Chapter 170: Interview
was originally quite happy to have a meal, but Yang Jingxing was harassed twice by Li Yingzhen on the phone, Zhang Chujia once, and He Hongchui once. Yang Jingxing seemed to be disturbed and unhappy: "I'm eating." β
He Hongchui was full of anger: "The teachers have arrived!"
Tao Meng was willing to dedicate, asked Yang Jingxing to go back to school early, and took the initiative to shake hands with him: "Come on, I'm waiting for your good news." β
Yang Jingxing was not satisfied: "Encourage me." β
Tao Meng cringed: "...... How to encourage. β
Yang Jingxing opened his mouth: "Hug." β
Tao Meng thought about it for a moment, stood upright with his hands hooked and fingers, and then looked at him to indicate that he was ready. Yang Jingxing went to hug Tao Meng's shoulder, and the bodies of the two leaned on.
"Drive ...... carefully"
Yang Jingxing rushed back to school at only one forty, and ran to the examination room of the practice hall on the second floor of He Luting, which was specially prepared for himself.
Yang Jingxing was concerned about An Xin's preparation for the competition, and wished her a gift for the school anniversary. An Xin does not show her ambitions in front of Yang Jingxing.
Yu Xinting called Li Yingzhen: "I'm back, well, it's been a while." Then he told Yang Jingxing: "Let you try the piano...... Originally, Tiantian and they also wanted to come, but they were only allowed to be in the piano department. β
After that, more than a dozen students from the piano department came, but almost all of them were from Li Yingzhen's studio, and Yang Jingxing knew each other more or less and greeted each other.
When it was almost two o'clock, the teachers came, and almost all the piano department were present, in addition to He Hongchui and the other four who had contact with Yang Jingxing. It is not easy to study for a double degree in Puyin, not to mention the piano department and composition department, there are few precedents. However, one of the teachers present today is only in his thirties, named Zhou Qing, a long-haired man. Zhou Qing is much more powerful than Yang Jingxing, when he first entered the school, he was already a bunch of halos, awards in various piano competitions and composition competitions.
Zhou Qing is now teaching in the composition department, but he has never had much friendship with Yang Jingxing. He was quite enthusiastic today, encouraging and blessing Yang Jingxing as if he was a senior.
After respecting the teachers, Yang Jingxing went to laugh at Zhang Chujia who came with Li Yingzhen: "Plastic surgery?"
Zhang Chujia didn't care about the people around him, and smiled: "Yes, you still recognize it?"
Yang Jingxing said: "The face is beautiful, and the temperament has not changed. Zhang Chujia has indeed changed her dress and hairstyle, which means that she is learning from Hu Yiqing.
Li Yingzhen asked Yang Jingxing: "Are you ready?"
Yang Jingxing nodded again in confirmation.
"Go ahead. Li Yingzhen waved her hand.
Yang Jingxing went to stand in front of the piano, the teachers were huddled in the chairs of the band, and Yu Xinting and the piano students were behind the teachers.
Yang Jingxing bowed first: "Hello teacher, good classmates, my name is Yang Jingxing, I am now a first-year student in the composition department, and I am here today to take the double degree examination of the piano department, I hope you will give me more guidance." β
Several teachers and students laughed, Yu Xinting was very bright, and Zhang Chujia was very contemptuous. Li Yingzhen also smiled lightly, it was not enough that she was purely here to be a spectator today, not an examiner. In fact, when the spectators violated the rules, with her relationship with Yang Jingxing, she would have needed to avoid it completely.
The general process is still in accordance with the entrance examination of the piano department, but because of the relationship between time, the content must be compressed, and because the candidate is Yang Jingxing, the difficulty may be improved.
First, it is performed, with optional repertoire and prescribed repertoire. The difficulty of 740 is no longer difficult for Yang Jingxing, and Yang Jingxing is also familiar with the emotional handling of Haydn's sonata, enthusiastic and joyful, happy and peaceful.
No matter how serious Yang Jingxing's performance was, those teachers and students were not intimidated, but only had some appreciative expressions or movements. These people should have heard the CD circulating in school, not to mention that the examiner is not in the habit of giving candidates applause, unless it is to put pressure on other examiners or hint at them. The rigor of the Puyin examination system is very reputable.
After listening to Yang Jingxing play three tunes smoothly, the teachers looked at each other, and no one spoke for a while. Or the leader takes the lead, the head of the piano department nodded on Yang Jingxing's resume and asked: "Yang Jingxing, why do you want to take the piano department?"
Li Yingzhen glanced at the director and then stared at Yang Jingxing, urging him to answer well.
Yang Jingxing said: "Because the piano is my favorite instrument, and there are so many good teachers and professors in the piano department, I hope to improve myself through studying in the piano department." β
What a serious and sincere answer, but some students still laughed.
Another teacher asked, "What do you want to improve yourself?"
Yang Jingxing said: "In all aspects, from basic theory to performance skills, emotional mastery...... There's still a lot to learn. β
The teachers became interested: "What do you think you are not doing well?"
Yang Jingxing said: "Many aspects ......"
Yang Jingxing answered a lot of questions in this regard, and he was not qualified to take the piano department at all, so the teachers began to ask professional questions.
is different from Li Yingzhen's expectations, Yang Jingxing has always been very modest, and the answers to each question are to the point, without long speeches. It sounds like he's just a good candidate.
He Hongchui also came to be a visitor, and he didn't speak, but sometimes he would glance at colleagues who had mentioned music theory knowledge. Yang Jingxing is his key training, you are a mathematics professor so seriously ask his students what does the multiplication formula mean?
However, the teachers gradually found it uninteresting to watch a math student recite multiplication formulas so seriously and reverently, so they entered the performance stage again.
The teachers ordered songs from simple to difficult, first some very basic but emotional tests, then a little difficult etudes, and then technical and emotional. The teachers were not worried about Yang Jingxing's embarrassment, and directly asked for that part of the song, or how many bars to how many bars...... By the time I got to the fragment of Beethoven's "PathΓ©tique", it was already three o'clock. It was supposed to be an hour, but it has arrived.
But no one remembered, the teachers continued while discussing, but it was not interesting to ask Yang Jingxing to play "Ghost Fire" here. After brainstorming, these people came up with a killer idea: "Professor Li's CD, when did you record it, and where did you record it?"
Yang Jingxing is honest: "When the last semester was about to be vacationed, I was in the recording studio of Hongxing Records, where I worked part-time. β
Some people don't know, "What do you do part-time?"
Yang Jingxing was timid: "Write songs." β
"Studying double studies and part-time jobs?"
"I will focus on my studies. β
The head of the department returned to the topic: "Why did you record this CD and who is it for?"
Yang Jingxing said: "Because I have been practicing the piano, and the first semester in Puyin is over, I think that I will have to take exams this semester, so I want to make a summary of myself, as much as possible to find that I am not doing enough, and it is troublesome for Professor Li to guide me." β
Someone said, "We've all heard it!"
Yang Jingxing is grateful: "This is also one of the reasons why I like the school, no matter which teacher, I am always enthusiastic to help me when I go to ask for advice." β
Li Yingzhen smiled lightly, you pediatric problems still want to knock out Yang Jingxing's flaws!
Another female professor who was about the same age as Li Yingzhen suddenly said: "Since you are in the composition department, there should be no problem with improvisation, give you three minutes and improvise for a while...... Sonata style. β
The so-called sonata form is simply to present, develop, and then reproduce some themes. Because the sonata style is complex and requires elaboration, the improvisational sonata is a very new term. But no one is brave enough to say that this request is excessive.
Yang Jingxing didn't think about it for three minutes, and only sat for two minutes before starting to play. After listening to it for dozens of seconds, most of the people were deep, only Yu Xinting in the back row was laughing and snickering. Isn't that her theme!Yang Jingxing seemed serious, but he was still caught by Yu Xinting looking at her. Yu Xinting smiled even more weirdly, but she didn't dare to make physical movements.
There are a total of three themes, and Yang Jingxing has come up with them. Whether he is a genius or not, it is difficult for him to improvise a sonata, let alone three minutes, and half an hour, but fortunately, the idea of these two days will not be embarrassing.
In fact, Yang Jingxing's entry into the piano department is already an ironclad matter, although he has not been praised for more than an hour, but it has already stretched the teachers. However, the professor can't give the student a little problem or some criticism, and he is really sorry for his identity, so he has the idea of "improvisational sonata".
When Yang Jingxing started playing, the teachers and students thought that what they would hear was a bunch of very bad notes, or at least far-fetched and obscure.
However, the fact in front of us is that Yang Jingxing is methodical most of the time, not only that, but his "improvisational ideas" are also very clear, the three themes are novel presentation techniques, and there are all kinds of unexpected developments and changes behind, and there is no shadow of improvisation at all.
Especially the song is still very good. Improvisation is different from improvisational accompaniment, no one expects to come out with a wonderful movement, and occasionally a good sentence or two is considered to have a treasure, listening to improvisation, saying that it sounds good is to try to feel the feelings of the performer, not to enjoy it with the ear. However, Yang Jingxing's melodic lines are very good, and the phrases embedded with the theme are more wonderful than the other! The emotional changes of the whole piece are very natural and rational!
Of course, it's not perfect. In the five-minute or so performance, there are many times when Yang Jingxing will not connect up and down well, or some sentences will make people feel old and rotten, and the chords are very poor......
However, being able to "improvise" like this has already made the teachers unable to take their eyes off it. And I feel that Yang Jingxing is indeed improvised, the simple to monotonous chords and most of the melodies that are seriously restricted by the inner tone of the chords are typical phenomena of improvisation!
After Yang Jingxing finished playing, he looked at a group of teachers two or three meters away from him in fear. Zhang Chujia applauded first, as if those who graduated soon could be shameless.
Hey, Zhang Chujia has a really big face, as soon as she applauded, several students and teachers followed suit to make a little applause. An Xin also applauded, but Yu Xinting was embarrassed and still laughing.
Although it is doubtful, the teacher who just made the request can't jump out and say that he wants to give the material himself. The head of the department asked, "Do you have any questions from the teachers?"
"The problem is gone...... Let's play two more paragraphs. "It feels like the work is done and it's time to enjoy it.
Someone supported: "Yes, just play the CD." β
But Yang Jingxing still took out the appearance of a candidate and began to play seriously. First of all, "Majepa", those super difficult various third octaves, arpeggios, big jumps, it is really devastating, Yang Jingxing's performance has nothing to say, but the body movements are almost a little imposing, except for the arms and fingers, that face does not seem to have any passion, it is estimated that it is better to listen with your eyes closed.
But after listening to it, everyone was willing to applaud, even Yu Xinting was no exception. Someone asked, "Is there any "Hero" on the CD?", and I don't know if he has a bad memory or dismissiveness.
But Yang Jingxing still started playing immediately. "Hero" is also a perverted by Liszt, but the difficulty is worse than that of "Majepa" as a whole, but it has high requirements for the playing skills of the chords, which is usually a little better and seems to be a little more thoughtful.
But I feel that for Yang Jingxing, these are no different, he still plays so well, so easily......
After playing, after the short applause stopped, Yang Jingxing looked at the teachers again, and his eyes were a little pitiful. The head of the department looked at his watch: "It's half past three, and we'll finish at four...... Would you like to take a break?"
No one said that he wanted to rest, and Yang Jingxing didn't dare, so he could only continue to play, so that the teacher and classmates almost listened to the complete live version of the CD.
At a quarter past four, Yang Jingxing was finally invited from the piano bench by the handshake of the head of the department. The air conditioning in the practice hall was warm, and the others were comfortable, only Yang Jingxing's clothes and pants were already soaked with sweat.
The teachers encouraged Yang Jingxing to study hard after entering the piano department, and Li Yingzhen urged Yu Xinting: "Is there a towel!?"
Yu Xinting panicked and only found a tissue. Yang Jingxing wiped his sweat and thanked the teachers, as for the students, most of them had already left.
The head of the department was concerned: "What are the plans?"
Yang Jingxing said: "Study hard?"
"Of course, you have to study, so you have to get out of the rut and communicate more with the outside world. β
Yang Jingxing said: "I haven't thought about it so much now, and I don't have time to go out." β
Li Yingzhen relieved Yang Jingxing: "Go back and change your clothes." β
Yang Jingxing said to Zhang Chujia: "You wait for me." β
Zhang Chujia said: "I have nothing to do, I'll go with you." β
Yang Jingxing smiled at Yu Xinting again: "Let's eat together in the evening, An Xin." β
An Xin nodded, and Yu Xinting hehe: "Okay, you are careful of colds." β
Zhang Chujia really followed Yang Jingxing to pick up the car and asked, "Bring your girlfriend at night?"
Yang Jingxing was surprised: "Who is so gossipy?"
Zhang Chujia warned: "You are careful of being scolded!"
Yang Jingxing reassured: "You are not so gossipy." β
Zhang Chujia smiled: "I can't see it, it's amazing." β
Yang Jingxing didn't understand: "What's so powerful about this?"
Zhang Chujia asked, "Is it cold?"
Yang Jingxing shook his head.
Zhang Chujia asked again: "Is your girlfriend good to you?"
Yang Jingxing nodded: "Girlfriend." β
Zhang Chujia condemned: "Don't be so insensitive!"
Yang Jingxing took his mobile phone: "I'll make a call." β
Tao Meng was still quite surprised: "Congratulations, you will work harder in the future." β
Yang Jingxing smiled: "Congratulations, sympathize with me." β
Tao Meng directly cared about the key point: "Then you will have to go to class with Yu Xinting in the future?"
Yang Jingxing said: "Basically, I can graduate now." β
Tao Meng criticized: "You are not allowed to be proud, you still have to take the class you should take, but you have to be serious." β
Yang Jingxing said: "Okay. Sweating out, now go back to showering. β
This Tao Meng was reassured: "Okay, call at night." β