Chapter 179: Wonderful Exercises

With his hands lightly resting on the keys, Yamaha's somewhat soft keys are too easy for Liu Yufan to play at the moment.

As usual, ten minutes of hanon practice and scales and arpeggios, this part is thunderous. During the craziest period, Liu Yufan practiced these things for no less than two hours a day. Spending two hours practicing these boring, tedious things can't be persevered without great perseverance. The reason why he was able to reach such a high level in just a few years is that Liu Yufan is not a "genius" as some people say, in fact, it is more because of the efforts he has put in many times that of others.

Everyone here is no stranger to Hanon Etudes. It can be said that every student who studies piano professionally cannot avoid this book, it can accompany you even from the beginning to the highest level, and you will still find it useful.

Hanon is the finger body.

It's just that Liu Yufan has given it more artistic surnames.

Seeing the fingers deftly flying over the keys, the sound of the piano was dense and even, like even pearls, each of which was so delicate and smooth, the same size, and when connected, the practice that seemed boring to them suddenly became as if it glowed with a magical luster, and became moving.

Liu Yufan's hands are not big, they can only be considered moderate, but when he is playing Hanon at this moment, his hand shape is very beautiful. The ten fingers are slightly raised from the metacarpal joint, forming a stable support, and every time the fingers are raised, they are fast and light, and the smart feeling looks very pleasing to the eye. In addition, it seems that the fingers move quickly, but the palm part of the hand seems to be as steady as a rock, and there is no superfluous movement except for moving the wrist from side to side. Such a contrast between movement and stillness gives people an extremely strong visual impact.

Liu Yufan's hand shape at the moment is the standard posture of the "academic school". The "Academic School" is a school in piano teaching, which is the opposite of the "Normal School". The "academic school" pays special attention to the posture norms of performance, from the sitting posture to the small hand shape, and every detail has very specific regulations. Because of this, the progress of the "academic" students is often slower than that of the "normal school" at the beginning, because they have to spend a lot of time and energy to "set the rules", but in the later stage, the progress of the academic school is faster than that of the normal school. Because the foundation laid is particularly solid, in the later stage, the academic school will hardly encounter technical difficulties, because their previous practice has made up for the shortcomings in this regard.

Liu Yufan is in this situation at the moment, the correct technical movements make his performance relaxed and full of freehand, and everything looks so comfortable. Even a skill that seemed difficult to outsiders was as easy as breathing under his hands. It can be said that Liu Yufan now, in terms of piano performance technology, there are no shortcomings and blind spots, what he needs to do next is to enrich the stage performance experience and improve his "artistic accomplishment" outside the piano, so that his music has the "soul" of reading, not just a bunch of meaningless technical accumulation.

In five minutes of Hanon, Liu Yufan has already finished playing twenty. This speed is absolutely amazing. At least the "fans" who watched him play below all watched their mouths open. In their opinion, Liu Yufan played too fast, and against the sky, at such a fast speed, he couldn't hear the sense of urgency at all, and he was still so relaxed. They all practice piano, so they naturally know how difficult it is behind this hand.

It's very simple, but the hard thing is to be fast and controllable at the same time.

Of course, the reason why Liu Yufan can do this is also because this is still not his limit speed.

How fast is his limit speed? He hadn't tried it and had no opinion. Because when he was able to easily play the fastest speed in the piano, "Super Rush Board", Mo Yan told him that in terms of speed, he no longer had to pursue more. The next thing to practice is control.

Yes, control, control of speed. If you want to be fast, you can be slow, and in every speed, you can express the song well.

The next scales and arpeggios, Liu Yufan's gorgeous skills, once again fiercely stimulated the "fragile" hearts of those students in the audience.

Ten fingers flew over the keys, and the major and minor scales and chords seemed to be carried out at hand, and there was no need to even think about it. Seeing that Liu Yufan didn't even look at the keys, these people were still deeply shocked even though it was not the first time they watched it.

"Cowman, how many years do you have to practice to reach this level?"

"Look at the hands on the keys, they're almost catching up with the shadowless hands. How did he get to practice so fast? ”

……

While watching, these people were amazed in their hearts. Among them, it is not the first time for many people to watch Liu Yufan practice, but every time they watch it, they will be stimulated and surprised. It's really Liu Yufan's performance, which surpasses them too much. The level he showed was enough that they couldn't see the vertex even when they looked up.

An Quantao was closest to Liu Yufan, and his eyes were staring at the hands on the piano keys, for fear of missing every detail. Among these people, if anyone who has gained the most from Liu Yufan's piano practice, I am afraid it will be him. In terms of technical gap, the gap between An Quantao and Liu Yufan is the smallest. Of course, this is the smallest, relative to other students, An Quantao knows in his heart that the distance between himself and Liu Yufan is still a huge gap.

However, at the very least, he can see a little bit of Liu Yufan's "doorway" in performance, because what he has received is also the most formal piano education, and many places are similar in theory. Although I can't fully understand Liu Yufan's skills, as long as I can confirm a small part, it is also a great gain.

Li Li and Meng Jingjing watched Liu Yufan practice the piano for the first time, and at this moment, the eyes of the two of them seemed to be attracted by the piano keys, staring firmly there. Looking at Liu Yufan's magic hands, the eyes of the two people were full of envy. Li Li even thought maliciously that it would be nice if she could take those hands to herself.

C major, A minor, D major, B minor...... There are twenty-four major and minor keys, which pass by almost without pause, and one cannot even hear the difference except for the difference in pitch.

However, you must know that from the simplest C major to the G flat major with the most variations, the difficulty in the period cannot be calculated. One is to play only all the white keys, and the other is to take care of almost all the black keys. But under Liu Yufan's hands, people can't hear the difference between the two at all, whether it is speed or strength, it is exactly the same, this skill is simply breathtaking.

And the next major and minor chords, as well as all kinds of obscure arpeggios and scales, these people simply can't understand it. That level is something they can't reach at all.

Ten minutes of practice, to the people below, is tantamount to a vivid piece of music, and it is extremely enjoyable to listen to. Being able to play simple exercises so interestingly, Liu Yufan's skills can be seen.

Ten minutes later, Liu Yufan's hands were already "warm", and at this time, he was really ready to play the music.

These guys who watched the excitement also knew that the main drama was coming, and they all pricked up their ears and listened.

Peng Tielin didn't know when, but he also came to the classroom. But he walked in through the back door. Only a few people saw him, but he shook his hand to signal that the people didn't have to say anything, and he found a place to sit down.

Liu Yufan's left hand sank slightly, and a low bass octave sounded, while at the same time, his right hand played a triplet like flowing water in the middle range.

"What's this tune?" Some students who had not heard it had puzzled looks on their faces.

However, more people showed excitement on their faces.

"Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor!" When Liu Yufan played the first chord, An Quantao recognized the piece. This is one of Beethoven's most famous piano sonatas, and in the piano world, it is also known and beautifully known as "Moonlight"

Most of the students here have received several years of piano education, and even if most of them have not played these pieces, as a music appreciation, this "Moonlight" sonata has also been heard by a considerable number of people. It's just that most of them are watched through audio and video recordings. It's like at this moment, but it's the first time I've seen a real person playing in front of me.

Ahn closed his eyes and listened to this adagio quietly. In the eyes of those who don't understand this piece, this first section of the adagio is a bit boring, but only a person like him who has received a formal piano education understands how much effort is in this seemingly simple and bland first movement!

Not to mention the ever-changing bass chords and the "second chord" hidden between the left and right hands, the three-part dynamics relationship alone is enough to daunt a technically rough player. An Quantao still remembers how many mistakes Mr. Yin pointed out for himself at the adagio of the first movement when he was learning this piece!

"It's perfect, I actually, I can't hear the slightest problem!" Feeling the seemingly flawless sound of the piano, An Quantao enjoyed it.

The sound of the piano flowed through the classroom, and the students, who had a look of impatience on their faces at first, gradually quieted down. This music is like magic, it calms people's minds.

"It's actually a moonlight sonata, how long has it been since you've heard it?" Listening to Liu Yufan's piano sound, Peng Tielin couldn't help but think of his time in the Normal College, and the chubby, curly-haired music teacher in front of the piano.

(To be continued)