Yang Jingxing nodded.

Xiao Shuxia looked at Yang Jingxing lovingly, and said, "Then don't be enthusiastic for three days, it's time to grow up."

After chatting with his parents for a while, Yang Jingxing wanted to go back to school and refused to stay in a hotel.But Xiao Shuxia felt that her ideal could not be achieved overnight, so she had to ask Yang Jingxing to go shopping with her tomorrow.

"Bring the piano back, and you will play it for me every day." Xiao Shuxia had a new topic among relatives and friends.

On the [-]rd, Yang Jingxing went to buy a piano with his parents.The piano store recommended by Li Yingzhen can be said to be the best in Puhai. They have Yamaha, Piaget, and Husme, and they also represent Steinway.

Of course, let Yang Jingxing choose by himself.Under the guidance of the clerk, he tried ten pianos, including vertical ones, big triangles and small triangles.This thing is really worth every penny. The keyboard sensitivity, resilience, and tone of the Steinway grand piano with over a million dollars are several grades higher than the Yamaha that Yang Jingxing plays every day.

Considering that the windows and stairs at home are a big problem for lifting the piano, Yang Jingxing finally chose a Yamaha upright piano, which costs a little more than 5 yuan, but the tone and touch are not bad.

Even Yang Chengyi could hear the difference in tone between these big guys and small things, so he warned his son: "Think about it, don't say it's bad when you go back."

Xiao Shuxia also felt quite humiliated, and after going around for a while, she finally chose low-end products, which was not in her character.And just now the clerk praised Yang Jingxing how many times, saying that his skills can only be shown by a good piano, so he asked Yang Jingxing to choose a big one.

Yang Jingxing said that he had made up his mind, and when he became a pianist in the future, there would be plenty of good piano players.

After handling the shipment of the piano, Yang Jingxing accompanied his parents to the audio store and asked Xiao Shuxia to buy a lot of classical music and piano album CDs.By the way, I took two copies of Kunqu Opera.

During dinner, Yang Chengyi joked about his son: "Come on, let's make a toast as a family, and wish your dreams come true."

Xiao Shuxia asked: "When you were practicing piano at school, did any of your classmates watch it?"

On the fourth, Yang Chengyi and his wife returned to Jiuchun.There are still three days of vacation, Yang Jingxing spends half of his time practicing the piano, and half of his time learning harmony and arrangement, and reworking his "Until the End of the World".He rewrote the manuscript three times. Compared with the first time, the final result was more complicated in some places, and simpler in some places, but the overall result was much fuller.

His score is quite difficult for ordinary people to read. The left hand has many long spans and double notes, and the right hand takes care of both melody and chords. Each part must be clear to have any effect.

Yang Jingxing played it again and again by himself and tried many expression methods, but the overall feeling has become a tender version of "Until the End of the World". mood.In the end, Yang Jingxing simply made the mistake, changed the rhythm and tempo, and then made full use of the pedals, which can be regarded as achieving an unexpected effect.

The first listener was Liu Miao and Xia Xue again, who called on the night of the [-]th.Yang Jingxing also told the two girls the good news that his family had bought a piano.

Liu Miao said: "Then you have to come back early, I'm embarrassed to go to your house during the Chinese New Year."

Xia Xue expressed her support: "I still have to go back to my hometown to pay New Year's greetings."

On the evening of the 11th, the shift meeting and the timetable for the sports meeting were announced.The No.12 World Sports Meeting of Shangpu School High School will last for five days, from No.[-] to No.[-].The men's shot put in the senior three group was arranged on the afternoon of the [-]th. Yang Jingxing did not practice, and he could be lazy for many days.

On the morning of the [-]th, the opening ceremony of the sports meeting was held in the main sports field of the school.The entrance ceremony requires the class to be neatly dressed. In the third and third classes of senior high school, the boys have stand-up collars, the girls wear skirts and small suits, and Jiang Qing leads the team.

The third and third high school teams introduced by the broadcast are very strong.Shao Lei was the champion of the men's 50m and 100m freestyle breaststroke, the women's 100m runner-up, the women's chess runner-up, the women's badminton doubles champion... Of course, there is also Yang Jingxing's men's shot put champion, His best grades are almost catching up with the school record.

It's a pity that Yang Jingxing couldn't do well, he wasn't in the team at this time, and went to the Conservatory of Music to practice piano with Hu Yiqing early in the morning.

"I just came, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Zhang Chujia, who came back from the trip, was full of spring breeze, "I haven't seen you for a few days, let's see how wonderful you are."

Yang Jingxing handed over the gift.Zhang Chujia immediately opened it, and exclaimed after seeing the brand: "Did you buy it?"

"I don't have any money, my parents'."

Zhang Chujia carefully folded and wrapped the silk scarf again, and said to Yang Jingxing, "Professor Li is angry with you."

Yang Jingxing asked for advice: "Then what should I do?"

Zhang Chujia said: "Practice."

It was said that Li Yingzhen was angry, but she arrived at ten o'clock, and brought a middle-aged man in his early 40s, who looked gentle but half bald.Zhang Chujia knew this person: "Professor He, hello."

Li Yingzhen called Yang Jingxing who had already greeted him respectfully: "Yang Jingxing, this is what Director He, Professor He of our school's composition department, told you."

Yang Jingxing bowed ninety degrees: "Hello, Professor He."

Professor He looked Yang Jingxing up and down, and smiled: "Sit down, let's play a piece first."

Li Yingzhen asked Yang Jingxing to play "Sorrow", and she couldn't play the others, so she asked, "Didn't you bring the score!"

Yang Jingxing said, "I remember."

Yang Jingxing played it again, and the one who reacted the most was Zhang Chujia. She simply couldn't accept it. There must be a limit to the weirdness, okay?She walked to the door and sat down in two big strides, looking at Yang Jingxing with unfriendly eyes.

Professor He nodded and annoyed Yang Jingxing again: "Why don't you take the piano department with such good qualifications?"

Yang Jingxing flattered him and said, "Because Professor Li is already my teacher."

The two professors both smiled, not fussing with the children.Professor He asked again: "Have you ever written something yourself? It doesn't have to be written down, just a little melody that came to mind."

Yang Jingxing was sitting upright in front of the piano, with his hands on his lap, and said to Professor He: "One night when I was practicing the piano, it suddenly rained, light rain, and I felt that after the rain it was quieter than before it rained, so it was a mess. ' Played for a while."

Professor He was very interested: "You play and watch."

It is indeed a very quiet and gentle piece of music, less than half a minute.It belongs to the kind of very common and ordinary tunes, as long as anyone with a little theoretical foundation can play it, it can be used for commercial soundtracks and so on. Most people don't pay attention when they listen to it, and forget it after hearing it.

Professor He was not picky, and nodded: "The feeling is right... Let's take the first half as the theme. Using this motivation, if you are asked to write a piano sketch, how would you write it?"

Yang Jingxing thought for a while and said, "I will use the structure of variations."

Professor He nodded, and also helped to point out: "Well, what about the mode?"

Yang Jingxing raised his head: "Let's drop e, Andante, four-two beat."

Professor He stood up, walked to the piano, and played impromptuly with one hand, taking a piece from Yang Jingxing's previous jokes as a variation on the theme.An expert is an expert after all, just reach out and come.After playing, he said to Yang Jingxing: "That's the taste, do you think it's what you want to express? Andante is right." He was a little unhappy.

Oh, if I had known it earlier, I wouldn't have pretended to understand. Yang Jingxing acted like he was doing a multiple-choice question: "Four and four are better, let's say A minor."

Professor He said, "Play it yourself."

After changing the tune and time, Yang Jingxing played it again according to Professor He's variation method.Hey, it feels different.The two professors exchanged glances. Earlier, Li Yingzhen meant that Yang Jingxing didn't know anything about composing. Now it seems that he knows a thing or two.

Professor He didn't praise Yang Jingxing either, saying: "If you have time, make it completely. It's best to use free variations at the end. Show me when you're done. My office is upstairs from Professor Li."

Yang Jingxing nodded: "Okay, thank you Professor He."

"That won't delay you, practice the piano well." Professor He said goodbye.

Li Yingzhen told Yang Jingxing, a layman, about Professor He's background.He has composed music for many movies, and written many themes for national festivals and celebrations. He has won many awards at home and abroad, such as the famous He Hongchui.

Yang Jingxing is very honored, he has already met so many great people, it seems that the first step on the road of music is going well.

However, under Li Yingzhen's supervision, Yang Jingxing, who had just finished playing the sad song, had to go back to the etude.Starting today) 9, anyway, Li Yingzhen is not afraid that Yang Jingxing will run away after finishing his studies.

Li Yingzhen didn't take care of Zhang Chujia's emotions, and said to her: "He uses the pedals here better than you."

Zhang Chujia quit, went to pull Yang Jingxing down, and wanted to play the piano with him.Yang Jingxing listened seriously, following him up he absorbed Zhang Chujia's strengths.

Li Yingzhen said: "You two can learn from each other and promote each other."

Zhang Chujia was stunned, when did he degenerate to this level.