The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 130 Remember to add money!

Chen Qiu waved the baton in his hand.

His eyes were not placed on the string instruments at all, but on the wind instruments not far away.

He knew very well that the most important thing to control the entire orchestra was to control the wind instruments.

Although the number of wind instruments is small, their volume is much louder than that of string instruments.

Therefore, if you can control the wind instruments, it is equivalent to controlling half of the strength of the orchestra.

As for the percussion…

Chen Qiu looked at the group of percussion players at the back of the orchestra.

The percussionists have nothing to say. They are in a state of having no desires and no demands, and are more like a brick in the orchestra.

Move wherever needed.

Therefore, Chen Qiu did not focus more on percussion, but almost equally on strings and wind instruments.

This is the point of music!
He picked up the conductor's baton and waved it up and down, giving clear and concise instructions to the orchestra.

"The sound of the string section should be louder. This area needs to be strengthened!"

"Double bass! Double bass where's your bass? I need more bass!"

"Wind instruments, bring out the power, be enthusiastic, be more enthusiastic! Release your enthusiasm, don't be so conservative!"

"Attention musical lines! I need more lines!"

Chen Qiu's eyes were fixed on the wind instruments in the distance, and there was no pause in the guidance in his hands, while his mouth was giving more command to the strings.

Two parallel lines.

The guidance given by His hand is completely different from the guidance given by His mouth.

One for strings and one for winds.

It's like a machine, controlling everything in the orchestra with incomparable precision.

but……

The orchestra is still a little unmanageable.

There is still a big difference between what they played and the feeling Chen Qiu wanted.

Chen Qiu's expression did not change at all.

This is normal.

After all, no one can know what the other person is thinking when they meet for the first time.

Chen Qiu's understanding of this orchestra came about after just listening to their rehearsal.

Even if the top conductors come over, they will not be able to lead the orchestra without listening to it. They have no idea about the orchestra's performance habits.

Therefore, Chen Qiu did not feel depressed about it.

He is still adapting and adjusting his command rhythm.

He is looking for a balance.

A balance point between one's own musical understanding and the orchestra's musical understanding.

The better and more accurate this balance point is found, the more obvious the details of the music will be.

The effect the orchestra can produce is also better.

It is different from the habit of directly leading the band and growing together.

This kind of running-in between each other in the temporary orchestra is also the first thing every conductor needs to do as a temporary conductor.

Chen Qiu's eyes kept scanning the orchestra, and his mind began to construct an overall portrait of the orchestra.

[There is no problem with the allocation of chiefs. These chiefs are indeed the strongest players in the entire division. Overall, they are within a reasonable range and are acceptable. 】

[It’s still the question of the principal of the string section. The music he likes is still the kind where the contrast between strong and weak is not particularly obvious and focuses more on the brilliant tension brought about by the collision of musical colors. So I can leave him alone for the time being and let him play. Come out with your own feelings. 】

[If I want to cooperate with the chief, then I can indeed strengthen the color collision between the music and make the color of the music more festive red, but many details need to be changed. 】

[How to make music express better while minimizing changes as much as possible? 】

Chen Qiu couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

While he was thinking, he kept his eyes in contact with everyone who was about to perform, giving them particularly precise performance tips.

At the same time, he was trying to integrate wind and string music as much as possible.

Music has changed.

It was different from the feeling during the first performance. The overall feeling during the first performance was very chaotic, and many details were not worked out because of the opposition between them.

But now their performance has clearly a musical line.

This is actually better. For many people, this should actually be regarded as the basic skill of command.

If a conductor cannot even construct the lines of music, then he should go back as soon as possible.

But the current orchestra leader doesn't think so at all.

He looked at Chen Qiu, his eyes slightly fluctuating and surprised.

In the exchange of words just now, he was actually ready.

He felt that Chen Qiu might force everyone in the orchestra to resist him and overthrow him from his position as leader.

Lifting the table directly is always the fastest and easiest option.

If he were the conductor, he would do the same.

Besides, Chen Qiu is still so young.

Young people must be young and vigorous.

And as a leader who has been in this orchestra for who knows how many years, how could he be thrown off the stage by such a kid with great verbal skills?

Although Chen Qiu had just criticized them deeply and had been criticizing them for not doing well in this place and not doing well at that place.

It was as if he had the upper hand.

But this accusation, to him, was as indifferent as the breeze blowing on his face.

If he dares to lead the orchestra members to break up with the conductor, he must have his own ability and strength there.

If you want to deprive him of his chief position with just this method, then it is still too young.

In fact, he was already prepared to lead all the members of the string section to resist the conductor, completely ignore the conductor, and then force the conductor to leave.

Isn't it just a command?

Just like he said at the beginning.

You can't just find a random music lover, dress him up like a conductor, and let him dance on the stage.

Nothing matters.

But he never thought of it.

In Chen Qiu's second rehearsal, there was no movement directed at him at all.

Even Chen Qiu's operation seems to agree with him?
what does this mean?
The chief looked at Chen Qiu, and a trace of doubt gradually appeared in his originally slightly indifferent eyes.

Why is Chen Qiu echoing him?
She scolded him so harshly at the beginning and even looked like she wanted to break up with him, but now she comes to kneel down and beg for mercy during rehearsal?

Is this too...too soft?
He wasn't quite sure what was going on.

Such changes even made his performance a little hesitant.

Is this... Chen Qiu's gesture?
Is he begging for mercy?
Tell yourself that it was just an act?

His actual purpose is to help him integrate the entire orchestra?

Is the answer to this...?

Reason told him no, but his brain kept hinting to him that things should be similar to what he thought.

The chief leader looked at Chen Qiu's instructions for the orchestra. The more he looked at it, the more strange it became. The more he looked at it, the less and less he could understand what Chen Qiu wanted to do.

Chen Qiu was different from the conductors he had seen before.

Chen Qiu's rehearsal this time was not like other young conductors. He immediately led the team in the direction he wanted.

On the contrary, Chen Qiu's first command was actually to adapt to the team?

So why does he still act so strong if he wants to adapt to the team?

The more the chief thought about it, the more confused he became.

And Chen Qiu's image in his heart began to become blurry.

Chen Qiu is no longer the ordinary student he was before.

An ordinary student standing obediently in the middle of the stage with a schoolbag on his back.

Chen Qiu now is an image between a conductor and a student.

No, not just commanders and students, but also many other images, such as leaders and subordinates.

Many completely contradictory images gathered in the chief's mind.

These images disturbed the chief's thoughts and made him confused.

but……

Is Chen Qiu really just looking for the chief?

Chen Qiu looked at the chief's increasingly confused expression, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly in an imperceptible arc.

Sure enough, his control over the orchestra was successful!
Although it is just the beginning, this is the key to success!
He is blurring the boundaries between orchestras and connecting everyone's understanding of music as closely as possible.

Just like negotiating, Chen Qiu is looking for a range that everyone can accept.

He looked around the orchestra, looking at the expressions of everyone in the orchestra, and he became more and more certain about the future of the orchestra.

He can take on this job!
The current Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra does not have the arrogance of those in the Berlin Philharmonic and Vienna Philharmonic before.

Those people are really arrogant, so arrogant that it is difficult for you to even put forward any opinions, and you will never want to change their minds. Although the members of the Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra are still very proud, they still have a relatively broad standard.

These broad standards are the core of Chen Qiu's control of the orchestra.

Chen Qiu waved the baton in his hand vigorously, and the emotions in the music were superimposed layer by layer under Chen Qiu's command.

But while he was waving the baton, his other hand did not make everyone in the orchestra become more excited, but slowly pressed down.

He is controlling the orchestra to use as little contrast as possible to interpret stronger color collisions.

boom!
The emotions above the music are roaring and exploding.

Expression in music becomes clearer.

The layers of lines under the music are also superimposed layer by layer.

Although this expression cannot be said to be perfect, it is much better than the first time before.

Such an expression even made everyone in the band feel confused.

Was this kind of performance really performed by them?

It's not that they doubt their ability to perform such music.

They just feel weird.

I didn't seem to have changed much at all. I just watched the conductor a little bit and followed the conductor to play in the way I was familiar with.

It just felt like there wasn’t much difference from the previous rehearsals.

But why...

Why does music change so much?

Almost all of them had the same feeling.

That is, they always feel that Chen Qiu is moving towards them, allowing the whole group to play according to their understanding.

This feeling makes them particularly strange.

But they couldn't find any problem.

Why, why exactly?

What did Chen Qiu do to make the music so...beautiful?
it's wired.

Doubts and confusions circulate among many younger players.

They knew from the beginning that they were just an ordinary person, someone with no status in the band.

But Chen Qiu actually let the music follow their pace?

No matter how much they thought about it, they couldn't figure out the reason why Chen Qiu did this.

There's no way he is Chen Qiu's half-brother, right?

Even brothers wouldn't do this?
What is Chen Qiu doing?
As for those who occupy the top positions, their emotions are puzzled, with a little bit of excitement.

From Chen Qiu's attack on the strings, they could tell that Chen Qiu wanted to make the wind instruments resist the strings, to make the wind instruments the masters of the orchestra, and to break the string chief's monopoly on music.

They originally thought that Chen Qiu was just talking, but they didn't expect that Chen Qiu actually did it.

Not only that, Chen Qiu actually chose them as the main direction of music performance.

Although they don't know why Chen Qiu chose them, they must trust Chen Qiu to them.

They have long been dissatisfied with the chief's arrogant look.

Relying on his seniority, he showed off his power in the band.

Disgusting!

Now it's finally my turn to lead the orchestra forward, why don't I show off my performance?
Therefore, the expressions of the people on the wind instrument side became more and more brilliant as they followed Chen Qiu's command.

It's obviously just a simple command.

Simple prompts to enter and exit, simple to give strong and weak relationships, simple prompts for mispronunciation and emotional expression.

But everyone heard from Chen Qiu's guidance that Chen Qiu valued him.

As a result, their music gradually became more intense.

They want to prove to Chen Qiu that they deserve a better position.

Facing the increasingly exciting music, Chen Qiu's expression did not change at all.

He just smiled and listened to everyone's explanations without any fluctuation on his face.

Everything is under his control.

As everyone expressed their understanding of music more thoroughly under his guidance, Chen Qiu's understanding of the orchestra also deepened.

[The principal trumpet likes to be in the limelight. His interpretation of the trumpet part would be more like to make the trumpet stand out. To be precise, it should make his own performance stand out. 】

[The principal clarinetist likes quietness and the beauty of music lines, which is a bit similar to the principal violinist, but there are still some differences. 】

[Oboe...it is easy to play the wrong note and the note will be muffled easily, but he is very good at controlling his wrong notes and can correct them quickly. His understanding of music is also biased toward high tension. 】

[The performance of the double bass is flawless and belongs to the category of fishing in troubled waters, so you don’t need to care about them at all. 】

【There are others...】

Chen Qiu's eyes kept scanning the orchestra.

From the beginning, I only understood the concertmaster to understanding everyone in the orchestra, and it only took half a piece of time.

When the last note of the music fell, Chen Qiu had a general understanding of the orchestra.

Just as Chen Qiu heard when he first came here, this band is a bit broken up.

But because the orchestra's manager and conductor are good at choosing musicians, even if there are many disputes in the orchestra, the overall expressions still have many similarities.

If all the similarities in music can be used skillfully, then... the orchestra can still play relatively good music even if there are contradictions.

Chen Qiu put down the baton in his hand and looked at the people in the orchestra with different expressions.

Doubt, curiosity, confusion, hesitation, contradiction, excitement, excitement...

All kinds of emotions piled up in the band, and they were in desperate need of an outlet for them to vent.

They had too many questions to ask Chen Qiu.

For example, why Chen Qiu chose them, and why Chen Qiu knows their music so well.

However, Chen Qiu did not give them any chance.

Chen Qiu just raised his hand and glanced at the time, then nodded to them and said.

"Okay, it's almost time. Today's rehearsal ends here. After I go back today, I hope you can practice your respective parts more and try not to make mistakes. This is very important. If you continue to If there is no way to accomplish this without making mistakes, I think you may not be suitable to work in a professional band, so let’s disband!”

After saying that, Chen Qiu clapped his hands, put the baton in his hand into his schoolbag, and began to sort out his music scores.

Everyone who saw Chen Qiu's indifferent appearance couldn't help but be stunned.

Holy shit? what happened?
Why did it end?

How long have you been rehearsing this?

However, before they could ask, the person who had borrowed Chen Qiu's violin said anxiously.

"Conductor! Is it... over now? No more rehearsals? We are actually all right! We all still have time."

"You said, this is called rehearsal?"

Chen Qiu looked at them and said coldly.

"If you think practicing with you is also called rehearsal, then that's fine, but I don't think this is of any use. It's much better for you to go back and practice your own content yourself than for me to lead you to practice over and over again. "

"Yes, but..."

"Nothing to worry about."

Chen Qiu shook his head and refused the man's continued speech.

He put away the music score, folded it, put it in his bag, put it on his back, nodded to everyone, and said calmly.

"Everyone, see you tomorrow. I hope you can show me fewer mistakes tomorrow."

Chen Qiu's eyes lingered on the chief for a moment, but he quickly ignored him and continued to talk to the crowd.

"Tomorrow I hope we won't just rehearse one piece. Your tasks are very heavy."

After that, Chen Qiu walked down from the podium and walked to the manager who had been wiping his sweat.

The original coldness on his face immediately melted away a lot, and he smiled at the manager and said.

"Remember, helping you organize the orchestra will cost extra money!"

"Yes, yes! There's no problem. It's just an increase. I'll discuss it with the band later to see how much the increase will be. Don't worry."

"Well, I believe in your sincerity, then we will meet tomorrow."

Chen Qiu smiled at the manager again, walked to the door of the concert hall, turned around and forgot about the silent crowd, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, then turned around and left.

Without any hesitation.

Faced with Chen Qiu's arrogant attitude, everyone in the orchestra couldn't help but look at each other.

The man sitting next to the chief hesitated for a moment, then approached the chief and asked in a low voice.

"Um, Chief Teacher! Do you think...should we listen to this little conductor?"

"What do you say?"

The chief glanced at the man, who was so frightened that he immediately shrank back and did not dare to answer.

In this regard, the chief's expression did not change at all.

He squinted his eyes and looked at Chen Qiu's leaving figure, and couldn't help but fall into thinking.

"It feels so familiar. Who...is he?"

(End of this chapter)