Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1099 359. New home, new understanding! A daily routine for a professional pianist

The next morning, the father and son were waiting at 2201 before eight o'clock.

In addition to installing windows today, we also need to install the central air conditioning outdoor unit.

Both jobs require large-scale high-altitude operations, and Ang Lee couldn't concentrate on practicing the piano at home.

At 8:15, Lao Zhao called and said that the truck carrying the windows had arrived at the basement.

"Dad, I'm going down first."

The biggest problem now is whether the largest glass in the living room can fit into the elevator.

If you can get into the elevator, that's fine. If not, you have to use a special crane.

Of course, Ang Lee hopes to take the elevator. Using a crane would not only incur additional expenses, but would also pose greater safety risks.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Six movers worked in front of the elevator for nearly half an hour, but in the end they were just two centimeters short.

If the glass in the living room was two centimeters shorter, we could go up in the elevator.

"Then use a crane."

Ang Lee was mentally prepared for this, because Lao Zhao and the master in charge of measuring the windows had mentioned this when they were designing the glass.

But it was just ten centimeters short, so when he learned that there was a crane plan, Ang Lee decided to go for a bigger one.

Of course, we can’t say that we are reaping what we sow, we can only say that we hope everything goes well.

As the crane came, six workers carried the remaining glass and window frames upstairs one after another.

At nine o'clock, the air conditioner installer also arrived at the scene.

Under the coordination of Lao Zhao and Lao Ma, a construction plan was quickly decided.

The windows of the master bedroom and the second bedroom are installed on the south side first, and the air-conditioning outdoor unit is installed on the north side.

"Teacher Li, do you have any other questions?"

"No problem, thank you all for your hard work, and please be sure to pay attention to safety."

At Ang Lee's command, construction began simultaneously in the north and south.

In the blink of an eye, an hour and a half passed, but apart from the mess in the house, there seemed to be no other progress.

There are two sets of window frames, and the holes for the air conditioner outdoor unit are just drilled in the right position.

It's already eleven o'clock, and I can't work until twelve o'clock.

"Brother Zhao, can you finish the installation today?"

"no problem."

As the two were talking, Lao Ma came over and said, "We can hang the window now."

The process of hanging the window is indeed a bit thrilling. The crane is only responsible for sending it upwards, and the control of the direction depends entirely on a row of workers crowded on the balcony.

Several times Ang Lee couldn't help but call for a stop.

Although the two masters who were closest to the balcony extension were wearing double safety belts, they still felt like they were about to be suspended in the air.

This is really not a job for human beings. Li Ang has no other intentions, he just thinks it is too dangerous.

No near misses.

After a long twenty minutes, the masters finally managed to drag the glass into the living room from a high altitude.

In the end, Lao Li stepped forward to lend a hand, but was stopped by Lao Zhao.

After placing the window steadily on the west wall of the living room, the two young men sat down on the spot, unbuckled their seat belts and began to breathe heavily.

"call--"

Seeing this, both father and son breathed a sigh of relief.

The most difficult task today has been completed.

"The work will be easier this afternoon." Lao Zhao passed out cigarettes to the masters. "Teacher Li, you and uncle don't need to come over this afternoon. Lao Ma and I can just watch over here."

Li An: "I won't be here this afternoon. My dad will do whatever he wants. You don't have to worry about it."

Then he took out his phone and said, "It's time for lunch. I'll order lunch for the chefs."

Lao Ma: "Thank you, Mr. Li. We can just go out for dinner."

Li An: "It's okay, it's okay."

I'm not being generous, Ang Lee just thinks these masters work so hard.

Especially among the three old masters, two of them are older than Comrade Lao Li.

I have to go to Shu Ren in the afternoon, so there is nothing Li Ang can do even if he wants to keep an eye on him.

Yeah.

Just wait until the afternoon to come back for inspection.
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At noon, Xiaoche and I had a bowl of noodles at the door, and then Li Ang went to Shu Ren with the music score.

There are still three hours before the afternoon class, and I can still practice the piano for three hours.

Zhou Tian was about to show it to Lao Wei, and Ang Lee's third movement was not quite ready yet.

Although he has been busy with live broadcasts recently, Li Ang has no time to miss practicing the piano.

Rather than saying that the third movement is not yet quite mature, it is better to say that it still needs final improvement.

The frequent changes in tonality in the third movement mean that the harmonic changes and timbre transitions need to be controlled more precisely.

This is also the most troublesome part of dealing with the third movement, which requires further design of fingering.

It is one thing to give lectures and share in a live broadcast room, and it is another thing to do it in reality.

Many friends in the live broadcast room regarded the 299 he uploaded on Bilibili as an absolute model of fingering.

In fact, Ang Lee knew very well that most netizens came to this view simply because he played fast and used transposition that seemed quite showy.

But if he had not played it at the original tempo or transposed it, would you still consider his recording of 299 to be a model?
The answer is undoubtedly no.

Through yesterday's live broadcast and summarizing netizens' questions, Li An received feedback that most netizens, including a considerable number of professional learners, still believe that "speed is king" when it comes to piano skills.

Whoever plays faster is right, and any fast playing that can make people sound adrenaline-pumping is a high-level skill.

Just like the 740 bars of 49 that Bajian and Mu Xin competed against each other last night. If Mu Xin had not played it at a faster speed than Bajian, it would be hard to say whether some netizens would think that Bajian was stronger than Mu Xin.

There are a few who can figure out the tricks the two of them are hiding under the speed.

Of course, what happened last night was just a small episode in the live broadcast room, but it also indirectly reflects the psychological needs of some of the current listeners.

You have to listen with pleasure and enjoyment.

So if the live broadcast room is replaced with a larger stage, wouldn’t there be a considerable number of viewers who would prefer to hear performances that can bring sensory stimulation?

For example, how to perform Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto in G major on the stage of the National Grand Theater, so that the audience can enjoy it and remember the piano soloist.

The problem seems to have returned to the same wavering questions that Ang Lee was facing before preparing for the Brahms birthday concert.

Whether to choose to cater to the masses or to stick to your own expression.

At that time, Ang Lee was tormented by this problem.

But now he won't worry about it anymore.

The audience must be catered to, especially after the performance of Bo Er, Ang Lee became more certain that the audience's preferences are something you must consider.

Just like what Liang Shan asked him in the interview, "Do you think you are a professional pianist now?"

What is a professional pianist?
Professional pianists can only exist on the commercial stage.

The commercial stage is constructed by the audience and the performers together.

Therefore, considering the needs of the audience is something that a professional performer must pay attention to.

Of course, this does not mean that professional performers have no choice but to cater to the audience.

Skilled professional performers know how to flexibly adjust between different repertoires and different commercial stages.

Commemorative theme concerts like the Brahms Birthday Concert require performers to restore and interpret the composer himself more.

Some of the pure ticket-buying audience come for Brahms, and they need to hear Brahms more, so the proportion of the performer himself will be reduced.

Ang Lee did not consider these things at the time. He later summarized them through communication with the bigwigs.

It can only be said that he was lucky, as he accidentally touched many audiences by deconstructing another side of Brahms.

When he later listened to the performance again, Ang Lee felt that the colors were a little gray.

However, this gray tone fits the tone of the memorial service.

This performance at the Grand Theater is part of a large-scale music season.

It is similar to the Chengdu Summer Music Festival, but the difference is that this time the performance is in Yanjing, on a larger stage.

The piece is also a Bayesian concerto full of carefree joy.

To cater to the audience, to cater to the stage, and to cater to the atmosphere of the music season, as a professional performer, what Ang Lee needs to do is to run Beethoven's iconic colors throughout the entire piece.

This is the tone he set for this work at the very beginning, the ultimate dialogue between strong and weak.

Ang Lee was confident that he could convince the commander of the Rotterdam group, whether he was Dutch or British.

Because this approach can provide the greatest guarantee for the safety of the stage. And if he and the band can achieve more than 80% synchronization, then the upper limit of the stage may be raised to a higher level.

Because he is confident, he can maximize the conductor's needs in terms of the level of performance.

This is also due to his strict requirements on finger pointing keys.

If you can't control the volume from extremely loud to extremely soft in an instant, how can you process sentences?

What are you dealing with?

We all know that we need to pay attention to the tension created by the main chord when performing this piece, but what is the relationship between this tension and the main chord?

If it's just a simple main chord, it doesn't matter who plays it.

The key lies in the context of the main chord.

Give an inappropriate example.

A person who loves to eat braised pork and eats meat for every meal, if one day he is served a bowl of braised pork that is delicious, how would he feel about eating it?

It’s delicious and you definitely love it, but does it really satisfy your cravings?

If you starve this person for five days and then give him a steamed bun.

Is it the steamed buns or the braised pork that smells good?

The principle is similar. If you fill a piece of music with a lot of vulgar and fishy things, it won't matter when the delicacies from land and sea are served.

But if the music is starved before the most critical phrase, when the most important phrase comes, the performer only needs to slightly process it, and the phrase will feel extremely satisfying.

When the musical phrase reaches great satisfaction, Ang Lee believes that the energy that can be unleashed from it is enough to move a considerable number of people in the audience.

This is the truth. Respecting the commercial stage and bringing the audience the greatest auditory enjoyment is the job of a professional pianist.

This is also Ang Lee’s current attitude towards this vest.

But then again, it is easier said than done.

"when!"

As a chord roared in the Shu Ren Concert Hall, Li An sighed and withdrew his hand.

You see, he is sighing and groaning, and it is obvious that he is not satisfied with this time.

The right hand maintains a granular feel while running quickly. Ang Lee has no less than three ways to complete this technique and give different granular feels.

Which one to choose to give the music a pleasant sound effect together with the left-hand bass staccato rhythm is a question of another dimension.

Just three hours passed in the blink of an eye, and it was time to go to class.

That’s it for today.

Teacher Li closed the piano, stood up and walked around on the stage.

In fact, the harvest was quite good, and the lessons Zhou Tian gave to the old man were definitely enough.

After a while, Zhang Miao, Wang Wenyang and others came to the concert hall with the students who would participate in the second review of the program tomorrow.

"Teacher!" Wang Xiaohu was the first to jump onto the stage. "Someone gave you a tip yesterday."

Wang Xiaohu's voice was not loud, just enough for the children around to hear it.

The children immediately showed surprised expressions!

Li An was speechless: "What a mess, go in and change your clothes quickly."

Following Wang Xiaohu to the backstage, Li An asked quietly: "You didn't go home yesterday, how did you know?"

Wang Xiaohu was stunned: "I"

Li An: "Don't worry, I'll give you time to edit it."

Wang Xiaohu was anxious: "Teacher, I didn't mean to lie to you!"

Li An: "Then hurry up and tell me."

Wang Xiaohu: "Well, my watch can watch TikTok. There is an internet connection at the back door of the cafeteria. I accidentally found out the password. But teacher, I didn't watch it last night. I used the break time today."

"Alright," Li An interrupted Wang Xiaohu and nodded, "Go change your clothes quickly."

Wang Xiaohu was a little touched for a moment, "Thank you, teacher!"

After saying that, he turned around and went into the boys' locker room.

"teacher!"

Qiao Zhizhi also came to the backstage with lots of bags.

"Go in and change your clothes, Zhizhi."

"Well, teacher, what time do we leave tomorrow afternoon?"

"We can't wait until the afternoon. Let's leave as soon as school is over and eat lunch on the way."

After saying something to Qiao Zhizhi, Li Ang turned and walked towards the stage.

As he walked, he took out his cell phone and found Xu Li's WeChat.

"Sister Xu, Wang Xiaohu carries a watch with him at school that can access the Internet."

moment.

Xu Li replied in voice: "Received."

Damn, I even accidentally found out my internet password.

How careless you are, you bastard.
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After an hour and a half of rehearsal, Ang Lee announced the schedule for tomorrow.

"All students, please gather outside the concert hall at noon tomorrow."

"I'll say it again, gather in front of the concert hall, come after school, and we'll leave on time at 12:15. No one will wait for you after you're late."

"Remember?"

"remember!!"

"Ok, that's all for today, see you tomorrow."

After finishing the rehearsal, Ang Lee said hello to all the teachers and then hurried home.

Lao Li sent him photos half an hour ago, showing that the windows and air conditioner outdoor units had been installed.

Looking at the photos, he couldn't believe that this was his home.

It was completely different from when he left at noon.

At the elevator door, the door of 2201 was open, and the sound of laughter from a car could be heard from inside the door.

Li An walked in quickly and was greeted by a stuffy heat.

Boy, is it getting hot already?
"teacher!"

Xiaoche ran over and pulled Li An to the balcony, "Teacher, look!"

When Ang Lee saw this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. This money was spent well and it really produced results.

The grey metal window frames fit together perfectly, and the silver handles for opening the windows are full of texture.

Although there is a protective film with a logo printed on it on the glass, the overall feeling it gives is already quite classy and high-end.

After walking around the room, Li An was quite satisfied. He had to say that the overall effect of the window installation exceeded his expectations.

Just wait until all the decoration is completed and the film is removed. I believe it will be a different feeling by then.

"How's it going dad?"

"Okay."

Old Li grinned and continued to praise: "These masters did a very thorough job. In the end, I gave away the two boxes of cigarettes you left."

Li An nodded. He left it for the workers to smoke.

After recording a whole-house video for Chen Xuan, the three of them, grandfather and grandson, returned home.

Lao Li: “It feels like a new home.”

Li An: "This is just the beginning."

Xiaoche: “It’s the new home.”

Li An: "Okay, okay, okay, whatever you two say is fine, what are we going to eat tonight?"

Lao Li: "Let's go today. I'll treat you. I think the dumplings at the East Gate are pretty good."
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In the evening, Li An continued to practice the piano for two hours. Before going to bed, he chatted with Teacher Xiaomi and watched last night's live broadcast.

The next morning, the Sigang team decided on the schedule for Saturday's program.

At 11:30 am, two pieces of works were released in succession in Piano Classroom No. 4.

Teacher Mu Xin’s detailed explanation of piano octave technique and Teacher Tang’s piano system 0 to 1.

After some discussion, everyone decided to use down-to-earth titles for the teaching section, and then add some excitement to the class drama later.

"Haitao and I will withdraw first."

The three teachers and students got on the car at the entrance of Shipo and headed to Shu Ren.

(End of this chapter)