Chapter Twenty-One: The Band
At this time, Xie Yuyun, who was completely impressed by Xu Wen's drum skills, stretched out his hand to him and said formally: "Then, you are welcome to join our Lingwu band." ”
Xu Wen smiled and nodded, stretched out his hand and shook her hand, "It's a great honor." ”
After shaking hands, Xie Yuyun took out a poster and said: "I have told you just now, we are going to participate in this cool summer band competition, the DEMO we sent last month passed the online selection, and then we will go to Yanjing with 90 groups of bands to participate in the preliminary competition." ”
"Hey, go to Yanjing?" Xu Wen was stunned, but he didn't expect to go to the capital.
"Yes...... Is there anything inconvenient?" Xie Yuyun asked a little nervously, and immediately added after speaking: "Don't worry, I will pay for the transportation and accommodation expenses." ”
"It's not that this question ......," Xu Wen shook his head.
The reason why he is worried is naturally because of Ren Lingxuan, although she has adapted well to sleeping alone in a room now, she is still a little uneasy.
"I'm sorry, can I give you an answer tomorrow about this?"
"Of course. Xie Yuyun's expression was a little nervous when he agreed, and after seeing Xu Wen's level, he didn't want to let go of the big guy, "I only need to go for two weeks, and the game process is very fast." ”
"Well, I try. Nodding, Xu Wen diverted the topic and said, "What style do you usually focus on?"
Xie Yuyun snapped his fingers and said, "Rock, pop, jazz, and ethnic are all fine." ”
"Well, it's traditional, so why don't we rehearse a few times first?"
"Of course. Xie Yujun readily agreed, and she also wanted to know what kind of changes Xu Wen's joining would bring to them.
Walking up to the synthesizer, Xie Yuyun waved the microphone on it and said, "I'm the keyboardist and lead singer of the band, why don't you try [Our Love]?"
"Yes. Xu Wen made an OK gesture.
Wu Chang and Zhuo Ling also immediately picked up their instruments and stood on both sides of Xie Yuyun.
"Memories of vague childhood ......"
The main song part of [Our Love] is basically the keyboard, so what Xie Yuyun has to do is to play and sing by herself, and she probably chose this song to show her strength to Xu Wen.
After listening to the whole paragraph, Xu Wen gave Xie Yuyun a good evaluation in his heart, his fingers are very steady, his monophonic and octave techniques are good, and he should have a very solid piano foundation.
In terms of singing, the timbre is as clear as Xu Wen imagined, and it also has good breath support.
After Xu Wen finished evaluating Xie Yuyun's performance in his heart, the chorus part also arrived.
"Our love~ will not come back after it has passed. ”
After a continuous beating, Xu Wen's drum sound immediately pushed the whole song to a climax, and Xie Yuyun was not false at all in the treble part, and sang the tune at once, which made Xu Wen's eyes light up.
"The warm ...... you give"
After waiting for a song to be sung, Xie Yuyun immediately turned his head to look at Xu Wen, like a student waiting for the results to be announced.
"Very nice. Xu Wen gave her a thumbs up.
After all, it is a team that can be selected online, and the level is still there.
Hearing Xu Wen's affirmative answer, Xie Yuyun couldn't help but say happily: "You're welcome, if there is anything bad, please correct me." ”
"There are places that can be improved, but I can't hear too many songs just for a song, so let's have a few more. ”
"Good!"
The smooth cooperation of the first song made Xie Yuyun and the three of them feel very comfortable, and they couldn't wait to try the next one.
This practice lasted until seven o'clock in the evening, and he didn't stop until Xie Yuyun couldn't bear it.
"Whew...... For the first time, I felt that the practice was so smooth. Zhuo Ling put the guitar on the table next to him, rubbed his somewhat sore shoulder, and said.
"Mmmm, I think so too. Wu Chang also felt the same way, when they were rehearsing in the past, it was common for them to take wrong shots and not be able to keep up with the rhythm, and they suddenly entered their respective fields while playing.
After speaking, the three of them looked at Xu Wen at the same time, because the only change in their band today was the addition of this new drummer.
Xie Yuyun poured two sips of mineral water and said with a smile: "I used to hear people say that drums are the soul of the band, but I was still not convinced, but today I have seen it, and the drummer's ability to bring rhythm is too strong." ”
Xu Wen shook his head and said, "Don't praise me so much, mainly because everyone's level is good." ”
Seeing that Xu Wen was modest, Xie Yuyun didn't continue, but he had already given him the first nickname in his heart.
Humanoid metronome.
As long as you have practiced a musical instrument, you will definitely be no stranger to the metronome, which can make your playing more stable and rhythmic, and there will be no "slipping" that plays faster and faster and more chaotic
In a band, usually the drummer plays the role of "metronome".
As a simple example, as long as there is a melody instrument, whether it is a keyboard, wind or string, the occasional misplay in the performance can be ignored, and other instruments are generally not affected much, but if the drummer messes with the rhythm, the whole band will quickly become chaotic.
Because a song can be without gorgeous high notes. You can have no cool guitar solo, you can't have the deep root sound of the bass, but you have to have a beat, otherwise it's just ordinary noise.
This time, under the leadership of Xu Wen's incomparably stable rhythm, it was almost difficult for everyone to run out, so they practiced so devotedly.
After taking two sips of the water handed by Xie Yuyun, Xu Wen screwed the bottle cap and said, "I have some suggestions for your performance, do you want to hear it?"
"I want to hear it!"
The three of them immediately gathered around Xu Wen after answering.
Looking at their enthusiasm for learning, Xu Wen smiled, feeling that the girls he knew recently seemed to be very motivated.
Xu Wen first looked at Xie Yuyun and said: "The ability of the keyboard is very good, whether it is bass, rhythm, harmony or melody, it can be played through it, but the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility." ”
"I can tell you're good soloists, but when combined with other instruments, it's even better if you can blend the keyboard's perfection into the whole musical environment in a more subtle way. ”
Xie Yuyun nodded as if he didn't understand after hearing this, thought for a while and asked, "Can you be more specific?"
"Let's take a simple example. Xu Wen raised his index finger, "Don't play in the same sound area as the bass player, it is enough to have a bass sound in the bass part, if you mix in the piano sound, it will only make the sound effect mixed." ”
"Hey?" Xie Yuyun was a little surprised, turned her head to look at Wu Chang, and saw that she couldn't help but nod.
Feeling Xie Yuyun's eyes, Wu Changcai hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Actually, I didn't feel anything before, but when I heard Brother Xu Wen say this, it seems to be the case." ”
Looking at his teammates who were persuaded so easily, Xie Yuyun couldn't help but snort angrily: "The betrayal is really fast enough, you." ”