My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1484 Concert Part 5
In the music room on the third floor.

Wearing pajamas, Xiao Zishan's fingers were flying across the piano keys. When she saw Li Ran and Xiao Zishan come up, she subconsciously turned her head to look at them. Then... she played the wrong note, quickly stuck out her tongue, and obediently looked at the sheet music.

On the chair next to Xiao Zishan, her older brother, who was also her boyfriend, was wearing an earphone.

He was humming softly to himself.

In Xiao Zishan's piano piece, such sounds were suppressed very little and were even somewhat inaudible. Xu Qingya knew that this was because her older brother didn't want to disturb Xiao Zishan. Otherwise, if he really went all out, judging from the fact that Xiao Zishan could still make mistakes, he wouldn't be able to suppress her father at all.

There's a popular saying in the music industry.

That is a "good voice," which cannot be suppressed simply by being loud. Such a voice can emerge from any corner, no matter how loud the surrounding noise is, like a small grass breaking through the soil, seemingly weak but actually possessing incredibly strong resilience and vitality.

Seeing that her older brother hadn't noticed her and Li Ran, Xu Qingya didn't disturb him. Instead, she carefully observed her older brother's humming... After observing for a while, she realized that it was just simple humming, not vocal practice at all! Xu Qingya couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

She really wanted to learn from them.

Stealing from others is pointless. Zhang Xiyu's singing skills are indeed strong, but that woman's singing skills are something that most female singers can't imitate. Her main strength is her large lung capacity. When that woman's voice explodes, it's like a sound wave. If it goes high, it can reach E6.

The main reason is that she is relatively short, simply put, "short and capable". Zhang Xiyu is like that. This is not her making things up, but a fact.

In the music industry, most female singers who can sing high notes well are not tall. They are either relatively short or have a strong build, which allows them to have more lung energy to support high notes. Male singers, on the other hand, are usually taller and therefore better able to sing high notes.

Xu Qingya didn't know if that was actually the case; it was her agent Wang Yu's explanation, but based on Xu Qingya's own observation, it seemed to be true.

Take Liu Fei, the queen of pop, for example. She is quite tall, about 1.7 meters. However, her high notes are not worthy of her status as a queen of pop. In the low notes, Liu Fei is simply an invincible presence in the music scene. Her voice is ethereal and clear, like moonlight shining through the clouds.

But when she hits a high note, it's a joke. Her voice is shrill and her breath is unstable, as if her voice is about to disappear. Apart from the diva Liu Fei, her sister-in-law's high notes aren't very good either.

Gradually, Xu Qingya noticed something was wrong.

Because her older brother seemed to be speaking with his chest, but when that faint sound came through, Xu Qingya realized that her older brother was actually speaking with his nasal cavity.

Then it sinks into the chest cavity and then rises again, making the faint humming sound present two completely different singing styles. Is there such a way to train the voice?!
Xu Qingya was somewhat surprised and uncertain.

It's not that no one in the music industry uses nasal resonance; it's a vocal technique many singers prefer. Many also use chest resonance, and she does. In martial arts terms, it's called "qi sinking to the dantian," which is essentially chest resonance. Yet, her older brother uses both of these methods to practice his voice.

Then... Xu Qingya seemed to remember something.

Her eyes suddenly lit up.

So that's how it is. No wonder her older brother seemed to sing so easily.

So it turns out that when people feel tired of singing, they can switch to a different way of producing sound. By using their nasal cavity to produce sound, their chest cavity can rest, and vice versa. It's such a simple and easy-to-understand principle, yet she hadn't realized it before. No wonder her manager, Wang Yu, said she was stupid. Once she mastered both of these vocal techniques...

Then you won't be exhausted after a three- or four-hour concert.

This trip was not in vain.

Play it again.

After Xiao Zishan finished playing, Zhang You said something.

He had already noticed Xu Qingya, and also his second brother staring at him. However, Zhang You didn't pay any attention. Instead, he pointed to the violin on the shelf. Xu Qingya immediately understood and hurriedly ran over, picked one up, and began teaching Li Ran. Because Xiao Shan was playing the piano, the third floor was particularly noisy. But just like the words she used to coax Li Ran, the more chaotic the environment, the better it was for cultivating concentration.

Whether it's a pianist or a violinist, unexpected situations are inevitable during performances. At such times, it is precisely the performer who needs to be unaffected by external forces. A good environment is a nurturing environment, while a bad environment is where one is truly tempered.

After Xiao Zishan finished playing, Zhang You pointed out a few mistakes in her playing and then made her play those mistakes a few more times. After she finished playing, Zhang You didn't pay any attention to her and let her watch Xu Qingya teach Li Ran to play the violin. As for why Xu Qingya brought Li Ran over, Zhang You didn't ask.

As long as Xu Qingya doesn't come to my house when my favorite singer isn't home, it's fine.

When he was there, Zhang You didn't care.

After all, his second brother had a criminal record. He had even bitten Xiao Yan's lips until they bled. The extent of his lust was truly frightening. Zhang You was also worried that his second brother might be driven by lust and do something illegal or disorderly to his older brother.

Come to the second floor.

Zhang You took his pajamas and went into the bathroom.

Afterwards, he sat on the sofa on the second floor of his house and practiced his singing with headphones on. A concert is nothing to Zhang You, but even so, he still had to adjust his condition to the best. After all, fans pay money to come to the concert. If they don't pay, you can make do, but if they pay, you have to make them feel that it's worth it.

At approximately 9:15, Xu Qingya finished her tutorial for the evening.

"Big Brother"

Under Jiang Yiren's gaze, Xu Qingya smiled and called out. When Zhang You took off his headphones and looked at her, Xu Qingya quickly asked, "Can you use both your nasal and chest cavities?!"

"Um"

Zhang You nodded and continued, "Besides these two aspects, I occasionally use head resonance. Switching between them makes the expressiveness of certain songs even richer."

"All three cities!?"

Xu Qingya was a little skeptical.

"Do not believe!?"

Seeing Xu Qingya's expression, Zhang You smiled.

Then, instead of singing, he started whistling. Xu Qingya was stunned. She knew how awesome her older brother was at whistling. He whistled at the beginning of the song "Waiting for You Until My Heart Aches".

It was absolutely amazing at the time.

Even now, many fans still mention it.

And tonight's piece... Xu Qingya listened with a somewhat dazed look, because this piece did indeed use three resonance methods, and the key point was that this piece not only had vibrato, but also had a strong visual imagery.

At the same time, a poem came to her mind.

Frost covers the ten-mile-long calm lake, and every inch of my black hair is tinged with sorrow for my fleeting youth.

Gazing at the moon, I alone yearn for companionship; I envy not the immortals, but only the mandarin ducks.

(End of this chapter)