Duan Ran thought for a while, "There is no special reason. I was used to it when I was a child, and later I also liked to use the fingertips of my left hand to exert force, otherwise I would not feel safe when playing."
While listening, Langton recorded Duan Ran's words, "Okay, in principle, I accept any artificial key touch method, and I also want to ask something else."
"Suppose you are given a sentence and asked to play it in a normal way for the first time. Now imagine that, um, this sentence is the first seven bars of Liszt's Evening Bell.
"And now I need you to play it a second time."
"Listen carefully, the second time I ask you to play at the same volume as the first time, but I ask you to reduce your finger strength by half."
"Don't rush to answer. Can you do it?"
Little Fatty Duan fell into deep thought. It must be said that she had never considered this issue before.
Qin Jian on the side also started thinking.
If the question was directed at him, he could tell Langton without hesitation that he could do it even if he took off two-thirds of his finger strength.
He can balance the volume of his playing by adjusting his wrist.
But it seems to be difficult to deal with Duan Ran.
After a while, Duan Ran said: "Professor, I'm not sure about this question. If it's just a few bars, I shouldn't have much problem. If it's more than 10 bars, I'm afraid..."
Duan Ran's first reaction when she heard this question was that she had never encountered such a problem before.
But after thinking about it for a moment, she felt that it would be difficult for her to do it.
Every professional piano player who has played for more than ten years has a set of playing habits that he has developed.
That's a muscle reaction engraved in your bones.
Of course, she doesn't mind trying it.
If it's just a topic to discuss, "I can go back and try it on the piano."
Langton took down Duan Ran's answer in his pen again, then raised his head and said, "Okay, can this question be your homework for today? I need you to clearly write down the process of trying it."
Duan Ran nodded, "Okay professor."
Langton smiled and said, "Try to relax your upper limbs during the whole process. You can ask the person around you for specific methods. I think he will be happy to help you."
Qin Jian and Duan Ran both laughed.
"Besides, Duan, do you like opera very much?"
Langton turned to the next page of his work log.
"According to the files provided by the Conservatoire Supérieure de Musique de Paris, you have chosen a total of eight elective courses on opera throughout your undergraduate period, which is almost equal to the total number of opera elective courses taken by the vocal music graduate students of the Conservatoire Supérieure de Conservatoire in three years.
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After a pause, "And it only took you less than a year."
What should Duan Ran say about this question? Firstly, she wanted to get credits quickly. Secondly, that was when Qin Jian was obsessed with opera. She hoped that she could choose some elective courses that would be helpful to Qin Jian.
There is no distinction between the two, and it seems to Duan Ran that he has made a choice that kills two birds with one stone.
Of course, if you want to ask her if she likes opera very much.
Then she had to answer truthfully: "I can't say that I like her, I've just been interested in him for a while."
Langton: "That's a pity. I thought you liked opera very much, but it's not important. I think these eight elective courses have laid a certain foundation for you.
Duan Ran: "What do you mean?"
Langton: "The second task this semester is to listen to two French operas from the Romantic period. The specific repertoire is not limited."
"The key to this assignment is - I need you to do a musical arrangement of one of the operas on piano at the end of the term."
Duan Ran: "A complete set?"
Langton: "Yes."
Although he didn't quite understand the meaning, Duan Ran nodded and accepted it.
"I understand, teacher."
Langton cautions: "Never underestimate the complex forms of music of the Romantic period, especially for those who want to gain a deeper understanding of the music of this period."
Qin Jian: "You mean operas and large-scale religious choral works?"
Langton glanced at Qin Jian with satisfaction: "Yes, we have to add melodrama."
Qin Jian: "What is melodrama?"
Langton explained: "I will explain this topic in detail in a public class about monologues with instrumental accompaniment. If you are interested, you can come over then."
Then he continued to say to Duan Ran: "French opera provides excellent thinking opportunities for studying various forms of romantic music."
"It can depict more exaggerated spectacular scenes, or it can praise heroism, and has a mysterious and passionate humanistic tendency.:"
"Also in the practice of piano music during this period, you should spread more attention to composers other than Liszt."
"You have to understand that Liszt was just an unknown performer before he went to Paris."
"And the wonderful technical phrasing and dense chromatic sound melodies are not his patent. French composers of the same period also occasionally produced natural works, but their fortunes were far inferior to those of the talented ones in the salons.
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After speaking, Langton stopped and took a sip of coffee.
He had already prepared Duan Ran's lesson, but because of his accidental discovery just now, he temporarily added a little bit about finger training.
As for Qin Jian's question, after some exchanges with the other party today, he decided to go back and think about it for a while before meeting with the other party for communication.
But before that, as the number one fan of "Mirror", he prepared some personal questions.
"Any more questions, Duan?"
"No more for now, I just have to go back and think about some content." Duan Ran thanked you, "Thank you, I gained a lot today."
Upon hearing this, Langton clapped his hands and said, "Then let's get out of class!"
get out of class is over now?
Qin Jian thought it was his turn and hurriedly asked, "Professor, are you looking at me?"
"I'm just going to ask you two questions."
After Langton announced that get out of class was over, he immediately opened his work diary to a dense page, and then pushed it in front of Qin Jian.
Qin Jian subconsciously scanned the rows of German titles with serial numbers in front of him, and Langton's urgent voice continued to ring in his ears: "According to what you said at the record conference, after listening to your entire album, I recorded
I have my own thoughts after listening to it.”
1.separation
2.Omen of death
3.You are a bouquet of flowers
4.Beethoven was unhappy
5. Things are unpredictable
...
11.Butterfly
...
16.Hell
17. A corner of Moscow’s Red Square
...
23.Mango mousse
24.Storm
Looking at these abstract descriptions, Qin Jian could only sigh with emotion at Langton's imagination.
"Professor, why is No. 23 in F major called Mango Mousse?"
"Because it's so sweet."
Qin Jian smiled and nodded, then his eyes fell on 'Beethoven is unhappy'.
"Then why was Beethoven unhappy in E minor?"
Langton: "Because when he was writing E minor, Beethoven was heartbroken."
Qin Jian: "You mean Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 27?"
Langton: "Of course, no other piece of music can better express his depressed mood when writing than this one."
Qin Jian: "Is Beethoven a person who values love very much?"
Langton: "It can almost be called the best of the late classicism."
Qin Jian's curiosity was finally aroused: "Do you know Beethoven very well?"
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"There is no other gourmet in Vienna who knows Beethoven better than I do."
Langton confidently turned around and ordered another mango mousse.