Chapter 7 Hotel California

On the way, she received a call from Ning Xiupei, saying that she would board the plane immediately, and when the time came, she would take the car directly to the gate of the Huaxia Conservatory of Music, and she would not want them to pick them up at the airport, and let them prepare the documents and other things needed for tomorrow's exam.

At dinner in the evening, Xiao Yuran invited guests, Qin Fangge accepted it cheekily, Xiao Yuran also said that he helped her a lot, and when she tried it for the first time, she asked him to help with the sonata and medium-sized music of no less than six minutes. And what she is most worried about is the repertoire she will receive in the first exam tomorrow, and she will have to play it in the retest, and she is still required to memorize the score, which is really a lot of pressure.

She will also think clearly, Professor Deng must be very busy during this time, and it is definitely inappropriate to disturb her, especially this designated piano repertoire, and it is suspected of cheating if she asks her to help.

Qin Fangge agreed to come down with a big bag, and her confident appearance made her morale soar.

After dinner, Chen Yushan was going to the bar to run a singing scene, and before leaving, Xiao Yuran regretted that she had never been to the bar.

Qin Fangge said that when the exam was over, he would form a group with her to cheer for Chen Yushan, thanking her for taking care of them for so long.

Xiao Yuran looked quite expectant, and said okay with a smile.

The two agreed to come down, and if there was nowhere to go, they would go back to the rented basement, the Huaxia Conservatory of Music was too small, and they had already been turned around, so there was nothing fun. In addition to going to concerts, this is quite interesting, Huaxia Conservatory of Music often has concerts and most of them are free, the two of them go to listen to it a lot, and then yearn for the best conservatory in the country.

After Xiao Yuran called his family, he prepared the ID card and the admission ticket and other things needed for the exam, and felt that there was nothing to do, and the registration or something had already been registered online. ran to Qin Fangge's side to play, and she was surprised to find that Qin Fangge was very hardworking, not playing the guitar as usual, but reading the music theory book.

But he was more strange, basically just glanced at a few times, and then turned the page directly.

Asked what he was doing, Qin Fangge actually smiled and said that he was looking for a feeling!

Xiao Yuran smiled, of course she couldn't imagine that he would be able to remember it now.

The room is very small, there is no stool, and Xiao Yuran can only sit on the bed after she comes, but it seems that she is used to it and does not mind this.

He didn't have long before he threw down his music theory book, relaxed at her request, and started playing the guitar.

He brought a classical guitar, which is more portable than the piano and can be played anytime and anywhere, especially for playing pop music. Although it is not as powerful as the piano, it is definitely the best weapon for playing cool pretends.

The quality of his classical guitar is not particularly good, but the tone is still very accurate, when Qin Fangge didn't play the piano before, he often sang with the guitar accompaniment, and the technique was not bad, but compared to the level of the piano, it was not a little bit worse.

In this basement, the flow of people is more complicated, and it is noisy all day long, but I am not afraid of affecting anyone.

Tang Feiyang himself has learned guitar before, and his skills are quite good, if you want to say that you can't play guitar as a music teacher, people won't believe it!

After a few random fiddles, he didn't know what to play, and he didn't want to play those songs with the main theme except for the exam.

Qin Fangge asked Xiao Yuran beside him, "Xiaoyu, what do you want to hear?"

Xiao Yuran smiled slyly, "Can you play whatever I want to hear?"

Qin Fangge was not fooled, "I can only say my best!"

"I'm tired of hearing it before, I haven't heard of it before!" Xiao Yuran's eyes were still a little cunning.

"You're embarrassing me!" Qin Fangge said.

Xiao Yuran shook his head disappreciatively, "How can there be! It's okay to play casually, as long as you haven't heard of it." ”

"Well, I'll think about it!" Qin Fangge was brewing, and Xiao Yuran was very tolerant and generous, looking at him with a smile.

In a few moments, his dexterous fingers began to pluck the strings, and a beautiful melody sounded.

This song is the classic track he played the most when he used to practice guitar, "Hotel California". Although his body's ability to control his fingers is much higher than before, he has to play the most difficult version, and when he plays all the way, he finds that he still has a low eye, and his grasp of his fingers is still not the best.

There's no way, his own facial features are very keen, and he still has the most classic original version in his mind as a comparison, where he made a little mistake, he could hear it immediately.

He also sighed in his heart, he still has to practice diligently, but he believes that it will not take too long, he has a good foundation and quick response, and there are other people's finger skills to learn from, and in the end, if he can't play this classic song, he should cry.

Xiao Yuran is different, she has never heard this song before, she has been enjoying it seriously, she doesn't even know how long time has passed, she just feels that it should be a while, this song is longer than ordinary songs, the melody is very beautiful, and Qin Fangge is also very handsome when he plays the guitar seriously.

She was also a little strange, thinking that this should not be pure music, and when he stopped, she expressed her opinion, "It's quite good, did you write it yourself?"

Qin Fangge smiled slightly, still with the attitude of not denying or admitting it.

"Is there any lyrics?" Xiao Yuran asked again, she didn't want to delve into it now, and she felt that he was very powerful now.

"I haven't thought about it yet. "This one is telling the truth, I don't know if I should directly copy the original version.

"I feel a little sad, confused, helpless, and even a little mysterious. Xiao Yuran thought for a moment before speaking.

"Maybe!" he was still too influenced by the original.

She continued, "About what?"

"Where we are now, in the basement of Yanjing, why don't we work together and fill in the words?" he thought about it carefully, if he took out the Hotel California just like this, even though it was in English, it was sucking. Poison, sexual promiscuity, Zong. Hints such as teaching seem out of place, especially in the current environment of China. It is feasible to refill in the Chinese words to see the situation, and the California Hotel filled in by the chef brother on the Internet before is also very popular with everyone. There is also a folk version of Hotel California, which made him applaud.

He also pondered in his heart, first to find out and see the reaction. It's a big deal to take out the English version separately in the future, so that it won't be considered to bury such a classic.

However, he has no bottom in his heart, even if this classic song is taken out as it is and put in the current European and American countries, will it have the same status as the world. After all, the times are different, minus the emotional points precipitated by those years, how much is left?

"Yanjing's basement is also suitable. Xiao Yuran's eyes became brighter and brighter, "It's just that this song seems to be a bit long, and I'm not good at filling in the lyrics." ”

Qin Fangge also had a bitter face, "I'm almost the same, my grades in cultural classes are relatively poor." ”

"We can try to write first, and when Sister Chen comes back, we will discuss it together, she has rich experience, and Beipiao will have more feelings. Xiao Yuran has a kinship, both of them have given up too many things for music, in fact, she is a little better, and Qin Fangge spends more time on the vocal piano.

Qin Fangge said yes, Xiao Yuran asked him to play the melody just now, and she herself listened while using the notation software to make a record in his notebook.

In the entrance examination of the Conservatory of Music, ear training is a must, and if you don't pass, you won't be admitted no matter how good your grades are. And what Xiao Yuran is doing now is ear training, which is equivalent to dictation, recording the melody she hears. When I really went to the ear training examination room, the piano exam was much more difficult than this, chords, chord connections, rhythms, monophonic melodies, and two-part melodies were all examined.

At this time, Qin Fangge was about to sigh! With only one guitar, his expressiveness was still too weak, although he could play a few guitars by practicing finger playing, but after all, he could not fully reflect the charm of Hotel California. If you want to perform the English version perfectly, you still have to find a band, and it is a super high-level band, and the three guitars alone limit the threshold for many bands to cover it.

His favorite is the unplugged version of the Eagles in '94, the solo on the guitar, the mysterious drum beat, all bring more charm to the song. It can also be seen from this that the importance of arrangement in pop songs is not surprising.

He played it all over again, and now he could feel that it was much better than the previous one. At the very least, he will never make the same mistake a second time, and will only get better and better the more he practices. Such a talent can be described as quite perverted, the vast majority of people practice the piano and play the guitar, will encounter bottlenecks, some people practice for a few months, everyone practices crying hands are useless, or can not make the slightest progress, the mistakes that should be made are still made, it is really desperate.

Xiao Yuran was still revising and modifying on the computer, and when he looked at him, he was still a little embarrassed, "I still can't hear it completely, but I feel that compared with the previous time, there have been some changes, and it feels better." ”

Qin Fangge comforted her and said, "You have done quite well, I am making some modifications, this time I use more techniques, I also have to challenge myself!"

"Then you come again, let's work together!" Xiao Yuran felt a lot better when she heard it, it turned out that it wasn't all because of her!

Qin Fangge happily obeyed, anyway, he didn't have much to do, and he was determined to practice this piece well today.

He made rapid progress, practicing for an hour, and when he played on the guitar, he felt like he was on par with the guitarists of the Eagles.

Although Xiao Yuran was not as talented as him, after listening to it two or three times, he recorded all the melodies and chords he played.

The rest of the time, she didn't need to work so hard, it turned into pure appreciation, and then she felt that he improved every time she played the guitar, even if she was mentally prepared, such a result still surprised her. You know, the guitar tracks he used to know, and that's all, she has long been wiped out. She felt that after this guy disappeared after playing for a while yesterday, the whole person has become a genius!

It's just that Qin Fangge concentrated on practicing the guitar and didn't communicate with her too much, and she could only hold these feelings in her heart.

Finally, Qin Fangge felt satisfied, so he stopped practicing this song, and said to her, "I'm sorry, I've let you listen to it so many times, it's time to get bored! ”

"Mysterious, sad, I feel addicted to listening to too much, but I still can't help but listen to it!" Xiao Yuran nodded, commented, and then looked forward to the music he was going to play next.

In addition to Hotel California, the one he played the most before was "Castle in the Sky" composed by Jean Hisaishi, which is also a track that almost most guitar students will try.

There are many versions of "Castle in the Sky", including a symphonic version, a cantata version, a girls' chant version, and a solo concerto version for piano and violin guitar.

Again, what he wants to play is not the easiest version for beginners, but directly challenges the highest difficulty, and adds his own understanding to it.

As soon as he plucked the strings, Xiao Yuran felt that it was very flavorful, which was very different from the emotional elements of the previous song. It's distant, ethereal, romantic, and seems a little exotic.

The beautiful melody fascinated Xiao Yuran, although she studied classical piano, she never missed the beautiful melody, not to mention that when Qin Fangge was playing, he was not only playing with his fingers, but also adding his own feelings and thoughts to it.

Indeed, such a piece will not have the same connotation and ideology as classical piano music, and the structure is not so rigorous and layered, which is not worthy of in-depth study and consideration.

But it's beautiful, and that's the music that succeeds.

Xiao Yuran's ears have been influenced by a lot of good music, so he can naturally distinguish between good and bad, and soon clapped his palms happily, "This song is also so good! ”

"Sky City!" Qin Fangge said modestly, "There are still many deficiencies, and they need to be carefully crafted." ”

Xiao Yuran still disagreed, "It's already quite good! You play it again, I'll write her down." ”

Qin Fang sang and laughed, and then continued, he was indeed not completely satisfied, if he practiced a few more times, the effect of the performance would be better.

In the end, Xiao Yuran sorted out the two songs, feeling like a very remarkable achievement, and she said happily, "I am a witness to miracles!"

Seeing that the time was not early, the two of them also went out to welcome the arrival of Qin Fangge's mother Ning Xiupei.