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Jiang Bei shook his head:

"No, that's not it."

"It's just that something seems to be missing from your songs."

Liu Yifei instinctively asked, "What?"

Jiang Bei hesitated for a moment, then slowly uttered two words:

"mood."

"To be precise, it's a way of expressing emotions."

He casually plucked a string, the sound was very soft.

"Joy, sadness, loss, confusion, relief..."

"Music, in essence, is an expression of emotion."

"The same melody, sung with a different emotion, will give people a completely different feeling."

As he spoke, he played the accompaniment to "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" again.

The melody is still the same melody, and the lyrics are still the same few lines.

But by simply changing a few chord progressions and adjusting a few ending notes, the entire song's feel instantly changed.

Just moments ago it was a slightly melancholic folk-rock song, but in the blink of an eye, it has taken on a strong Western Region flavor.

The aroma was so strong that you could almost smell the cumin from the lamb skewers from a great distance.

Before the two could react, Jiang Bei turned his hand and changed the rhythm again.

The melody, which was just a moment ago full of exotic charm, has in the blink of an eye turned into a festive and lively Northeast Errenzhuan (a traditional folk art form).

The flavor of the Yangko dance hit me right away.

Liu Yifei and Shu Chang both widened their eyes and opened their mouths in an "O" shape.

You can play like this?!

However, they were not yet finished being shocked.

Island charm, campus folk songs, upbeat pop...

Jiangbei would switch to a different style almost every two lines he sang.

He turned the same song into a "world tour".

After the song ended, the rented room was quiet for several seconds.

The two girls looked at each other and saw the same shock in each other's eyes.

Song……

Can you really sing like that?

Jiang Bei smiled and pressed down on the strings:

"Can you hear the difference?"

"A different musical style, a different approach, and a different emotion."

"The final feeling it gives is completely different."

As he spoke, he looked at Liu Yifei:

"So, what's really important isn't thinking about how to sing first."

"Instead, figure it out first—"

"What emotions do you want the listener to feel?"

Liu Yifei was clearly still immersed in the shock she had just experienced.

But upon hearing the word "emotion," she became somewhat discouraged:

"But I don't have your musical background."

Although she had been learning piano since elementary school, she couldn't do what Jiang Bei did—simply changing a few chords to create a completely different musical style.

Or rather, out of a hundred people who study music, ninety-nine of them cannot do it.

Jiangbei waved his hand and couldn't help but laugh:

"Who told you to learn this?"

"I was just giving an example."

"I want to tell you—emotion is more important than technique."

He paused, then suddenly looked at Shu Chang, then at Liu Yifei, his eyes brightening slightly:

"Got it."

"You two are studying acting."

"Then let's use the actors' method."

Shu Chang was stunned for a moment:

"The actor's method?"

Jiangbei nodded:

"The lyrics are actually not much different from the script."

"Singing is similar to acting."

"When actors receive the script, is the first thing they do to start filming?"

Shu Chang blurted out almost without thinking:

"Won't."

"You need to analyze the characters, understand the lines, and find the emotions first."

Jiang Bei smiled and snapped his fingers:

"That's right."

"Singers are the same."

"Many people are eager to sing as soon as they get a song."

"A truly good singer's first step is not singing."

"It's about understanding the lyrics."

"Only by understanding why each line is written the way it is can you understand how each line should be sung."

Liu Yifei blinked; it was the first time she had heard this statement.

Jiangbei casually handed over the sheet music:

"So now, let's not sing, let's read first."

"Read it like you're reciting lines."

Treat every sentence as if it were something you truly wanted to say.

Although Liu Yifei was still a little confused, she obediently picked up the sheet music.

As soon as he read the first sentence, Jiang Bei immediately raised his hand and said, "Stop."

He pointed to the lyrics:

The emphasis is not on "the brightest star in the night sky" or "the brightest," but on "star."

"In the night sky—be light, just a background."

"The brightest one—push it up little by little."

"The last 'star' has fallen."

"Because you searched all night and finally found it."

Shu Chang's eyes lit up slightly. Wasn't this just the director breaking down the actors' lines?

Jiangbei had already picked up a pen and was quickly making marks on the lyrics.

Where to strengthen, where to soften, where to pause, where to slightly lengthen the ending note...

He gave each word a new meaning.

Following the markings, Liu Yifei tried reading it again.

She was taken aback as soon as she opened her mouth.

They didn't change a single lyric, or even sing it.

But the whole feeling was completely different from before.

Shu Chang, standing to the side, also clearly sensed the change.

Just now, it sounded like she was reciting lyrics.

Now, it's as if there really is a girl standing under the night sky, gently raising her head, speaking her heart to the brightest star.

Liu Yifei's eyes lit up immediately: "It really is different!"

She read it several more times, as if she had discovered a new continent.

Each take became more natural and smoother than the last.

By the seventh or eighth time.

Even she could hear that there was something new in her voice that she hadn't heard before.

Shu Chang couldn't help but nod in agreement:

"I can really picture it."

"It sounded like you were reading lyrics."

"Now... it's more like speaking from the heart."

Jiang Bei nodded in satisfaction.

"That's right."

"Music is not just an expression of emotions."

"It's also an expression of a state of mind."

"When you get a song in the future, don't rush to sing it."

"First, read and understand the lyrics, and understand why they are written this way."

"Think again, if it were you, how would you say those words?"

"Wait until you can read the lyrics and visualize the scene, and feel the emotions, before you sing it."

"Many problems will be solved naturally."

In the past, when he was making shows, he had mentored hundreds of ordinary people who were much less skilled than Liu Yifei.

This method is also the one he uses most often.

Understand first, then express, and finally, use techniques.

Following his method, Liu Yifei read the entire song lyrics again.

This time, she didn't deliberately pursue perfect pronunciation, but tried to feel the imagery in the lyrics and understand what each sentence wanted to express.

Sure enough, the entire song lyrics seemed to come alive all at once.

She excitedly hugged Shu Chang's arm, her eyes sparkling:

"Changchang, how is it?"

"Isn't it much better than before?"

Shu Chang was about to nod when Jiang Bei raised his hand to interrupt: "Not enough."

He pulled back the sheet music that was already covered with markings and took out a blank sheet of music.

"That step just now was called 'deconstructing the lyrics'."

"Now, it's time to 'find your rhythm'."

Liu Yifei paused for a moment, then asked, "Finding the feeling?"

What kind of new approach is this?