Clark and Elizabeth began to distribute and print the "Old Symphony Orchestra Chorus Textbook".
Seeing the boys and girls holding them on the table and flipping through them as if they were treasures, Fan Ning's eyes were dazed.
He remembered himself in his previous life.
At that time, he was studying in a comprehensive university without an art major. When new students registered, the first thing they did was to join the college chorus with great interest. Then he discovered that these people's chorus performance was to turn on the speakers, perform male voices once, and then female voices.
Once, and then again together.
The only separate parts should be an octave higher or an octave lower.
Fan Ning was simply shocked. What the hell is this called a choir? This is more like a "singing group".
It was also related to the teacher's inaction and fooling both superiors and subordinates. But fortunately, the year he joined, the school just established an art center and replaced a new chorus conductor teacher. This music teacher was not a famous artist.
, in retrospect, he is somewhere between a "moth" and a "groom", but he has a professional background, rich experience, and is serious and responsible.
Fan Ning’s role in the group was as a piano accompanist (artistic director). After he became familiar with the teacher through his own skills, he proposed to him the suggestion of implementing the "Kodály teaching method" - that was when he was studying the history of Western music.
Know the by-products of harvesting.
Kodaly graduated from the Liszt Conservatoire, yes, the school named after Liszt. He and another master Bartók are close friends, and the two are committed to carrying forward Hungary's national music education. He is designing this set
The system is designed to be compatible with children's worst starts.
——Born from a poor and humble background, without the influence of a musical family, the family education is chaotic, and even the cultural level and understanding of language and numbers are problematic, far inferior to those pampered aristocratic children.
It is really difficult for those children to understand fixed pitches, key signatures, intervals, rhythmic duration, etc.
This method eliminates the dependence on the piano and relies entirely on tapping students' inner hearing. It uses staff and music theory knowledge as a means to accumulate knowledge in the later stage, rather than as a threshold for strangers to approach in the early stage.
Fan Ning searched for information online and in the library and wrote lesson plans. With this system, he cooperated with the conductor and raised the quality of the choir from scratch in less than two semesters, and the style of the repertoire also improved.
Gradually enriched. Later, he successfully led two junior students to win grand prizes in provincial competitions, and the name of "Great God" gradually began to spread.
Those students who were listening in the audience at the cultural activities also suddenly discovered, wow, what a real chorus sounds like! Not to mention other styles, even folk songs or pop songs can be arranged with refreshing effects!
For the first time, Fan Ning felt firsthand how great and pleasant it is to open people's ears and hearts to contact solemn music.
This could be regarded as the original intention. However, in an overall impetuous environment, the narrative seemed too grand and a bit "pretentious". He did not share this feeling with anyone.
Key words such as having fun, being interested, expanding your social circle, and finding a place to practice piano for free are enough to express your motivations in casual chats.
He gained fame and gained the attention of school leaders, which led to the formation of the student symphony orchestra, and he was able to gain more valuable practical experience.
But at that time, except for pilot projects in individual regions or schools, this system did not seem to receive much attention in the overall music education in the country.
Especially in terms of popularizing art in non-professional fields.
After the choir became famous, he had several exchanges with other schools. He went to several middle and high schools with good admission rates, but the musical literacy of most students was a mess. This even included many students who had learned special skills since childhood, including certain musical instruments.
People with "child skills" - the latter can't do much other than being able to read music notation and play test music well, unless they are already preparing for music majors.
The most impressive thing was when he was doing a test in a class of 52 people. He found that 44 people couldn't sing the unfamiliar song scores, so he picked 6 students who were good at singing popular songs and asked them to sing accompaniment in familiar songs.
In the harmony part, only one person can sing the part.
But so what, at that time, Fan Ning could only influence one school, a small group of people, a slightly larger audience, and only a few years.
Seeing Clark and Elizabeth waiting for his instructions after the distribution was completed, Fan Ning took a deep breath and came back to his senses:
"I have explained all aspects of this teaching method in great detail above. Both of you are excellent academics, so it shouldn't be difficult to implement it."
"I will give you a brief demonstration of the content of each unit."
Clark and Elizabeth each held the paper in their hands, just like highlighting the key points before the exam, constantly adding in the key points Fanning showed.
The first unit started with a few simple pronunciation exercises, and then they discovered the legend drawn on it, which was the sign language used by Fanning to indicate pitch - one of the most important components of the Kodaly teaching method: "Cole
Writing gestures".
Not only do they contain the seven original notes, but there are also five up and down umlauts.
In addition to pitch, there is also a set of colloquial syllables indicating rhythm, which Fan Ning also demonstrated.
He asked the boys and girls to follow him and tap the table slowly, and then they all uttered some distinctive and simple syllables together:
"ta-a-a-a" "ta-a-ta-a" "ta-ta-ta-ta"
Clark and Elizabeth knew immediately that it was first a whole note, then split into two half notes, and then into four quarter notes.
Then Fan Ning's speed became faster and faster, and his expression became more and more enthusiastic.
"ti-ti" and "ti-ri-ti-ri" are eighth notes and sixteenth notes.
His expression was full of interest.
“ti-ta——ti” and “ta——m-ti” are syncopated rhythm patterns and dotted rhythm patterns.
Finally, there were several practical and interesting tapping games, such as asking them to find four different ways to "make noise". So in addition to tapping the table, they also chose to stamp their feet, clap their hands and tap their fingernails. Fan Ning asked them to each
Occupy different positions of "ta-ta-ta-ta", then alternate and emphasize different accents and pianissimo.
The children in the audience had a great time.
As experts, Clark and Elizabeth were suddenly surprised to realize that Fan Ning had almost not taught them any music theory knowledge so far!
Yes, the composer who could write the First Symphony and so many shocking large-scale works.
In the "Introduction to Harmony" course, this musician came up with various professional terms and master cases at his fingertips, and made professors and scholars listen attentively in the audience.
At this moment, he didn't even talk about how to read the pitch of the staff, how to recognize the key signature, how to count intervals, the difference between the duration of whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes!
But the group of young girls in the audience not only sang a decent chord progression, but also hit a very accurate beat.
And many of their faces turned red with excitement.
"Professor Fan Ning, your alternative teaching plan for music reading is so creative!" Clark sighed with sincere admiration.
"Alternative plan for reading music?" Fan Ning smiled and shook his head, "No, it's not as simple as you think. These pitch sign language and rhythmic syllables are not just for reading music."
"They are an important part of choral training and choral conducting methods, and you will gradually realize that they can still play a huge role even in a professional choral performance."
The second unit is the teaching of first-melody solfa using a large number of folk songs as material.
But here, Fan Ning asked them not only to sing, but also to "listen" and "write"!
During the demonstration, Fan Ning made a set of melodies in sign language. He only sang the first note and asked the students in the audience to watch and memorize it. However, they were not allowed to sing the sound. Instead, under the guidance of spiritual guidance, they sang "
"Inner Auditory Training", sing it one last time.
He also demonstrated on the blackboard, teaching students how to "dictate" these pitches and rhythms and write them on paper as prompts.
It doesn't matter even if you are illiterate, because the set of symbols is also very simple and highly visual.
Starting from the polyphonic chorus teaching demonstration in the third unit, the two discovered that Fan Ning's entry point was a type of training that he called "stubborn accompaniment."
For example, the first case is a song called "Two Tigers". Elizabeth recognized that it seemed to be the major-key version of the theme of the third movement of Fanning's "Symphony No. 1".
He asked a student to sing "Two Tigers" again, and when the last three notes were "so weird", he began to repeat them in a joking tone. This was the "stubborn accompaniment". At the same time, another student began to sing the entire melody from the beginning.
And let the two people practice in exchange.
The effect is very interesting.
Then he encouraged the students to try another "stubborn sound pattern", such as the three sounds of "Run Fast".
In short, Fan Ning asked them to adapt to how to stabilize their own notes under the "interference" of other voices, and then slowly listen to other people's voices and blend them together.
When it came to the canon rotation, the two finally knew what "inner auditory training" and "music memory training" were for.
Canon is all about imitation. The second person staggers the bars and sings on top of the first person. Those training methods make imitation extremely easy!
When it came to the difficult free two-part segment, Fan Ning used his left and right hands to sign different pitches, matching the rhythmic sound patterns in his mouth to let the students know how to sing.
The fourth and fifth units transition from two voices to three voices, still using pitch sign language/rhythm syllables/simple notation as the carrier.
The two finally understood why Fan Ning said that these clever sign language symbols were not as simple as "replacing music reading" at all!
In a professional choral performance conductor, the notes are definitely not required to be played throughout the whole song, but the notes are highlighted when swinging the beat.
When they are displayed at different heights, they can indicate which voice it is, and combined with the speed and softness of the gesture movement, it can specifically indicate how a note that needs attention in a certain voice should be processed, whether it enters or disappears.
Is it a burst or a crescendo, how to fine-tune the pitch and level, and how to let the colors of the harmony bloom.
Clark never dreamed that a chorus conductor could play like this and control it so finely!
In the sixth unit, we got to the point where we have accumulated a lot of content and started teaching staff music + transitioning to four parts.
Fan Ning commented here: "When these children, whose musical instincts and practical literacy have been fully stimulated, begin to come into contact with staffs and music theory, you will feel that their receptive abilities are like musical geniuses."
These two people also listened to the entire "Introduction to Harmony". At this time, they felt that the teaching method written by Professor Fan Ning was completely inferior to it!
Although the students selected for today’s demonstration were those students with the strongest understanding, so the initial results were immediately seen
But for other students, if they practice like this week after week, they will definitely have no problem at all!
When the training results of this choir are demonstrated on the stage, when everyone knows their origins and musical foundation, and when this teaching method spreads, I am afraid it will overturn the basic music education pattern of Theoline and even the world!
Fan Ning spent a total of 90 minutes in this classroom this afternoon.
It has not been long, but he has opened the door to the holy kingdom for the children.
In the rough timeline envisioned by Fan Ning, the first month or so awakens their musical instincts of listening, memorizing, and singing. In the next month, they begin to learn staff music and music theory. They make their first stage appearance at the New Year’s concert and accumulate stage experience. Mid-term goals
It is the chorus part of his own "Second Symphony".
The time is indeed a bit tight, but considering that they are focused on studying and the huge bonus of joining Meng Qiming Church, they should be able to implement it.
In fact, whether he is providing dream exercises, innovating theories, giving lectures, conducting, piano or chorus teaching, Fan Ning can always experience a sense of spiritual transparency.
Just as he felt when he was promoted to a high rank and saw Huita that night for the first time, he has devoted himself to the pursuit of enlightenment for all people in the world. He wants to see through the essence of art at infinite heights, no matter what the price.
In a sense, this is exactly the same as Fan Ning's solemn ambition in his previous life.
Today, these undertakings are part of his quest to explore the secrets of high places and pursue the path of "enlightenment."
"The study of serious music has always been the preserve of children from musical families and nobles. It may still be the case for a long time in the future, but changes will begin from today."
Behind him, the voices of two people leading a choir who were familiar with the scales of sign language began to sing, and Fan Ning gently closed the door.
"Thirty-thirty in the afternoon." He opened and closed his pocket watch, his steps light and happy.
It's time for the orchestra's coffee break.
The corridors, furnished with carpets, green plants and small classical oil paintings, are bright and spacious.
When Fan Ning walked around a short distance and returned to the rehearsal hall, the girl in a white cake skirt happened to be the first to push open the joint door, and then the musicians who were taking a break between rehearsals filed out one after another.
"Here." Fan Ning threw a small bright silver keychain over.
"Wow!!!" Sheeran shouted excitedly and caught it with both hands.
Looking at her sparkling eyes, her delicate white shoulders and her long brown hair that was loosely pulled up, Fan Ning couldn't help but smile.
"There is one with your initials written on it. It is the guest room you usually use on the second floor."
"Thank you." She raised the key chain in front of her eyes and deliberately swung it here and there to look at it, "So I can move in whenever I want, right? What's that thing behind it?"
"My office door and the living room door further inside are also on the second floor. There are also several important rooms, including..."
"What are these for me?"
"Save. If I accidentally forget it, I'll ask you to open the door for me."