590. Matryoshka-like problem complex counterpoint method
On the way home, the mother and daughter sat in the back row, holding hands and chatting.
He Jing talked about Eastman, where she currently works part-time, Rochester, and New York. She had mentioned these to her family more than once during daily phone calls.
Compared to Qin Jian, the number of times she called home was more like that of a child who grew up in her native family.
Finally, she took the initiative to share the competition that just ended last month. From her tone of voice and the content between the lines, both of us could sense her normalcy.
This made Qin Gang, who was holding the steering wheel, relieved. As He Jing's first teacher, he had watched He Jing grow up, and he knew the unyielding spirit in He Jing's bones.
At first, he was worried that He Jing would have some psychological difficulties because he was dissatisfied with such a ranking, but now it seems that he was worrying too much.
The more than two-hour journey was quickly spent in warmth and joy.
In the evening, Qin Gang served a table of food. During the meal, He Jing made a video call to Qin Jian, and the family felt like they were reunited.
After the meal, it was time for the father and daughter to talk.
At both ends of the sofa in the living room, Qin Gang asked He Jing how long he could stay for this trip, and He Jing said about two months.
Qin Gang: "Two months is not a short time. Do you have any plans?"
He Jing smiled, "Let's rest at home first, and then find something to do."
Qin Gang knew that the other party couldn't sit still, so he also smiled and said: "I'm going to do something."
He Jing: "Principal Li contacted me last month and asked me if I had any plans to return to China during the summer vacation. He said that if I have time, he hopes that I can return to Bor to teach the children. For the time being, I plan to return to Bor, but I haven't yet.
Discuss with you."
Qin Gang waved his hand and lit a cigarette: "What's the point of discussing this? As long as we know what you're busy with, I think it's a good thing. Just go ahead and do it in peace."
He Jing stood up and placed the ashtray in front of Qin Gang: "Actually, I'm not busy. I plan to go to Nanshi twice a week, and I will still be at home the rest of the time."
Qin Gang said humbly: "You can arrange your own time. We wanted you to stay at home for a while, but work is the priority."
He Jing nodded: "Don't worry, Teacher Qin."
Qin Gang: "By the way, Jingjing, your Aunt Fang has a day off tomorrow. She will go to your grandpa's house for a meal tomorrow at noon, and then go to your grandpa's house for a haircut in the evening."
...
The three of us drove out early the next morning.
The four old people were overjoyed that He Jing came back this time. Naturally, delicious food and drinks had been prepared for their granddaughter.
They had two meals in a row at noon and afternoon. On their way home in the evening, the three of them stopped at a night stall at the entrance of the community to eat some skewers. He Jing drank some wine with Qin Gang.
This is considered a day that has been successfully completed.
For the next few days, He Jing's life was very leisurely, and she would go out by herself during the day.
Or play the piano at home and communicate with Qin Gang about piano teaching.
As the principal teacher of ICM, the world's top piano training institution, He Jing's current teaching views and her mastery and teaching methods also amazed Qin Gang.
“I didn’t expect that foreign children can still have piano lessons like this.”
He Jing had the same view at first, but after she actually lived in the United States for a year, she felt that the key to ICM's success was not this set of teaching methods, but the soil in which ICM grew and developed.
It won't work if ICM is copied to China.
Although Chinese families now pay far more attention to children's artistic cultivation than American families, local music associations and relevant education departments are also promoting it on a large scale.
However, a serious shortage of professional teachers and an overly formalized popularization process have also hindered the development of this cause.
Regarding this content, He Jing also expressed her own views: "There is a shortage of a large number of professional teachers at this stage."
Why didn't Qin Gang understand He Jing's words? Qin Gang was a piano teacher of that era. In his era, even music teachers who could play the pedal piano were scarce.
Times are developing, and pedal pianos have long become antiques. However, some "old antiques" that should have been eliminated long ago have become stronger and stronger by taking advantage of the rapid development of society.
They are still using the teaching ideas and wrong playing methods of twenty years ago to guide the new generation twenty years later.
Regarding this issue, the father and daughter have discussed it a lot in the past two days.
In addition, after Fang Xuehua got off work, the couple would walk around the streets and go shopping, and a week passed quickly.
...
A week later it's Tuesday, the last day of July.
Today is the day that He Jing and Boer agreed to come to school. For this reason, Lu Desheng had arranged everything three days ago. Boer prepared a master class for He Jing and was just waiting for the other party to arrive.
The end of July also coincides with the hottest time of the year.
He Jing drove to Nanshi early in the morning. It was already 10 a.m. when the car drove into the Boer campus. Lu Desheng was waiting for He Jing under the bright sun.
They are old acquaintances, but Lu Desheng has always felt that some things he did in the past were not very authentic, so he always felt a little guilty when facing He Jing.
However, He Jing didn't care about this. As an old colleague, she still greeted him politely after getting off the car: "Director Lu."
Lu Desheng understands He Jing's temperament and doesn't like to go through the motions, but now that the two people's identities are no longer the same as before, he still has to say what should be said at this time.
Of course, words of praise and thanks are indispensable,
He Jing also listened patiently.
"You're welcome, Director Lu, I'm honored to be able to come back to the school and communicate with teachers and classmates again."
In the end, He Jing refused Lu Desheng's companionship and went alone to the lecture theater where the lecture would be held for a while.
Although the school had been renovated last year, she was still familiar with this place no matter how much it changed.
Many classmates who were coming and going looked at He Jing curiously. Everyone recognized this woman almost at a glance as the two people on the cover of posters all over the campus.
The real person is gentler and more beautiful than the photos.
Some people are thinking that if they had come to Boer two years earlier, they might have studied piano with such a teacher, and they might have become classmates with that senior brother named Qin Jian.
In the past two years, there have been too many rumors and stories about Qin Jian and He Jing in the school, and there are also stories about a third person among them. However, this third person is still in the school, and no one dares to tell them to his face.
...
10:30 minutes.
After some warm-up speeches by Principal Li, He Jing’s master class lecture officially began.
"Good morning everyone, it's an honor to be back here today..."
On the podium, He Jing looked around the entire lecture theater with a smile, while looking at the young and new faces, including some old and new teachers, when suddenly a familiar face appeared in her sight.
Of course, such a face would be extremely eye-catching in any group of people.