I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

"Okay, here it is. Please move your tongue faster, Matsuura-san."

“Too slow?”

"Yes."

"Okay, remember."

——The dividing line of practice——

"Teacher, Mr. Ogasa."

"Takao-san, what's wrong?"

"I'm so tired, can you take a break?"

"I see...are the other students tired too?"

"We are tired." They said in unison.

"Well, okay, everyone take a ten-minute break."

——Ten-minute dividing line——

"Okay, it's been ten minutes. Has everyone rested well?"

"Oh, no." said Takao, who was chatting with the classmates next to him.

"Is that so?"

"Yes, ten minutes is too short. Mr. Ogasa, can you take another five minutes?"

"What do other students think about this?"

"I think so, too."

"Okay then, rest for another 5 minutes, but don't add any more."

"Great, I like Mr. Ogasa the most." Takao cheered.

——The dividing line for rest——

"Okay, everyone, let's start practicing."

"it is good."

——The dividing line of practice——

"Teacher Ogasa, it's already 6 o'clock."

"Is that so...Okay, today's practice ends here. Goodbye, everyone."

"Goodbye, Mr. Ogasa."

"Be careful on the road."

"Ok."

The enjoyable wind band practice time ends here.

If this is an extracurricular wind instrument interest class, Tetsufumi Hirakawa believes it deserves full marks.

After all, it is an interest class, with a relaxed and enjoyable practice environment, and teachers with very good musical and conducting skills.

Such an environment is perfect for cultivating children's interest in music.

What a pity.

What is the goal of the Moritani Girls' High School Wind Orchestra?

Is it a relaxing and enjoyable wind music activity?

Chapter 33 The sunset is crimson, very beautiful

"Goodbye, Mr. Ogasa."

"Goodbye, Mr. Hirakawa."

After the wind band practice ended, Tetsufumi Hirakawa said goodbye to teacher Ogasa.

Walking out of the beautifully decorated concert hall which was now empty after the students left the concert, I walked into the now dim sunset.

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Behind him, after putting away the musical instrument, Shinohara Shiori slowly followed.

"Teacher Hirakawa."

"Ah."

"What do you think?" he asked impatiently.

If I were to express my feelings...

Faced with this problem, Tetsufumi Hirakawa sighed helplessly.

"It's probably about the same as the sunset now."

"..."

Shinohara Shiori glanced at the sunset that Hirakawa Tetsufumi mentioned.

It hung on the horizon, leaving only a few rays of light, dyeing the evening sky into an extremely beautiful crimson.

At the same time, Tetsufumi Hirakawa continued to speak.

"The atmosphere is great, the relationship between teachers and students is harmonious, and the concert hall is beautiful. In such an environment, you can definitely spend a beautiful youth."

Just like the sunset, it’s beautiful.

"but……"

It is also like the sunset, very powerless.

"Shinohara-san, let me ask you a question."

"Teacher, please ask."

“How many people are there in the wind orchestra now?”

"...Teacher, you are the instructor."

"..."

I know this even if you don't tell me.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at Shinohara Shiori and gave him a very bad smile. He was just a student, but he actually mocked his teacher.

But what was even more tragic was that he had no way of refutation.

In short, Hirakawa Tetsufumi was silent for a while and looked away silently. After making a sarcastic remark, Shinohara Shiori still answered his question seriously.

"Last year, the orchestra had 87 members, and after the third-year students retired, there were 52 members left. As for this year, the orchestra recruited 21 new members, and now there are 73 members in total."

"35 people retired, but only 21 new people were hired?"

"Yeah. Because last year I only won the bronze medal in the national competition."

"That's it..."

Because of poor performance, there is no way to attract more new students? This is bad news again.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi was silent again. It was a long time before he spoke.

"So, how many people showed up for the voluntary practice this morning?"

“Less than 30.”

“About one-third, right?”

"Yes, it is."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa did some calculations and found the situation to be a little pessimistic.

"The blowing competition officially starts in July, right?" he asked again.

"Yes, the first qualifying round of the blowing competition."

"Then there will be August, September, two more rounds of promotions, and then October, the national competition, am I remembering correctly?"

"I remember correctly."

Therefore, there are only three months left until the qualifiers, and only half a year left until the national competition.

Time is short. However...

"Shinohara-san, I just did some calculations while I was listening in on the class."

"The wind band officially arrived at around 3:40. Then, I spent about 10 minutes to calm the students down, even though I was involved."

"After that, the students took the instruments, cleaned them, arranged them according to their parts, and asked them to quiet down... and so on."

"By the time practice started, it was already 4:10."

"That is to say, some preparation work for playing can waste half an hour."

"Besides, the wind band only practices until 6 o'clock, right?"

"During this less than two hours of practice, we took a 15-minute break, and it took quite a while to adjust the students' states after the break. Let's just say we took a 20-minute break."

"And then during the rest of the practice time..."

Tetsufumi Hirakawa paused when he said this.

“During the remaining 90 minutes of practice, the relaxed conversation between Mr. Ogasa and the students… took up a lot of time.”

Perhaps teasing Teacher Ogasa has become a classic activity of the wind band. Every time Teacher Ogasa calls on a student to play alone, they do this once.

A lot of time was wasted without realizing it.

"If we judge it by the standards of an extracurricular interest class, Mr. Ogasa is gentle and patient, and there is no distance between him and his classmates. We can easily get along and joke with each other."

“This is a really good atmosphere.”

"but……"

By the time they got to this point, the two had already reached the first floor of the club building. Hirakawa Tetsufumi walked down the stairs, followed by Shinohara Shiori.

“What is the goal of our wind band?”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa stopped at the stairs, turned around and asked Shinohara Shiori.

And Shinohara Shiori, the young lady with a very bad personality, was only stunned for a moment, and then answered his question in her extremely skilled sarcastic tone.

"The goal of the wind band is to win the gold medal in the national competition."

"..."

Yes, it’s the gold medal.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa silently turned around and started walking again.

As a layman, he couldn't evaluate Mr. Ogasa's musical level. But as a teacher, he had to admit that what Mr. Shinohara said this morning was right.

Ogasa-sensei may be a great music consultant, but not a great instructor.

“Every teacher has their own teaching style, and Ms. Ogasa, because of her personality, makes her teaching atmosphere very relaxed.”

“It’s certainly nice to have this relaxing practice.”

"but……"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was not in a position to say the following comments.

But the girl next to him spoke for him.

“This teaching method is not suitable for a wind ensemble that aims to win a gold medal in a national competition.”

"..."

Is such that.

So, this is why Shinohara Shiori asked him to join the wind orchestra, right?

Next, neither of them said anything more. They walked all the way to the shoe closet, changed their shoes, and then left the teaching building and walked towards the school gate.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa was thinking.