My Daughter is a Music Genius

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Jo Seong-hyeon and Chae-yun were familiar with the contest and headed for the final stage.

It was the same place as in the preliminary round, so it wasn’t difficult to get there.

This time, we started a little earlier than in the preliminary round.

Unlike the preliminaries, from the finals, it was a format in which guardians and participants could watch other participants perform.

Chae-yoon wanted to hear the other children play the piano.

Jo Sung-hyeon was also curious about the level of the other children, so he and Chae-yoon decided to come out a little early and watch the stage.

“Hehe… .”

Chae-yoon smiled continuously as she moved to see if it felt good to hear other children’s performances.

Well, I just did it.

Because Chaeyoon had never heard of other children playing until now.

The only thing I had ever seen in person playing the piano was at a concert by pianist Jeong Se-yeon.

After that, I thought about going to concerts often, but I couldn’t because I didn’t have time.

As a child, you will be excited and have a lot of expectations.

“Chae Yoon-ah.”

“yes?”

“You have to shh when you go inside. know?”

“yes!”

Chae-yoon nodded in reply.

Jo Sung-hyun smiled lightly and stroked the boy’s head.

He carefully opened the door.

The door opens with a click and the sound of a piano plays.

Those who appeared to be guardians were seen sitting sporadically.

Jo Seong-hyeon took Chae-yoon’s hand and went inside, took a seat and sat down.

There were few people, so I was able to sit in a seat with a good view of the stage.

As soon as they sit down, the girl who was playing the piano gets up from her seat and nods, then leaves.

And a new boy came up on stage.

He was wearing a children’s suit, and his expressionless face was impressive.

Chae Yoon-i grabbed Seong-hyun’s finger.

He seemed to have something he wanted to say, but he couldn’t say it because he thought he had to be quiet.

Jo Sung-hyun smiled brightly at Chae-yoon, then turned his head again and looked at the stage.

The boy said hello and sat down in front of the piano.

Jo Sung-hyun looked at the stage quietly and waited for the boy to play.

Slowly, the boy places his hands on the keys.

And the playing begins.

Jo Sung-hyun and Chae-yoon were surprised at the same time.

This time, the performance that Chaeyoon had prepared, Clementi’s sonatine, came out.

Jo Sung-hyun listened to the child’s performance with interest.

What is the difference between Clementi’s sonatine, personally interpreted by him, and sonatine, interpreted by a child?

And, how is the interpretation of that boy and Chae Yoon different?

I wondered.

Follow along.

Sonata played with lightheartedness.

It was a performance that came to life very well.

Cho Sung-hyun made a muffled and low sound.

The children competing with Chae-yoon are older, up to the age of 10.

After all, no matter how old the boy who is playing now, he is only about 10 years old.

And the child was showing a fairly good performance for his age.

No, it’s a good performance that you can leave out the word ‘for your age’.

That was the difference in experience that Jo Sung-hyun spoke of.

No matter how talented Chae-yoon is, there are definitely children in this world who have the same talent as Chae-yoon.

If not to that extent, surely there are children who grew up listening to the voices of gifted children.

From when those kids were really young.

For example, let’s say you’ve been playing the piano since you were three or four years old.

The gap in the practice period was not easily filled.

It’s natural.

The other children studied for 3 years, but Chaeyoon learned 3 months.

There is a difference of more than 10 times, and if it can be easily filled, why would children learn the piano from an early age?

In Jo Seong-hyeon’s view, that boy was talented and put in enough effort.

To play like that, you can’t do it without effort.

The song is about halfway through.

Pitch, beat… Everything was as accurate as a ruler.

A performance that can be called Jeongseok.

To do that, I would have played the same song dozens of times a day, I don’t know.

… I just thought it was great.

When I glanced back at Chaeyoon, the child was also watching the stage with her mouth open.

It seems that Chaeyoon was a little shocked too.

Jo Sung-hyun was also surprised, but it was probably natural that Chae-yoon, who played the song, was surprised.

“Dad… .”

In a very low voice, Chae-yoon called Jo Sung-hyun.

Jo Sung-hyeon leaned slightly and moved closer to Chae-yoon.

“How old is he?”

the child asks

Cho Sung-hyun scratched his cheek.

“Well. Daddy doesn’t know either. Shall I ask you later?”

“yes.”

Chaeyoung nodded her head slightly.

Jo Seong-hyeon paid attention to the fact that the child had asked him about another child.

It was the first time that Chae-yoon and Young-jun showed such interest in a boy other than that.

No, it was ambiguous to express that he showed interest in Youngjun as well.

Although Young-jun approached Chae-yoon first and Chae-yoon accepted it.

Now, Chae-yoon first showed interest in the boy who had just played Clementi’s Sonatine, and agreed with Seong-hyeon Cho’s suggestion to ask him later if he had a chance.

Cho Sung-hyun was confused as to whether Chae Yoon-i was interested in other pianists as a pianist or in a different way.

‘… It was the same song, but it was very different from what Chaeyoon interpreted. I’m not even curious about it.’

Perhaps, as a pianist, he is only interested a little.

no.

It had to be.

* * *

Continuing to watch other children’s stages.

Cho Sung-hyun was able to realize two things.

once first.

Also, children are children.

And second.

The guy I saw earlier did a really good job.

Of course, it would be Jo Sung-hyun’s standard, but there weren’t many children who could perform as much as Chae-yoon than I thought.

I’ve seen five people play so far, and the boy’s performance that I saw as soon as I first arrived was the best.

Of course, the other children do well too, but it didn’t come as a fresh shock to Jo Sung-hyun, probably because the boy’s expectations were too high.

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Maybe Chaeyoon was similar, but when the other children played the piano, she sometimes blinked her eyes or was interested.

I didn’t ask or say anything to Jo Sung-hyun.

The only direct interest of the child was the boy playing Clementi’s Sonatine, whom they saw as soon as they arrived.

While I was listening to the performance while thinking about various things, someone approached me from behind.

“Cho Chae-yoon?”

“yes?”

Chae-yoon turned her head in surprise when her name was called.

Jo Sung-hyun moved his body and looked behind him.

The staff who helped Chae-yoon get on stage last time was standing there.

“I’ll go backstage now. Guardian… You can see it here, or you can go with me.”

At the employee’s words, Jo Sung-hyun looked at Chae-yoon.

like how would you like to do it.

Jo Sung-hyun knew that the child would tell him to go with him.

However, Chae-yoon said something different from what he expected.

“Papa, wait here. Chae-yoon will come.”

When asked to wait for himself, Jo Sung-hyun paused and then nodded.

“okay. Then, Dad, I will wait here and wait for you when Chaeyoon finishes playing.”

“yes.”

The child answered briefly.

Chae-yoon looked happy, but she had eyes full of excitement that came from being able to finally play.

Chae-yoon leaves with the staff.

Shortly thereafter, the child appeared on stage.

The child looked at Jo Sung-hyun once and smiled broadly.

Jo Sung-hyeon also smiled at Chae-yoon, and the child sat in front of the piano very familiarly that he had tried it once.

No, it was familiar to me, but it seemed like I was falling into the thought of wanting to play the piano right away.

Chae-yoon started playing right away.

Clementi’s Sonatine.

The song, which is also called the pronoun of sonatine, is played by the hand of a child.

Follow along.

Chae Yoon-i’s Clementi Sonatine was a little different from Jo Seong-hyun’s Clementi Sonatine.

There was a significant difference from the boy who played Clementi Sonatine earlier.

Chae-yoon was not the type to focus on the form and each note.

The child usually played while focusing on the mood and emotions of the song.

What if the boy who played Clementi Sonatine before played, paying attention to many things such as form, tempo, and pitch, and kept the atmosphere and emotions relatively low.

Chae-yoon was a performance that tried to perfectly capture the atmosphere and emotions.

In the case of Jo Sung-hyun, it’s a style that strikes a balance between them.

Clementi’s Sonatine, as he interpreted, was like that.

However, he did not force or inform Chae-yoon of his interpretation.

I was curious about how the child interprets it, and it was also because Jo Sung-hyun didn’t feel the need to touch Chae-yoon’s piano.

It’s not wrong, because I didn’t think it was the right thing to change by touching a child’s piano.

The biggest advantage of Chaeyun’s piano was that it was easy to listen to and easily immersed.

Rather than just sticking to the format, it helps to increase the immersion by playing the piano relatively freely.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that we break the form and play.

The only difference is where the child focuses.

follow.

the play is over

A small, applause followed.

Jo Sung-hyun raised his hand and clapped the loudest.

Chae-yoon looked at Jo Sung-hyun like that and laughed again.

Seeing Chaeyoon nodded and bowed her head, Jo Seonghyeon slowly got up from her seat.

It was time to pick up the child.

* * *

Pianist Jeong Se-yeon had a strange feeling while watching the piano of a child named Jo Chae-yoon.

Chae-yoon did not make any noticeable mistakes while playing.

But it wasn’t a perfect performance.

There is a difference between performing perfectly in the same four-quarter beat and performing in a way that feels even a little loose.

It’s not that I broke the format, but it’s a situation where I didn’t play that perfectly fit the format.

‘One thing is for sure… .’

It was not a performance that Professor Kim Seon-bin would like very much.

Because he liked playing that was perfectly in tune with the form.

The reason that Professor Kim Seon-bin liked such a performance was simple.

If you don’t play the piano better than Clementi, Beethoven, or Mozart, it’s best to play according to the format. Because he was a person who thought.

‘Not me.’

Pianist Jeong Se-yeon did not have such a thought.

Then, will mankind forever be only the descendants of Clementi, Beethoven, and Mozart?

Isn’t it possible to come up with a song that’s bigger than theirs only if you can perform freely outside of form and frame?

Even if the odds were very slim, Jeong Se-yeon thought it was necessary to move forward.

In Jeong Se-yeon’s mind, Jo Chae-yoon was that kind of child.

I was personally curious.

What kind of child is Chae-yoon Cho?

and finish.

“I’m going to rest for a while.”

A break was given.

Jeong Se-yeon got up from her seat.