Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1274, Section 494: Effort Will Not Be in Vain! The Four-Year Promise

Well.

Regarding the selection assessment content for tomorrow, Xiao Che felt that listening to only 60 seconds of a cappella singing was not rigorous enough.

Being able to sing a 60-second a cappella piece well does not mean that you have a good sense of pitch and rhythm.

She noticed this situation in class today.

During the long break, a female student sang snippets of two songs in a row. The first song was in pretty good pitch, but the second one was a bit hard to describe.

This female student also signed up for the selection, and the song she submitted was the first one she sang during break time, "The Wind Rises".

Based on the current requirements, this female student will most likely pass the selection tomorrow, and at least be able to enter the second team.

But if the other party chooses to sing the second song they sang today, they definitely won't pass the selection.

In other words, this female student may have simply become skilled through practice, rather than relying on her own pitch and sense of rhythm to sing the first song well.

If we recruit students like that into the choir, it will cause problems when it comes to formal rehearsals.

To achieve the desired overall effect in a short time, each member must have reached the corresponding pitch control and rhythm before rehearsals begin.

And there will probably be more than one such student. If there are four or five of them, it will affect the overall rehearsal schedule.

Thinking of this, Xiao Che couldn't help but sigh.

Would adding other assessment criteria in addition to the 60-second a cappella performance be too strict?

For example, after a student finishes singing the reported song, a scale imitation assessment is added.

She plays a scale on the spot and asks the other person to sing it, which is the most effective way to check pitch accuracy.

For example, she might play a rhythm pattern and have the other person sing out the rhythm pattern she played using the "da da da" sound.

This is an effective way to test one's sense of rhythm.

Adding these two on-site tests wouldn't actually take much time, but the problem is that the car manufacturer feels that it's a bit too strict.

Not every student has good innate qualities.

Everyone must love singing and music to sign up for this.

Does not having good innate conditions mean you can't pursue what you love?

Xiao Che naturally hopes that every student who loves music can join in.

But this time the school's goal is to achieve a good ranking.

This is a contradiction.

What to do.

Just then, the piano music next door stopped, and Xiao Che got up to open the door for Tang Xiaoxing.

"Wow, that's incredibly efficient!" Xiao Che wasn't joking.

Tang Xiaoxing shook her head and sighed, "Linlin, have I trained too roughly?"

If things continue at this pace, Tang Xiaoxing feels she will soon complete this plan.

Car: "What do you think?"

Tang Xiaoxing thought for a moment, then shook her head: "I feel pretty good about myself."

Xiao Che: "I'm practicing according to my own ideas."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Mm."

Xiao Che laughed: "That's settled then. Now we just have to wait for the teacher. Maybe the teacher will add a few more songs for you after listening to them."

Tang Xiaoxing thought about it and realized it made sense, and immediately became happy: "I understand, thank you for your guidance, Teacher Linlin."

“There’s no advice to give,” Xiao Che said with a sigh. “Xiao Xing, I’m a little unsure of what to do right now.”

Tang Xiaoxing immediately became serious and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Then Xiaoche explained the problems she was currently facing from beginning to end.

Tang Xiaoxing nodded after listening. "If you had to choose between the two options right now, what would you choose?"

"You have five seconds to think about it."

Tang Xiaoxing then began the countdown: "5, 4, 3, 2, 1."

Xiao Che blurted out, "Those who want to join the first team will need to undergo additional assessments."

“Great idea. It’s perfectly reasonable to require an additional test to join a team,” Tang Xiaoxing said, leaning closer to the hand holding the car. “Linlin, you have to think about it this way: if we loosen the selection criteria, there will only be more problems. You understand what I mean.”

"Yes." After making her choice, Xiao Che felt much more relaxed. Suddenly, she thought of something and looked at Tang Xiaoxing playfully, asking, "Xiaoxing, did you already consider this?"

Tang Xiaoxing smiled and said, "You reminded me. After listening to you, I realize that this is indeed a problem."

The little car pouted and said, "I don't believe you. You must have thought of that already."

Having said that, he didn't give Tang Xiaoxing a chance to refute, "Why don't you go up and play it tomorrow?"

Tang Xiaoxing: "That's not fair! I'll be in charge of giving orders later!"

Little Car: "Hehe, the capable should do more."

The two girls, laughing and joking, went to the bathroom together.

After washing up and returning to bed, the two decided to rest early that day.

They've been exhausted these past few days.

"Linlin, is your teacher going home tonight?"

"He'll definitely come back; he still wants to video call his teacher's wife."

Does the teacher video chat with his wife every night?

"They call almost every day; sometimes I can hear them even when I'm lying in bed."

"Any gossip?!"

"Haha, Xiaoxing, you like gossip too."

"Yes, I love hearing about these things! By the way, Linlin, isn't that Zhou Leting and Feng Junxi?"

"It should be, it seems to have happened during the winter break."

"Who pursued whom?"

"I don't know about that. You can ask Zhang tomorrow; she knows the most about these things."

"Linlin."

"Ok?"

Tang Xiaoxing suddenly turned over and poked her head out, "Who in our class has ever had a crush on you?"

The car chuckled, "No."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Impossible!"

Xiao Che: "Really! But I bet some male classmates will be asking you for your WeChat soon."

Tang Xiaoxing: "You can't betray me!"

Xiao Che: "Haha, that depends on whether the other party will give me any benefits."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Linlin, you can't!"

Gossip is human nature, and even gifted young girls are no exception.

This kind of topic is an inevitable part of life for every teenager entering puberty.

However, the two soon returned to talking about Czerny 740 and Xiao Lian, and the more they talked, the more enthusiastic they became.

Suddenly, two notification sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

In the group chat of three, Ang Lee sent a message: Go to sleep early and don't wait for me!

Tang Xiaoxing: "Teacher, haven't you finished eating yet?"

Xiao Che: "The teacher must have gone to sing karaoke."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Wow, the teacher must sing really well."

Little Car: "It sounds amazing."

Tang Xiaoxing: "I really want to hear it."

Xiao Che's eyes lit up: "I have a way."

Tang Xiaoxing: "Huh?"

The car quickly found Ji Yang's senior sister's WeChat, quickly edited a message, and clicked send.

Then she received a reply from her senior sister, a cute little bear hand gesture for an OK.

Just as she expected, the teacher was singing.
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Just as Xiao Che had predicted, the dinner ended at 10 o'clock, and all the art students were saying they hadn't had enough fun.

If you haven't had enough fun, then play the next game.

Everyone unanimously suggested, "Let's sing!"

KTV private room.

Singing is one of our teacher Li's strengths. After singing a round, the students realized that he was the real karaoke king!
At everyone's request, he and Zhao Weida chose a love song to sing as a duet.

As the intro to "You Are the Most Precious" began, Ang Lee held up the microphone and asked, "Are you singing the male or female part?"

He exclaimed, "Damn it! They're all so disgusting!"

"Hahahaha!" Everyone in the private room was laughing hysterically.

Zhao Weida said aggrievedly, "I was forced into it!"

Luo Xiaoran: "Brother An! Sing the female part! We want to hear it!"

Min Zhen: "Yoho!!!!"

Gao Ruijin: "Go for it, Da Ge!"

Junior Sister Ji was recording this moment on her phone.

Ang Lee: "Zhao Weida, get ready! Don't hold me back!"

So, in no time at all, the two children waiting at home received the teacher's original audio recording.

What surprised Tang Xiaoxing even more than the singing was the teacher's demeanor in the video.

It could be said that this somewhat overturned her impression of teachers.

"Linlin, teachers also have a very cute side."

"The teacher is also very good at acting cute!"

"Hahaha!"
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It was one o'clock in the morning, and Ang Lee felt it was about time.

After Min Zhen finished singing "Ten Years", he gestured to Ji Yang to turn down the volume of the music.

"Come on, come on."

Li An waved, and Min Zhen immediately came over, "Brother An!"

Looking around, Ang Lee announced that the day was over, "In a glass of wine, the next round will be when you all receive your acceptance letters, okay?"

Everyone: "Okay!"

Zhao Weida: "Teacher."

The sound of a teacher's voice rang out in the private room, instantly bringing everyone to their senses.

Ang Lee looked at Zhao Weida and smiled, "Speak."

Everyone looked at Zhao Weida for a moment, and Zhao Weida's gaze also swept across their faces.

The private room fell silent instantly.

This scene left Ang Lee somewhat bewildered. "What's going on?"

At this point, Senior Sister Ji spoke up for everyone, saying, "Each of them has something to say to you."

“Oh.” Li An nodded. “Then I’ll have to listen carefully to see who goes first.”

Who wants to go first?
Luo Xiaoran: "How terrifying!"

Ha ha ha ha--

It felt like time had suddenly turned back to last winter.

A few people gathered at the entrance of room 802 and played rock-paper-scissors; whoever lost got to go in for class first.

Lee An-lo: "It can't be that bad, they're almost college students, should I still take attendance?"

Suddenly, Gao Shen raised his glass and stood up.

Ang Lee: "Okay! The sample has arrived."

All eyes were on Gao Shen's face.

At this moment, Gao Shen's emotions were churning; he had been waiting for this moment for far too long.

A moment later, he took a step back and bowed deeply in the direction of his teacher.

"Thank you, Teacher Li."

"Thank you for your teachings, thank you for your strictness, thank you for your care and love, thank you for making me face myself. You are right. I have been immersed in a self-righteous mood all along. I have not tried to change anything through my own efforts. I have just been feeling sorry for myself. You made me realize that thinking less and doing more is the real shortcut."

"Thank you!"

Li An waved his hand: "Gao Shen, you're wrong about one thing. Actually, you've always been trying to change something, and the person you should be most grateful to is Teacher Gu. Do you know why you've never lost yourself? It's because he's always been your guide. Didn't you come to the art exam department because of his guidance?"

Gao Shen: "Teacher Li."

Ang Lee picked up his glass and stood up: "Keep your anger going, and then accumulate energy until one day you really have the ability to change the status quo you want to change."

He paused, then said, "I also look forward to that day. Tell me, do you have confidence?"

Gao Shen shouted, his eyes red, "Yes!!"

The teacher and student clinked glasses, and Gao Shen drank it all in one gulp.

His deepest emotions seemed to transform into a new driving force at this moment.

"come on."

"Thank you, teacher. I will try my best."

Hearing Gao Shen finally call him "teacher" instead of "Teacher Li," Ang Lee felt a small sense of relief.

Of course, this is not important to him.

For a teacher, imparting knowledge, teaching skills, and resolving doubts is his duty.

"Next person?"

As Li An spoke, his gaze lingered on Luo Xiaoran's face.

"hey-hey!"

Luo Xiaoran jumped to his feet. "Teacher, I just want to ask you one question: can I be your student forever?"

Ang Lee laughed: "You all are, and always will be."

Luo Xiaoran: "Hmph! Then I'll say one more thing, teacher, I know I'm the dumbest one here."

Just as Ang Lee was about to interrupt, Luo Xiaoran interrupted, "Teacher, I know what you're going to say. Don't worry! I'll continue to be an optimistic, clumsy little sun!"

The teacher and student looked into each other's eyes, and for a moment, Ang Lee didn't know what to say.

After a moment, he nodded: "Luo Xiaoran, can you promise me something?"

Luo Xiaoran: "Teacher, please say so! As long as I can do it! Even if I can't, I will do my best!"

Ang Lee: "You can definitely do it. Four years of university is not a short time. Practice all three movements of that Mozart sonata."

Luo Xiaoran: "Little Luo guarantees to complete the mission!"

The teacher and student clinked glasses.

Then Min Zhen stood up and said, “Teacher, I can’t guarantee how hard I will work after I go to university. You know, I chose art because I wanted to get into university. But don’t worry, no matter where I go in the future, I will never do anything to embarrass you. I swear I will definitely master a piece of music!”

Li Anle: "I'm not worried about you at all. You'll definitely be successful wherever you go in the future. I believe that. But there's one thing I have to tell you in advance: it's okay if you embarrass me, but don't you dare use my name to swindle people."

Everyone: Hahahaha—

Min Zhen laughed heartily and put his arm around Li An's shoulder. "Teacher! My dear An-ge! You can rest assured! When I'm rich in the future, I'll definitely put on a world tour for you!"

Ang Lee: "Oh my god! I'd better save this part about Ji Yang!"

Senior Sister Ji waved her phone: "Recording the whole thing!"

The teacher and student clinked glasses, and Min Zhen took the initiative to hug Li An again.

Gao Ruijin then stood up and bowed.

"Thank you, teacher. Without you, I would not have been able to get into this university. I will definitely keep your teachings in mind and continue to work hard to become a qualified pianist. Please wait and see."

Ang Lee: "Okay, I'll wait and see. But I have to tell you in advance that you are already a qualified pianist. Every pianist who overcomes their inner fear and steps onto the stage is qualified. You have already done it."

Gao Ruijin bowed again, then took out the gift that everyone had prepared together from his pocket.

"Teacher, this is a voice recorder. It contains clips of each of us during our classes with you."

Ang Lee was taken aback, then accepted the gift with both hands; this gift was truly meaningful.

"Thank you, thank you so much."

At this moment, Zhao Weida also stood up. "Teacher, thank you for your care and guidance over the past year. We will continue to follow your teachings and work hard. We will definitely live up to your expectations!"

The next second, "Thank you, teacher!"

Just like not letting the teacher leave after class, several art students surrounded Ang Lee, and the past year seemed to flash before Ang Lee's eyes in those few short seconds.

"Thank you, thank you classmates."

Ang Lee didn't know what else he could say at that moment, "Go for it, hard work will never lie to you, your teacher will always believe in you, you are all the best."

moment.

After looking around, Ang Lee made a decision: "Let's make a promise."

"Four years from now, after you graduate with your bachelor's degrees, I'll invite you all to a concert together."

The private room erupted in cheers once again.

The next second, "That's not fair, teacher!"

"The female camerawoman standing to the side said indignantly!"