Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1339, Section 559: The Second Movement of the Reunion: Black and White [Part 2]

Laughter and cheerful voices swirled and intertwined in the black and white sky, like a light and cheerful polyphonic piece.

While playing the game, Ang Lee would occasionally glance at the boys and girls in the game.

He had to admit that he hadn't anticipated the first round of the game would turn out that way.

He anticipated fierce competition.

When a group of exceptionally talented young people meet in such a game, who can resist showing off their skills?

But at the same time, he hopes that these gifted children can understand that music is not just about dazzling technique.

So when he was naming the theme of this part, he thought of black and white.

He hopes to use the metaphor of black and white keys to tell everyone that music, and even life, is not simply black or white.

Teamwork is like the five fingers of a piano performance; no two can function without the others.

He just hadn't expected the first round of competition to be so fierce, turning what was supposed to be a team game into a complete individual showcase.

This results in game distortion.

Apart from the six who took over, the remaining participants all became spectators.

So after the first round of the game, he said the regretful thing was that no hostages had successfully rescued themselves.

He hopes that the children can realize their significance and mission as the core of the team.

And then there was the question he included at the end.

He asked the children how many variations he had played, and he knew that the children's attention was focused on singing and memorizing the rhythm, and they had long since ignored the music.

This is a little piece of advice he gave to his children—without melody, rhythm is just rhythm, losing the vibrant life force it should have.

Fortunately, the children who came up in the second round had already understood his intention.

They were all his students, from piano room number four.

Although it may seem like I'm favoring my own students, the facts are undeniable.

He had to say, "Kids, you're amazing!"

We must not underestimate the strength of these kids who came up in the second round.

Can't Marco and Xiao Bei sing complex rhythms?

Both children have received special training.

Not to mention Wang Xiaohu and Qiao Zhizhi.

Even if Xiao Che and Senior Sister Ji were placed in the first round, they would still have the ability to directly kill the game.

But what did these six children choose in this round? Starting with the simplest waltz rhythm marked by Wang Xiaohu's strong-weak-weak three beats, each of them then embellished and modified the music based on this.

To make the style more varied, Qiao Zhizhi even added a short syncopated rhythm, giving the romantic waltz a touch of jazz.

The kids are doing so well, how can Ang Lee not give them more support?

So he made a slight live adaptation of the music, referencing the rhythm patterns created by the children.

What followed was a scene of teachers and students putting on a show.

The students accompanied the music with their vocal rhythms, while the teacher filled in the background with the children's vocals using piano music.

The surrounding teachers and students were dumbfounded.

However, this is not the first time everyone has seen this scene.

Most people experienced the same feeling at last year's closing septet of teachers and students.

That's it!
Furthermore, Ang Lee must increase the difficulty a bit, otherwise, with these little guys singing at this pace, when will this round of the game ever end?
"when!"

Just then, Ang Lee paused with his left hand, and stepped on the backbeat of his right hand with a light and lively chord, instantly bringing the music into a jazz rhythm.

Yuan Xiaoyu grinned: "Alright, Brother An is having fun."

Sun Liwen exclaimed in surprise: "Ang Lee has this trick up his sleeve?"

Boss X: "They actually made a living off this."

Old Master Tang: "Huh?"

Boss X smiled faintly, and then told everyone about a little-known story from Ang Lee's past.

The teachers listened to music and stories, but the children playing games were having a hard time.

Although their self-composed rhythms are very simple, this is on the premise that the background music's accented rhythm remains constant.

Now their beloved teacher has placed all the emphasis on the offbeat, which is like announcing that from this moment on they need to use their left hand to eat with chopsticks.

"E, da-da, ah, I can't do it!!"

Xiao Bei broke down first.

"One hostage will be eliminated per group!"

Less than two summaries were completed.

"One hostage has been eliminated from Group Two!"

"One hostage has been eliminated from the three groups!"

The sudden surge in difficulty made even the group of young geniuses watching unable to resist mentally reciting the song over and over again.

Tang Xiaoxing: Teacher, you can't go any faster!

Xiao Jingchen: As expected of Teacher Li! Miao Hengrui: Damn it!
Liu Ziqian: Luckily, I made it to the first round!
Li Ziming: The team leader must have deliberately sung the wrong song so that everyone would sing it wrong!

In the black area, everyone noticed that Xiao Zimo was actually clapping while singing, as if it were a game of "you clap once, I clap once".

DouDou: What a scary kid.
Finally, after a minute, with the music getting faster and faster, Xiao Bei couldn't take it anymore.

"One hostage is eliminated per group."

"Game over! Scores tallied."

Mu Xin announced loudly, and the six people who took over finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Xiao Bei!"

"Thank you, Xiao Bei!"

"Hmph! You two have to treat me to something delicious."

Xiao Bei readily accepted the reply, saying, "Although...but...I've already done my best."

Laughter erupted from the audience.

A group of children shouted loudly: "Yu Xiaobei!!"

Miao Hengrui also gave a thumbs up from afar, "Very cool!"

Upon seeing this, Liu Ziqian immediately shouted at Marco, "Marco is awesome!!"

As they were talking, these two old classmates and rivals from the affiliated high school started arguing again!
Hahahaha.

The results of the second round were quickly calculated, and with the results of the first round, Group Six is ​​currently in first place.

"First place in group six, with 6 points."

"Second in Group 4, with 2 points."

"Third in Group 5, with 1 point."

"Fourth in Group Two, score -1."

"Group 1 and Group 3 are tied for fifth place, score -5."

As Muxin announced the results of this round, Li An, sitting in front of the piano, chimed in: "It's still a sure thing for us to win with Handel!"

Immediately afterwards, a burst of mockery erupted from the crowd!
"cut!!"

Lee An-lo: "Preparing for the third round!"

Wang Xiaohu immediately grabbed Xiao Zimo, who was rolling up her sleeves, and whispered in her ear, "Zimo, no matter what music you hear later, sing it simply."

Xiao Ziming was puzzled and tilted her head, asking doubtfully, "Captain, you already let them win. We've already gone from first to third place."

Xiao Che and Tang Xiaoxing, who were standing nearby, both laughed.

Wang Xiaohu scratched his head: "I didn't let them win, but you have to let them win. Our Group 5 is the champion team. Champions are magnanimous, understand? We'll have plenty of chances to beat them later. Listen to me this round."

Xiao Ziming nodded as if she understood, "Okay, Captain."

Watching Xiao Zimo's retreating figure, Wang Xiaohu wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Turning to the two girls, Wang Xiaohu wasn't embarrassed at all. "Now, can we guess what the last movement is?"

Tang Xiaoxing: "This round of the game isn't over yet!"

Little Car: "Why don't you guess what the teacher will play in the third round?"

Fu Yu: "I guess Teacher Li will also play a children's song."

Xiao Jingchen: "I had the same feeling."

Soon, the groups of friends who didn't need to participate in this round of the game gathered together.

Liu Ziqian: "I guess it's Little Star."

Xiao Bei: "Very likely!"

Miao Hengrui: "Cough cough."

Liu Ziqian: "Cough my ass, just say what you have to say!"

Miao Hengrui: "Shut up!"

Liu Zige: "Hey, hey, hey, you two can do whatever you want, but please don't drag me into this!"

Hahahaha.

Just then, the melody of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" filled the hall.

The children taking turns this time are more like playing a game. Although each person has to sing two short rhythms, the difficulty is much lower than in the second round.

Watching these slightly younger children happily vying for points, the group seemed to see themselves from last year.

As they reminisced, the piano melody in their ears underwent a variation once again.

The sudden increase in the game's difficulty caused the children on the field to panic briefly. At this moment, DouDou suddenly started singing the rhythm of the children's relay song, as if to fight against the piano melody.

Then Xiao Che, Miao Hengrui, Tang Xiaoxing, and Xiao Jingchen joined the ranks of those battling against the piano.

Wang Xiaohu chuckled and smugly waved his right hand.

The children on stage moved between black and white, while the children offstage and the music created another stage.

Gradually, the two stages merged into one.

The second movement then came to a close.