"The next round of the competition is a team competition, and the rules of the program group say that it is a two-person collaborative creation, so Xiao Tang, you don't have to worry too much, if you draw a proposition that is not ready, I can help you create it together. Now you just need to calm down and prepare, and you don't need to be too anxious and nervous. ”

Bai Ge said happily: "Dad, it's good that Xiao Xuan can be in a group with you!" If Xiao Xuan is not ready, you must help Xiao Xuan create it during the competition, and it is best to write the kind of song that can reflect Xiao Xuan's voice. ”

Lin Zaishan smiled: "That's for sure. In the team competition, the results of the two of us should be recorded together, and I will definitely help Xiao Tang polish his work well, and strive for us to win the championship in the first round and advance to the semi-finals. ”

Lin Zaishan's words were like a huge reassuring pill, which ate into Tang Yaxuan's stomach.

How strong Lin Zaishan's creative strength is, Tang Yaxuan is very clear.

When it comes to the official competition, if Lin Zaishan can really help her create a work suitable for her to sing together, then the two of them will have a great chance of entering the top four together, such a good thing, Tang Yaxuan didn't even dare to think about it before! I didn't expect Lin Zaishan to help her so much!

"Uncle, thank you so much, I will definitely work hard to prepare. Don't waste this precious time. Tang Yaxuan was pure and assured by Lin Zaishan.

Lin Zaishan pointed out: "During this time, compared to creating, you have to practice your voice more, you have to play basic skills every day, you must not be lazy, you have to strive to make your voice reach the best state before the competition." Also, the weather in the East China Sea is getting colder and colder, so you must pay attention to your body and don't catch a cold. If you catch a cold again, you won't be as lucky in the next round as you were in the previous round. ”

"I know. I'll definitely pay attention. Feeling the care of the music god, Tang Yaxuan nodded sweetly.

"As for creation. Just do your best, and write as much as you can. ”

Lin Zaishan knew very well that what Tang Yaxuan and the others wrote by chance like this basically couldn't be used in the competition. The gap between the songs they write and those made by professional musicians is too big.

However, seeing that Bai Ge is very active in creating with Tang Yaxuan, it seems that he has finally found an opportunity. It's like joining a band of believers. Lin Zaishan didn't want to discourage the enthusiasm of the two girls too much.

Bai Ge said excitedly: "Dad, we will definitely work hard to create." But can you give us a little guidance on why the melodies you write are always so transparent and appropriate, and you can express whatever you want. Why can't we write such a melody? ”

"It's not something you can do if I tell you a few words. This requires systematic learning of music, and it also requires a long period of exploration and accumulation to do so. You may not have a very good idea of composition now, and you may still think that composition is a very self-conscious thing. But in reality, professional composers and programmers code are a bit similar. What kind of program the programmer wants to make. They will use very clear code to accumulate and express it, so as to build the program; It's the same with writing songs and composing music, what kind of emotions you want to express must be expressed by a highly directional melody key, not just by feeling. ”

Afraid that the two of them didn't understand deeply enough, Lin Zaishan played the keyboard: "Let me give you a brief demonstration, I use different playing techniques and keys to present different changes in love scenes." Let's feel it. - Listen, this fast, smooth right-hand running playing. Isn't it like depicting a girl in a long skirt dancing on the grass? If you change to the bass chord of the left hand, it is not the feeling of a girl in a long skirt dancing, but more like the mature inner expression of a boy who is watching from the sidelines. ”

Feeling the difference in Lin Zaishan's piano playing techniques, and then through Lin Zaishan's description, Bai Ge and Tang Yaxuan's minds very clearly presented two different musical picture senses, this directionality. It's something they've rarely studied seriously before.

Tang Yaxuan, in particular, rarely studies what a melody points to.

Bai Ge often writes music reviews, but she focuses on the emotions conveyed in the songs, and she studies very little on the directivity of a short melody.

At this time. The two of them felt the emotional changes that Lin Zaishan demonstrated to them, and they both realized that what Lin Zaishan was telling them now was the basis of composition, just like the basic code in the hands of programmers.

"Listen to this passage again—the alternating light and jumping of the hands, which is usually used in love compositions to reflect the happy frolic of two men holding hands under a tree."

The two girls secretly nodded in agreement, feeling that what Lin Zaishan was playing was exactly what he said, which felt so amazing!

It turns out that this is the true meaning of melody!

What Lin Zaishan is showing at this moment is not his genius side, but the profound side of his skills. This made both girls realize that through systematic learning and accumulation, they might be able to do what Lin Zaishan is doing now.

Lin Zaishan continued to change his technique, playing to the two: "The continuous octave arpeggios can continue to advance the emotions of the two people in the story, as if they are kissing with love and romance - have you experienced this sweetness of tension?" ”

Tang Yaxuan and Bai Ge both nodded subconsciously, and their emotions were completely sucked into the love story that Lin Zaishan sketched with the keyboard.

The romantic play came to an abrupt end, as if changing the style of painting, Lin Zaishan played a variation for the two: "The sudden interlude in a major key to a minor key generally shows a change in mood in the composition, as if the weather changed from a sunny day to a thunderstorm." ――Next, a lot of double F octaves are played, and it is purely a feeling of a torrential downpour, is there?! ”

The two girls nodded again, watching Lin Zaishan play excitedly, as if watching him do magic, all kinds of emotions and natural scenes were drawn from under his hands, this feeling was really amazing!

In the melody of the torrential rain, Lin Zaishan played a heavy bass note and said: "A chord with a heavy bass extension will make people instantly experience the tragic situation of a lightning bolt directly chopping the boy to death." Haha, you guys feel it, right? ”

The white pigeon frowned helplessly. She realized what Lin Zaishan said, but complained: "Why are you killing this boy?" ”

Tang Yaxuan was also very surprised, the story that Lin Zaishan just played was very romantic, why did such a big turn happen after the sudden sunny turn to rain?

"I'm here to give you a sense of the directivity and extremeness of the melody."

Lin Zaishan played a triplet slowly with his left hand, and continued to tell the two girls: "The left hand is a slow and continuous triplet. What does it feel like to have a messy melody with your right hand? Like a girl's extreme sadness and overwhelmed horror after seeing a boy hacked to death? ”

Bai Ge and Tang Yaxuan were speechless, the melody of Lin Zaishan's play really vividly reflected the girl's frightened mood at a loss, this technique made them breathtaking! But the story told by Lin Zaishan is really funny!

Lin Zaishan finally played a very handsome trick and said to the two: "Run from top to bottom with both hands on a high-intensity octave chromatic scale." Doesn't this kind of playing like a thunderstorm covering up the scene of all the tragedy? Such an effect will give this story a very unexpected tail. ”

The white pigeon complained helplessly: "Dad, a good love story, why are you telling it like this?" ”

Lin Zaishan smiled happily and said: "I'm showing you the different effects presented by the melody, and I'm not telling you a romantic story." You probably understand some of the meaning of composition by now. Composition is not just done by feeling, it really requires the accumulation and precipitation of skills. ”

Hit by Lin Zaishan, the white pigeon frowned and said, "We understand, we understand." But listening to you, I don't think it is possible for Xiao Xuan and I to write good music works. Our foundation is too poor. ”

Tang Yaxuan was also very shocked, and nodded in agreement, compared with Lin Zaishan's highly directional creation, they are writing songs completely by feeling and luck.

"You don't have to be so pessimistic. I think back then, I also relied on a guitar to write a lot of good works, and I didn't have much foundation at that time. This thing still needs to be inspired by a certain amount of talent. You can try to create more now, and slowly, when you write more, you will find the feeling. ”

"Daddy, tell us some creative tips. What kind of tone can express what kind of feelings, you tell us, Xiao Xuan and I remember. ”

The white pigeon ran to the side and took out the recorder again, and Tang Yaxuan also prepared the notebook to listen to Lin Zaishan's lecture.

"Even if I teach you these techniques now, you won't be able to digest them, let alone use them flexibly. There are no shortcuts to music, you have to lay a good foundation first, and master all the basic things first, so that you can study the skills in an advanced way. As for the basic music theory knowledge, it is covered in textbooks and learning tutorials on the Internet, so you can take the time to learn online, and I won't tell you little by little, which is a waste of time. The basic things are the same, and everyone talks about them the same. You can ask the students of the music department of Dongyi University to borrow the textbook they originally studied and follow that one. If there's anything you don't understand, ask me again. ”

The two girls listened and nodded, and they were all ready to learn the basics first according to what Lin Zaishan said, and they couldn't create so rashly anymore.

Lin Zaishan said: "If you have a foundation in optical music theory, you will find this line of work very boring. I can't stand loneliness, I can't learn anything in this industry. I would like to give you two a suggestion, you can try to compose while learning the basics, just continue to create according to the proposition of this competition, and don't waste your interest and enthusiasm in music. ”

Lin Zaishan comforted the two: "Don't be afraid that what you write won't work, it's normal." Even the greatest composers write thousands of times more scraps than they do in their official releases. The profession of composing music is not as magical and lofty as you think. It is no exaggeration to say that professional composers and Edison's invention of the light bulb means that it is necessary to test the filament repeatedly until the filament that can emit light is tried, which is considered a success. Before experimenting with the filaments of the light, the composer has to constantly revise and revise their melodies. Now you are trying to make some chord melodies with the guitar, and you are also in the stage of experimenting with filaments, and as you accumulate more and more, you will understand the meaning of these experiments. You will slowly find the melodies that are closer to your heart. ”

The two girls listened very carefully, and every word Lin Zaishan spoke seemed to them to be a master's motto.

Lin Zaishan thought for a while, and then said: "Xiao Tang, I have read your collection of works before, and I have found a lot of problems in it. I'm going to tell you something principled. Avoid making such mistakes in your future creations. ”

The white dove thought to himself, great! They need to listen to this kind of broad outline now. She turned on the voice recorder and recorded Lin Zaishan's narration in detail.

"First of all, let me tell you about the melodic mistakes you tend to make. I'm going to keep it as simple as possible, it's all the most basic faults. You'll understand as soon as you hear it. ”

Lin Zaishan waited for Tang Yaxuan's flip book to be recorded, and he told the two: "When you make melodies, you are most likely to make mistakes. It's just that the melody is too complicated, there is no regularity, and I almost sing wherever I think of it, and when I think it sounds good, I add it all, and it looks like a hodgepodge. This kind of melody, not to mention that you will definitely not be able to remember it once you listen to it yourself, even if you are a professional musician, listen to this kind of completely irregular melody. It's also not easy to remember. This kind of melody can't even be remembered by professionals, you think, if the average audience listens to it, how can they remember it, and then feel it? ”

Tang Yaxuan humbly accepted Lin Zaishan's guidance, and felt that Lin Zaishan spoke very clearly.

In order to strengthen the memory of the two, Lin Zaishan sang a simple score to give the two of them an example: "The melody I speak is complicated. It mainly refers to the fact that there are too many melodic shapes in a melody, such as I'm going to sing a paragraph to you - 12543. 14253, 42531, 31245 - who remembers such a completely irregular melody? But if your melody has a shape, then transpose it and sing it again, something like this - 12543. 23654，34765，17543。 Doesn't that sound a lot more pleasing to the ear? How much do you remember? ”

Bai Ge and Tang Yaxuan nodded in agreement. Listening to Lin Zaishan's words, they felt more and more that melody was such a thing. It's really as regular as code, and they are too envious of Lin Zaishan's feeling of being at their fingertips.

"If you make a melody that is too complex and you want to simplify it, it's easy." Lin Zaishan told the two of them the solution: "For example, Xiao Tang, you feel that it is too difficult to remember after making a melody, and you don't know how to simplify it, so you can sing it to the pigeon to see how many notes the pigeon can remember, and then write down those sounds and organize it." It's a great way to simplify complex melodies. When you can't figure it out on your own, you can rely on the ears of one or a few audience friends to help you choose. ”

Tang Yaxuan hurriedly memorized the method that Lin Zaishan said. The white pigeon didn't put pen to paper, it was all written down in the recorder, and she now felt more and more that her father was amazing. This is not only a question of genius or not, her father has really studied music systematically!

"The second mistake you make when making melodies, the opposite of the first one, is that the melody is too simple."

Lin Zaishan took Tang Yaxuan's work as an example: "Xiao Tang, I see that you have written a song in your songbook, called "Orchid Grass", the idea is quite good, but the melody is too simple, and the end of each sentence returns to the same note, you should do it on purpose, but this technique should not be used lightly, if it is not good, it will make your work seem very boring." ”

Lin Zaishan said: "You still have a song, the whole verse (main song) is a melody in every sentence, the vocal range is still very narrow, there is no tension of repetition and oppression, which makes the song sound particularly monotonous." If you don't want your audience to be able to sing your entire song to the standard after eight bars, don't write it that way. Of course, except for writing nursery rhymes, which should be simple. ”

The white pigeon smiled: "Dad, have you also studied children's rhymes?" ”

"Children's songs are also a music category, don't underestimate children's songs, if you want to write good children's songs, it's actually very difficult. In music creation, the simpler it is, the harder it is to do. ”

Bai Ge and Tang Yaxuan both nodded in a teachable manner.

"I went on to say that the third problem with melodies is that they are too long. Popular songs in general, few melodies are written too long. The melody is too long to write, not only is it hard for people to remember, but there is no room to breathe when you sing it yourself, of course, there is a technique for setting up a breath cut-off, I won't tell you about it first. You won't use it. In short, you should remember not to write the melody too long, otherwise even if you write it beautifully, the audience will not have time to savor it. ”

Bai Ge and Tang Yaxuan were taught again.

"If something goes wrong, you think the melody is too long, and it's hard to choose. Then just divide it into a few more paragraphs, a few more subsections. It will sound much more natural that way. ”

Lin Zaishan said, and suddenly found that Tang Yaxuan was constantly wiping her sweat, and her little face became red, as if it was suddenly hot, so she asked with concern: "What's the matter, Xiao Tang, are you not feeling well?" Why is your face so red all of a sudden? ”

The white pigeon turned his head to look, and also found that Tang Yaxuan's face was too red, like a red apple, and hurriedly asked, "Are you too hot?" I'm going to open the window. ”

Tang Yaxuan was embarrassed to pull the white pigeon and said, "I'm fine, I'm not hot, I'm too excited." ”

The white pigeon smiled curiously and asked, "What are you excited about?" ”

Tang Yaxuan said with a sweet smile: "I feel that I am being led by Uncle Lin to the door of real music." (To be continued.) )

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