Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1286, Section 506: A Good Friend, Oh, a Good Friend! Little Tiger: Take it down!
Let's rewind to last night's 101 living room.

In front of Xiao Che and Xiao Xing, Ang Lee and Wang Xiao Hu whispered three sentences to each other.

first sentence.

"How about we change our approach? Since cuteness isn't our area of ​​expertise, let's go back to a more profound one. Think about it, this is a children's song. What would it be like if a professional adult choir sang it?"

second sentence.

"Isn't this version more suitable for focusing on singing? We don't necessarily need to make the stage dynamic. Our singing is the whole of our stage."

The third sentence.

"When the time comes, you'll be wearing those school uniform suits, standing solemnly on stage, but the song list says you'll be singing 'Courageous Outburst.' Just imagine how the judges in the audience will feel."

What does it feel like?
Of course I'm looking forward to it!

Wang Xiaohu felt fantastic!

That's so cool!
And he no longer needs to lead everyone in making facial expressions and gestures!

The new ideas that fit the adaptation style have opened a whole new door for Wang Xiaohu.

So when Wang Xiaohu got home, he asked his mother to find his school uniform suit.

After changing into the new clothes and standing in front of the mirror, all that's missing is combing your hair to look like an adult.

handsome.

However, things did not go as smoothly as he had expected.

After finishing the orchestra rehearsal in the morning, Brother Tiger didn't go home; he ate his boxed lunch at the concert hall instead.

He was eagerly anticipating a successful breakthrough in courage that afternoon.

As it turned out, he had oversimplified the problem again.

He thought everyone would get into the swing of things quickly, but two hours passed and there was practically no progress.

During this time, he also kept reflecting on whether he had not expressed himself clearly.

Otherwise, why can't everyone find the state he wants?

He clearly emphasized to everyone again that he needed to find the feeling of being an adult, but the effect of singing this time was no different from the last time.

The only positive outcome was that everyone seemed to have finally stopped laughing.

"Ten-minute break."

After stepping down from the command platform, Wang Xiaohu did not seek help from Teacher Tang and Teacher Yan.

A man came backstage, wanting to calm himself down first.

Why?

Why can't everyone sing "Courage Burst" with the same feeling they have when singing "I Want to See You"?

Just then, he heard footsteps. He looked up and wondered what Qiao Zhizhi was doing here instead of resting.

"What's wrong?" Wang Xiaohu asked.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Zhizhi walked directly to Wang Xiaohu and sat down next to him. "Everyone sang quite well this time."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaohu understood that the other party had come to comfort him, but he didn't need comfort at this moment. He shook his head and said, "No."

Qiao Zhizhi: "What's wrong?"

Wang Xiaohu: "Something feels off."

Qiao Zhizhi: "What kind of feeling do you want?"

Wang Xiaohu was speechless: "Don't you understand what I mean? I've said it so many times, it has to feel like an adult, it has to feel like a quiet feeling, it has to feel like a burst of courage."

Qiao Zhizhi: "I think what you said is just a formality. I don't think it's a valuable guide for everyone. I understand what you want, but I can say that most students won't understand it."

Wang Xiaohu: "How is it just a formality? They can just follow my instincts."

Qiao Zhizhi: "You are the conductor, you have professional training, but everyone else is just an ordinary junior high school student. Some of them have studied music to some extent. Why do you think everyone can keep up with your feeling?"

Wang Xiaohu opened his mouth, then paused for a moment and said, "...That's true."

Qiao Zhizhi smiled and said, "Actually, I think this should be a very simple thing for you. Just do the same thing you did for the orchestra to rehearse the choir, right?"

"Is this the same?" Wang Xiaohu murmured, lost in thought.

Didn't he arrange for everyone to sing in a choir like he would an orchestra?

Qiao Zhizhi: "During the summer vacation of fourth grade, I signed up for the city violin competition. Teacher Pang chose a piece for me that was not too difficult at the time. If I practiced normally, I was confident that I could master it in ten days. But in the end, I practiced for half a month and still couldn't master it. In fact, the more I practiced, the more difficult it seemed."

Wang Xiaohu: "You underestimated the repertoire."

Qiao Zhizhi: "No, I mastered it in less than a week. Then Teacher Pang helped me, and that's when I started to get confused. She talked to me a lot about feelings, saying that at first it was like this, then like that, and finally like this and that. At the time, I felt like I understood what she was telling me, but when I got home, I realized I didn't know what to do."

Wang Xiaohu: "That means you haven't really understood it yet."

Qiao Zhizhi: "Yes, she said the introduction should have a sense of tranquility. At the time, I understood tranquility to mean controlling the overall volume. So I tried to play it that way, but I found that my technique couldn't achieve the sense of tranquility I had imagined. Instead, I didn't know how to play it anymore."

Wang Xiaohu: "You don't need to control the volume as a whole. Just lengthen the last note and make it gradually fade out, and contrast it with the volume of the preceding notes by making it louder and then completely softer, and you can create a sense of tranquility."

Qiao Zhizhi gave a thumbs up: "As expected of a commander!"

After a pause, he said, "Later, when Teacher Pang personally demonstrated it to me, it was just like you described, and then I immediately knew how I should practice."

Wang Xiaohu: "It's Teacher Pang's fault. You're not her, how could you understand it right away? She could have just demonstrated it to you from the beginning. After you've seen the effect and had personal experience, you'll be able to digest it much faster when she explains it to you."

"Forehead"

Qiao Zhizhi: "It's my fault for being so stupid. I'm going to get some water."

After saying that, Qiao Zhi got up, swung her arms, and left towards the stage entrance.

Wang Xiaohu stood up and shouted, "You're not stupid! I'm the stupid one!"

Qiao Zhizhi stopped and turned around, smiling gently. "You're the one in charge, so you call the shots."

moment.

"Thanks!!"

"Just don't keep us waiting too long."
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With Qiao Zhizhi's guidance, Wang Xiaohu quickly sorted out his thoughts.

The problem really did lie with me.

He made the same mistake as Teacher Pang. He wasn't a member of the choir, nor was he Qiao Zhizhi. There was no reason for him to understand what kind of feeling he wanted without any example.

What people really need isn't the feeling, but how to sing.

If everyone knows how to sing, wouldn't the feeling come through?
In addition, he also realized something else.

He himself did not sing any part of the work completely according to his own feelings.

Just like yesterday when we were rehearsing the Happy Stage version, he didn't sing it for everyone.

On the choral stage, the singing is the most important thing.
-
Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and Wang Xiaohu returned to the stage.

Under everyone's gaze, he once again stepped onto the command platform.

"I apologize, everyone."

As he spoke, he bowed to all the members.

This bow stunned everyone, both on and off the stage.

What happened so suddenly?
Only Qiao Zhizhi in the team smiled. This was probably what she admired most about Wang Xiaohu: his ability to always show responsibility.

"It's my problem. I've only been emphasizing the feeling, without telling everyone exactly how to sing it."

Yan Zhen, sitting in the audience, looked on with admiration upon hearing this.

Haitao smiled and said, "Xiaohuzi really deserves praise in this regard."

Yan Zhen nodded: "And to find the root of the problem in such a short time is truly outstanding."

At the same time, a small commotion arose on the stage.

Lin Ziyang immediately chimed in, "No need to apologize! Hurry up and give us one!! Commander, give us one!"

The next second everyone shouted in unison:
"Commander, give us one!" "Commander, give us one!"

"Commander, give us a call!"

A familiar scene unfolded once again, but this time Wang Xiaohu was no longer reserved.

He stretched his body generously and said, "Okay! I'll sing one, and anyone who wants to sing along can join in later."

"Teacher Tang." As he spoke, Wang Xiaohu looked towards the piano, hoping that the piano's tempo would slow down by ten beats.

Old Tang gave an OK sign.

A moment later, as Wang Xiaohu nodded, Old Tang raised his hand and placed his finger.

The intro began, and it was completely different from the version by the car, and not as clear as the one that Ang Lee handled last night.

After listening to Wang Xiaohu's speech, Lao Tang even deepened the key, giving the entire prelude a more composed feel.

When the verses began, Wang Xiaohu started singing.

"A seed has been planted in my heart, tick-tock—"

"He has magical powers that can grant small wishes—"

"I heard every child wants it—"

"Ready, my friend? Let's explore together—"

Upon hearing this, Hai Tao's arms broke out in goosebumps; he had never expected Wang Xiaohu to sing with such feeling.

The work no longer bears any resemblance to a children's song.

Yan Zhen: This is getting interesting.
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As Haitao heard, the young conductor's singing was clear and full of energy.

He sang every word of the lyrics clearly, without the slightest hesitation or naivety, but rather with a firmness that transcended his age.

With the heartfelt accompaniment, his singing seemed to tell a story about dreams.

In this story, the future is full of infinite possibilities.

Changing "Aiyo" to "partner" further emphasizes the element of the boy's anticipation for the future.

It wasn't just the teachers in the audience who were moved by Wang Xiaohu's singing.

The choir members on stage were amazed; they had no idea the conductor could sing so beautifully.

Moreover, they seemed to have gleaned a certain feeling from it.

They seemed to know how to sing, but for a moment no one dared to follow along.

"This seed is about to sprout in my heart—"

Just as Wang Xiaohu sang the second verse, a female voice appeared on the stage.

"Lala-lala-lala-lala-lala-lala——"

This wasn't originally Qiao Zhizhi's vocal part, but she chose to join from the fourth part so that her classmates in the harmonies could speak up more boldly.

With Qiao Zhizhi's harmonies, the mixed voice effect immediately appeared.

It's like another friend has joined this journey of life exploration.

Next came the third partner.

"Every day I work harder for it—"

Fourth and fifth place.

"My parents say every dream is great—"

Gradually, more and more members joined in the singing, making the power in the song even stronger, full of the beliefs of the young men and women.

offstage.

Yan Zhen: "It's done."

Haitao: "So this is the feeling the boss wanted."

Yan Zhen: "Breaking everyone's conventional understanding of children's song performances brings a sense of surprise and novelty to the whole stage. This trick is most suitable for children of this age."

Haitao: "When high school students do this, there's no sense of contrast. But when elementary school students do this, it really looks like kids wearing adults' clothes."

Yan Zhen: "Yes, thank you for your trouble, boss."

Haitao: "Now the reader is in a winning position."

Yan Zhen hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

He hesitated because he thought of Shipo Middle School, which had Che Lin and was the biggest competitor of the book people.

Even though the Shipo choir was newly formed, he believed that as long as Che Lin was there, something unexpected might happen.

Now, with the addition of Tang Xiaoxing, Shipo Middle School is like a tiger with wings.

The reason he nodded was because of the second round of selections from Shipo.

He wouldn't dare nod if Shipo Middle School chose any other piece.

In the piece "Courageous Outburst," he really couldn't imagine what kind of stage Shi Po would need to present to defeat Shu Ren's stage at this moment.

In other words, as long as Shipo Middle School cannot break out of the framework of children's song arrangement, it will be impossible for them to do better than Shuren in this song.

Without such adaptations, even if Shi Po and Shu Ren choose the same arrangement approach, the effect will not be the same.

So here's the question: will the boss allow both schools to use this adaptation at the same time?
Yan Zhen had asked the eldest brother about it as soon as he learned that Shipo Middle School had also chosen the "Courageous Outburst" option. The eldest brother gave him a clear answer—Che Lin changed it herself.

Yan Zhen, who had already given Che Lin and Wang Xiaohu three composition lessons, knew very well that with Che Lin's current knowledge structure, there was only one path to choose from—that is, to adapt the selected music while maintaining its original style.

Haitao: "It's a bit unfair, after all, Linlin is still young, and the version that Brother An revised is so bad that you can hardly hear the details."

Yan Zhen: "That's why the eldest brother is destined for great things."

Haitao: What do you mean by that?

Yan Zhen: "Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles."

Haitao: "Holy crap."
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The book's courageous outburst could not simply be considered settled.

Everyone knew how to sing, but some students lost their feeling after singing along.

It's ok.

Having already unlocked his full potential, Little Tiger immediately came up with an excellent solution.

It's just that it contains some scrap steel plates.

"Teacher Tang, could you please play the first chorus of 'I Want to See You' for a moment, without repeating it, and go straight to the first verse of 'Courageous Outburst'?"

"Just keep singing as long as you want to see me."

It must be said that commanding sometimes does require a bit of cleverness.

Two hours later, Yan Zhen went on stage to announce the end of today's rehearsal.

"We'll rest tomorrow, and meet at the concert hall at 8:30 the morning after tomorrow. Take good care of your voices these two days."

"Let's give the conductor another round of applause!"

“Wow————————————”

This made Wang Xiaohu extremely embarrassed.

In his mind, the main reason why the subsequent rehearsals went so smoothly was because Qiao Zhizhi reminded him.

Everyone should give Qiao Zhizhi a round of applause.

Just then, as he looked at Qiao Zhizhi, he saw her give him a thumbs-up.

After opening his mouth, Little Tiger decided to thank the other party in a different way.
-
After a long and tiring day, Wang Xiaohu didn't want to say a word when he got home.

"Mom's back." She put down her music bag and collapsed onto the sofa.

Xu Li, who was in the kitchen, served rice and called her son to wash his hands and eat, but he did not respond.

When she entered the living room, she saw her son already asleep on the sofa, with Douhua and Doubao sniffing around nearby.