"Teacher Huang, have the teachers rested? Can you help me rehearse now? ”

Ye Zi asked politely.

When the contestant is rested every day, the band has to take time to help other contestants rehearse, which Zhou Fang has already told Huang Zhijian. He was chatting, of course, there was no reason to refuse Ye Zi's reasonable request.

"Yes." Huang Zhijian smiled: "You're Ye Zi, right?" I've heard your song for a long time, it's very good. Which one do you want to rehearse now? "The Sound of the Waves Remains"? ”

Huang Zhijian has long hair with a shawl, tied up with a headband, and is thin but tall, looking a bit like a slender bamboo pole from a distance. There is a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose, which looks quite Sven.

"Well, that's it, it's troublesome for a few teachers." Ye Zi was still very polite.

Yang Zhengming was half-lying on the sofa, holding a cigarette in his mouth, and snorted in his nose: "It's no problem if you want us to rehearse for you, but I'll say ugly things in front, if the situation just now happens again, don't blame me for scolding!" ”

As he spoke, Yang Zhengming stood up lazily, snuffed out the cigarette butt, and slowly walked towards the drum kit.

It seems that Jin Qiaozhen's performance just now has lowered the impression of the contestants in the hearts of the musicians, making them not have much hope for the musicians' musical quality. Even a singer like Ye Zi, who has become famous, is even looked down upon.

Shaking his head with a smile, Ye Zi took a microphone and followed the musicians and stepped onto the stage.

"Teachers, I'm ready, please start if you can, thank you."

Ye Zi stood in front of the band with his back to the audience.

The musicians did not answer, and each of them made preparations before playing.

As the local singers who dominated the "Pop Song Chart" before Ye Zi, these musicians have their own unique skills, and their works are deeply loved by fans in Shencheng, and they certainly have their own pride. Although since the second half of last year, Ye Zi's works have been outstanding on the list, but if you want to convince these arrogant musicians, you really have to show some real dry goods.

Yang Zhengming is one of the representatives.

He is the oldest of the four band brothers, and he is almost 30 years old this year. His grandfather was a drummer in the popular The/Peace/Hotel Jazz Band in Shanghai before the liberation, and was known as the "East Asian Drum King" at that time.

Yang Zhengming's family has a family history, and he has been practicing drum skills with his grandfather since he was a child, and he definitely has real kung fu in his hands. But after becoming an adult, Yang Zhengming found that the skills he learned were not of much use, so he could only find a random unit to work.

At the end of the 80s, performance venues such as music cafes and dance halls in Guangdong Province and Fujian Province began to emerge gradually, requiring a large number of musicians and singers. Yang Zhengming found that this was a good opportunity, so he invited three or five friends to go south together.

After some twists and turns, this improvised band finally gained a foothold in a café in Yangcheng and began to perform in residence.

It wasn't until last year that the drummer of "Magnolia" withdrew for some reason, and Huang Zhijian found him through a lot of connections, so he left Guangdong Province and returned to Shencheng.

At this time, Yang Zhengming had been fighting in Guangdong Province, Fujian Province, Qiong Province, Gui Province and other places for several years, and had already done more than 20 fields.

For musicians like Yang Zhengming, who have traveled south and north and seen the world, the results on the charts can only show that the singer's talent is good, but whether he can cooperate with the live band tacitly, that - we have to wait and see.

"Click", seeing that everyone is ready, Yang Zhengming knocked on the drum stick, and then began to "count four".

The beginning of the band's performance is usually initiated by the drummer. Because no matter what kind of music is played, the rhythm is the foundation of the basics, and the drummer is the one who controls the rhythm in all the bands. So when it was time to start playing, the drummer would give the order to strike each other with the sticks.

The drummer starts with a two-hit combo, which is a reminder that the band members are ready to play. Next, the drummer will use the drum stick to beat the rhythm four times according to the tempo and beat of the song (three beats are three, and two beats are also four). The rest of the band plays the piece from the fifth beat to the rhythm and tempo given by the drummer. (There are some in advance and one or two beats back, depending on the situation of the song.) ）

This is a very good test of the school's drummer skills.

As a drummer, you must have a good sense of rhythm and speed in your heart, otherwise you can't control the rhythm and speed of the band, and if you play fast for a while and slow for a while, this band will not be able to become a good band at all.

This is especially important when accompaniment to the singer live, as long as the difference in speed from the original is more than 5 during the accompaniment, the singer's singing will be very awkward.

Yang Zhengming's skills are excellent and experienced.

When Ye Zi's song "The Sound of the Waves Remains" was produced, the speed was 62, almost a slow medium speed of one beat per second. Now that the band is prelude together, Ye Zi secretly calculated, and the speed is stable at about 64, which is slightly faster than the original, but it is extremely suitable for live singing.

Live singing is not the same as recording.

After the singer takes the stage, his heart will normally beat faster, and the whole person will be more excited. At this time, the accompaniment speed of the original version will make the singer feel a little slow, especially some medium and slow songs, fast songs will be better.

As a live band, the most appropriate way to deal with it is to speed up the original song a little bit, like this song "The Sound of the Waves Remains" from 62 to 64. This kind of acceleration is most in line with the excitement of the singer after taking the stage, which can make the singer's performance reach the best level.

Yang Zhengming did exactly that, which made Ye Zi can't help but give a thumbs up.

Soon, the rehearsal was complete.

Ye Zi still sang half-voiced and did not completely let go of his voice. But more than 20 years of experience are put there, and no one can say anything during this rehearsal.

Huang Zhijian gave Ye Zi a thumbs up and asked, "It's great, Ye Zi, is this one okay?" ”

"Thank you, teachers, this one is fine." Ye Zi has always been very polite: "Let's move on to the next song, okay?" ”

Huang Zhijian made an OK gesture, put the accompaniment score of the next song on the music stand, and turned his head to look at the other musicians.

Yang Zhengming made two more "clicks", and the musicians all concentrated their spirits.

This rehearsal was still very smooth, whether it was the performance of the band or Ye Zi's singing, the cooperation between the two sides was perfect.

It's a fast-paced, hard-tracked love song with a lot of pop-rock overtones, and several musicians played it to their heart's content.

In the interlude, the musicians improvised their own tricks, and the interlude was extended by 16 bars. But as soon as the chords played by the synthesizer came out, Ye Zi sang steadily according to the rhythm, and there was no feeling of not knowing how to sing at all.

This made the four musicians have a good impression of Ye Zi.

"Ye Zi, a great Cantonese song, it's your new work, right?" Huang Zhijian gave a thumbs up again.

Ye Zi nodded.

"The song is very comfortable to play. By the way, is it okay to do it once? Why don't you ・・・・・・ do it all over again? ”

Huang Zhijian was a little unsatisfied, and seemed to want to do it again.

Ye Zi hesitated for a moment and said.

"Do it all over again."

"Mr. Huang, the guitar solo in the interlude is a little more wild in my imagination, and the tone is a little harder, which is closer to the feeling of pop rock."

"A little harder?"

Huang Zhijian was a little surprised. When he played just now, he had already paid great attention to the various marks on the score, but he didn't expect that it hadn't met the requirements of Ye Zi's design.

Yang Zhengming interjected: "Ah San, this part of the interlude should be a little harder, and there is a second chorus." Otherwise, it won't match the sound of the drums, keyboards, and basses. ”

Huang Zhijian was not convinced.

"Lao Yang, this is a pop song, right? Although the writing is a bit rock, it is not rock music after all, and the tone I chose is enough! ”

"But the interlude is very hard, so you can try a different tone." The keyboardist "Little Bell" said.

Huang Zhijian kept shaking his head and insisted on his opinion. Every great musician has a lot of personality.

Ye Zi smiled: "Teacher Huang, teachers, the guitar tone doesn't need to be changed, this distortion tone is still very good." Mr. Huang, you can try to reduce the delay a little, and it should be fine. ”

Ye Zi understands the psychology of these musicians very well.

A mistake in the choice of timbre represents a mistake in directionality and can make the player look down on him. However, when the modifier parameters change, it's a personal choice when you're present. Everyone's choice is very different, and this is not a level of proficiency.

These subtle differences are difficult to understand for people who have been immersed in them for many years.

Sure enough, Huang Zhijian was very concerned about Ye Zi's reminder.

"Delay?"

Huang Zhijian looked up and was stunned for a while: "It's possible, I'll give it a try." ”

As he spoke, Huang Zhijian squatted down and adjusted on the guitar effect.

"Also, if you give enough head, the sound will sound harder." Ye Zi added.

Again, this is an extremely technical statement, and only people who can play an electric guitar can say it.

Huang Zhijian was taken aback: "Ye Zi, you can also play the electric guitar?" ”

"Aren't you talking nonsense?"

"Little Bell" smiled: "What's so unusual about people being able to write such professional band scores and be able to play the electric guitar?" The keyboard in my hand looks very comfortable, Ye Zi, you should know the keyboard too, right? When will we talk? ”

"This is the most refreshing bass score I've ever seen, and I love it. Ye Zi, why don't you ・・・・・・ play twice? "The bass player Lao Dai also came to join in the fun.

"Where, where," Ye Zi was still polite: "I have been in contact with a little bit of these musical instruments, but I am definitely not as skilled as a few teachers, so I won't show off." ”

"In the evening, I will invite a few teachers to dinner, learn from you, and ask for advice."

"A few teachers are going to give me this opportunity."

Ye Zi gave the musicians enough face.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Yang Zhengming smiled.

Ye Zi also said this from the perspective of a musician, which made the brothers very comfortable.

"Okay, let's not talk about it for now, let's go through this song again." Huang Zhijian quickly adjusted the parameters of the effect and spoke.

With Yang Zhengming's drum sticks hitting, the roar of the band and Ye Zi's singing sounded again.

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