Chapter 744 Let President Kong be an Assistant (2/2 Monthly Pass)
"When this happens, many students may think, is this the end of my voice condition? Can I still sing high-pitched songs in the future?"
What Yang Qian said resonated with many people, especially Cai Tianduo, whose sound conditions were indeed not very good. He couldn't help but sit up straight and lean his neck forward, as if he could hear more clearly.
"Let me talk about Zhu Zhijun's problem first. Your voice is actually pretty good. It's bright and yet tactful. It lacks a little bit of definition, but it's quite malleable. Of course, if you want to be as relaxed and comfortable as Ouyang Xiaoqing and others,
It must be very difficult to sing high notes. After all, the two of them are gifted with unique talents. They cannot be compared or envied. Even I think so."
Yang Qian first promoted and then suppressed, which made Zhu Zhijun suffer some blows, but with Yang Qian's praise in front of him as a foreshadowing, he didn't feel too uncomfortable.
It turns out my voice is pretty good!
Very malleable?
Zhu Zhijun's heart was filled with hope.
"But if, as you said at the beginning, you just want to sing high notes well, and when some songs require it, you can hit high notes. I can tell you that there is no problem at all, as long as you master the correct way of vocalizing.
, it is possible to reach the standard of soaring high notes through acquired training.”
Really?
Zhu Zhijun is looking forward to it even more.
"Okay, without further ado, let's get straight to the practical stuff. The method of producing high-pitched sounds that I'm going to teach you today is called 'vocal cord elongation'. What is vocal cord elongation? Is there any students who know it? Can you raise your hand to tell me."
Yang Qian takes live classes and likes to have more interactions, which is why his classes always seem interesting, and he is often ridiculed as a test of fans' behavior of "asking questions knowingly".
However, someone really knew, Ai Meng raised her hand.
"Aimeng."
"Teacher, our vocal cords are controlled by our vocal cords. When we sing bass, the vocal cords are thicker and shorter, but when we sing high notes, the vocal cords are thinner, because they are stretched."
When Ai Meng said this, Zhu Zhijun felt a little regretful. She actually knew this. But it was a pity that Ai Meng raised her hand first and said it.
This knowledge point is not difficult, and many people who have learned some vocal music understand it.
After Ai Meng finished speaking, there was a round of applause in the classroom.
It didn't happen before, but this time because Kong Yi and the others were here, as soon as Kong Yi took the lead, everyone started to applaud along with him.
Ai Meng was still smiling, but actually she was extremely nervous and excited.
"Yes, Aimeng said it very well. Let's do a small experiment to make it easier for everyone to understand. Suppose that the hair rope on my hand is our vocal cords. To do this experiment, I need an assistant.
Which classmate is willing to come up..."
After Yang Qian praised Ai Meng, he took out a wide black hair rope borrowed from his wife. (Note 1)
However, before he could finish speaking, Kong Yi raised his hand.
"I come!"
Kong Yi, the big CEO, raised his hand, and everyone else who wanted to raise their hands retracted their hands.
"Then please trouble Mr. Kong."
"Just call me Kong Yi. When I come to your class, I am just an ordinary student. How can I be different?"
When Kong Yi came up, the microphone in the classroom clearly transmitted his words to the live broadcast room.
For a while, the barrage was full of praise.
“Boss Kong is awesome!”
"Mr. Kong directly helped Teacher Yang. This is such a great honor!"
"Look, do you know why he can be the boss?"
Yang Qian handed Kong Yi a ballpoint pen with the refill removed and asked him to hold it for him.
The main screen of the live broadcast room and the screen on the large display screen in the classroom all showed close-ups of their hands on the table. This was switched by Yang Qian on his own initiative, and he also pulled down his microphone.
"Classmate Kong, please use a pen to stir my hair."
Yang Qian used both hands to gently tighten the hair rope.
"Suppose our vocal cords are the same as this hair rope. When the hair rope is not so tight, it is this sound, which is relatively low because the vibration frequency is not very fast, right? But if so, I tighten it
..."
The clear voice reached the ears of the audience in the live broadcast room from his microphone.
Although the sound from the hair rope is not as good as the guitar strings, everyone can hear it. Yang Qian slowly stretches it, and the sound becomes really crisp and loud little by little!
"When the vocal cords are tightened, the vibration frequency will also increase, and the sound will become higher and thinner. This is what it looks like when we sing high notes!"
Such a simulation does seem more intuitive.
Kong Yi stood nearby and couldn't help but nodded, indicating that he understood everything.
Of course, the real vocal cords are definitely not as simple as a hair rope. However, Yang Qian's class is not a course about human body structure. There is no need to say that "the elongation of the vocal cords is caused by the contraction of the cricothyroid muscle, which drives the thyroid cartilage."
"Incline downward to complete" these principles are explained clearly and thoroughly.
If you teach it that way, not only will the entire course become boring, but it will also take up a lot of time, and you may not even be able to finish the course!
Therefore, Yang Qian just wants the students to understand what the situation is like and why they need to do such an exercise. That’s it!
"Okay, next, let's watch a few videos. Pay attention to the changes in the throats of these singers when they sing high notes..."
After Yang Qian asked Kong Yi to sit back, he played some video materials that he had found while preparing lessons on the big screen. Of course, they were all edited by him.
Whether it's Kong Qiang's singing or Yang Qian's mentor Chai Jiang's singing, each video is short and goes straight to the topic, showing their performance when singing high notes.
"This throat is elongated!"
Kong Yi patted his thigh. He really regarded himself as a student. He was fascinated by Yang Qian's class and looked around to find someone to discuss with him.
Although the term "throat elongation" is not accurate, everyone can see that when these high-pitched singers sing high notes, the middle part of the lower part of the throat is really sunken, and it feels like the hair rope was stretched just now.
The state of emergency!
If one video clip was not convincing enough, the video clips of top singers in the Chinese music industry appeared one after another, which convinced everyone.
"Why didn't I notice it before?"
"I really can't learn this high note..."
"Why is there a groove under the Adam's apple?"
"Why don't I have such a depression when I sing high notes? Why does it feel like I just tilt my head and close my eyes when I sing?"
"It turns out that's what separates me from professional singers!"
(Note 1: The related knowledge of "vocal cord elongation" mentioned here is inspired by "Jason-Lao Shi", a very interesting up master who teaches singing. After all, Xiaohan is not a professional. If there is any inappropriate writing