Piano Room 101
A delicate-looking girl was sitting in front of the grand piano.
Chu Waning and two teachers were sitting not far from her.
After playing a practice piece, Chu Waning wrote in her notebook on the record board, 'Disadvantage: Played too stiffly, no musicality at all'
'Advantage: The rhythm was well controlled, and the pedal was given appropriately'
"OK, classmate. Play the next one."
A teacher said.
"OK."
The girl composed herself and then began to play.
The reevaluation was a bit simpler than the art entrance examination.
Only two pieces needed to be played, one sonata and one practice piece.
But this reevaluation came very suddenly. It was announced three days ago. Many people didn't have enough time to practice the piano. Coupled with the just-ended military training, many people haven't practiced the piano for several days.
Perhaps precisely because of this, the college can more clearly understand the students' true levels.
".... "
"Another piece by Teacher Shen Nan. In recent years, basically his practice pieces and sonatas have been used in the art entrance examination..."
One teacher shook his head and laughed.
"Every year in the art entrance examination now, basically, you can hear his Winter Wind Practice Piece and the third movement of the Pathetique Sonata... My ears are almost getting calloused."
Another teacher also commented.
More than ten years ago, a master named Shen Nan emerged suddenly and created dozens of classical pieces in the following years. The pattern of the classical music circle changed significantly because of this.
The previous dull and monotonous practice pieces and sonatas... basically no one is playing them anymore.
Now, in all the top conservatories of music in the world, the pieces taught are those created by Shen Nan in the last ten years.
"..."
"OK, classmate, you can stop."
Listening to the conversation between the two beside her, Chu Waning had mixed feelings in her heart.
In today's world, because of Shen Nan in the classical music circle, two groups of people are divided.
The new school represented by Shen Nan and the traditional school based on the music of the Blue Star in the past four hundred years.
"OK, thank you, teachers." After politely thanking, the girl walked out of the door.
Then Chu Waning and the other two teachers discussed and gave an average score of ninety-five.
After the girl left
There was a knock on the door. Dong dong dong. Chu Waning and the other two teachers looked up.
It was a boy with black-framed glasses and a middle-aged man.
They knew the middle-aged man. After all, they were from the same school. They had met several times.
"Teacher Chu, it's like this... My student he wants....."
"..."
After a lot of explanations.
The two teachers beside Chu Waning couldn't help but say, "Old Xu, weren't you there when Shen Nian took the art entrance examination? Do you think at the same age, who could compare with his level?"
"Give him one or two years. Maybe he'll play better than us!" "This Han Wenbin beside you, I've heard him play the piano before. I can only say bring him back quickly. He can't compare with Shen Nian at all!"
The two teachers spoke one after another, not optimistic about Han Wenbin in their words.
Chu Waning was staring at the boy with black-framed glasses opposite.
She hasn't heard Shen Nian's live performance, so she doesn't know his true level. But seeing so many teachers in the school praising him, it's impossible that he has no ability.
"Play a piece for me to listen to first."
Chu Waning said.
"I'll wait for Shen Nian to play first! I'll play whatever he plays!"
Han Wenbin pushed his glasses frame very confidently.
"Old Xu, did your student fail the Ideological and Moral Cultivation course?"
"Also, whatever Shen Nian plays, you play."
"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. Wait for Shen Nian to play first. You won't have the confidence to touch the piano keys at all."
The two teachers really didn't understand where the other party's confidence came from.
It's a good thing to have this confidence at the age of eighteen or nineteen. But confidence and arrogance are two different things.
"Wenbin, play first if you are asked to!"
The middle-aged man named Lao Xu frowned slowly at this moment. His student was really too arrogant.
"Play then!"
"I started practicing the piano when I was six years old. Since then, I basically practiced for eight hours every day"
"When I was in junior high school, it increased to ten hours. The things that accompanied me the most in my childhood were always the black and white keys and the sound of the metronome."
"I don't believe Shen Nian can surpass me!"
The past hard practice experience made Han Wenbin become blindly confident.
He has talent and he is also hardworking.
Who isn't a genius to be admitted to this college?
He just refuses to accept it!
Sitting in front of the piano, Han Wenbin placed his hands on the black and white keys.
The same as the girl just now, Winter Wind Practice Piece.
However, whether it was the progressive emotions, the control of finger strength, or others, Han Wenbin was obviously much better than the girl just now.
Chu Waning was holding the record board and nodded from time to time.
"Played very well"
Chu Waning commented.
It was almost up to her level back then.
"If looking at him alone, it's good"
"But if comparing him with Shen Nian, the gap is too obvious."
Even though Han Wenbin played very well in front of them and played all the details of the piece very well, the two teachers were still not optimistic.
When Shen Nian took the art entrance examination, he also played the Winter Wind Practice Piece. And the two of them happened to be on the scene at that time. Although they didn't score, they could only use one word to describe it, which was terrifying.
Even after listening to Shen Nian's play, both of them had a feeling that they had been playing the piano to no avail for so many years.
"Not bad. My student is good in everything, but just a little too arrogant. Let Shen Nian come to strike him down. It's not bad either."
Lao Xu also gave a fair evaluation.
"Are you sure your student can bear it? Don't be so struck that he dares not touch the piano then."
"This won't happen. I'm here to find a competitive target for him..."
Lao Xu suddenly became a little worried. But after thinking about it, being so struck that he dares not touch the piano... It's really too far-fetched. Chu Waning on the side didn't interject but listened quietly.
Han Wenbin's level seemed quite good to her.
In the past two days, she also took the time to listen to the video of Shen Nian's art entrance examination at that time...
But perhaps because the recording phone was too bad, the sound was very noisy and she couldn't tell Shen Nian's true level at all.
Soon
Han Wenbin also finished playing. The sonata he chose was the third movement of Moonlight.
Because he heard that Shen Nian played this piece at that time.
As if to prove himself, he had been practicing this piece crazily for the past three days.