Chapter 6 Apprenticeship
"Do you want to recommend Zixuan to PolyGram?" When Master Qin heard the old man's words, he couldn't help but be surprised, he didn't expect that the old man's energy was quite big, and he could actually recommend someone to join Polygram, it seems that this old man is also a musician, but he hasn't heard of him.
The old man nodded solemnly and said: "This is natural, if Zixuan's voice is trained, he can definitely get on the stage of the music world, and he will achieve very good results, his voice is too special, too charming, he is a person born for music, even if I don't recommend him, he will achieve brilliant achievements in the future, I just helped him and let him step into the music industry earlier."
When I was young, I also had a dream of being a singer, but when I was twenty-five years old, I had to give up my dream of being a singer because I trained my voice too much and broke my throat, even though I underwent various treatments.
Then, I had to work as an arranger in a small music company, and then gradually became famous in the industry, and then I was poached by Bao Jinli, where I learned a lot of things, from arranging to lyrics, recording, soundtrack, etc., I have been exposed to and studied it intensively.
In this way, I worked in Polygram for twenty or thirty years, because I had outstanding experience and ability, and I was the old man of the company, I was vigorously promoted to become a music producer, and now there are many singers in Hong Kong, I have produced songs for them, and it is a small defeat in the industry.
Now that I am older, I have to say goodbye to the company, return to my hometown to live with my son, open such a small music room, and take some time out to play every day, which can be regarded as spending my old age in peace. ”
Although the old man said simply and calmly, but Wang Zixuan listened to it more and more excited, this old man is really hidden, it seems that his status in Bao Jinli is definitely not low, no wonder he has such a big tone, recommend himself to the past, if he helps, he will definitely be able to step into the Hong Kong music scene smoothly.
Master Qin also felt that Wang Zixuan had gone lucky, and he met such a hidden master, who could work in Baojinli for twenty or thirty years, he must be equivalent to a veteran-level figure, such a heavyweight figure to help, it is difficult for Wang Zixuan to succeed, it seems that Wang Zixuan's dream journey is about to begin.
The more the old man looked at Wang Zixuan, the more pleasing he felt, and said, "Zixuan, are you willing to be my disciple?" ”
When Wang Zixuan heard this, he nodded excitedly, picked up the teacup on the table, and bowed to the old man: "Disciple Wang Zixuan has seen the master, please accept me, I will study hard, be a world-class singer, and realize your old man's dream, of course, it is also my dream." ”
"Haha, what a clever disciple, okay, the old man will accept you, you remember, you are the only disciple of the master, and you are also a closed disciple, my name is Li Bifu, if you don't learn well, don't report the old man's name indiscriminately." As my disciple, you will definitely suffer a lot in the future, and if you regret it now, you can give up, I won't blame you. The old man picked up the teacup in Wang Zixuan's hand and said.
Wang Zixuan shook his head and said firmly: "Ten minutes on stage, ten years of work off the stage, suffering hardship, only to become a master, these simple truths, the kid still understands, I don't want to live a mediocre life, I want to go on a brilliant stage, show myself to everyone, can realize my dreams, what is it to suffer some hardships, please accept me, I will work hard to learn from you......"
The old man patted the table excitedly, patted Wang Zixuan's shoulder happily, and said, "Okay, I'll accept you, and you won't regret today's decision in the future." ”
Yin Meng saw that Wang Zixuan had become his grandfather's disciple, and said excitedly: "Okay, okay, so I have someone to play, Wang Zixuan, you must help me with origami, you have to talk about it, you just said that grandpa taught you music, and you will play with me." ”
"No problem, Xiao Mengmeng......" Wang Zixuan readily agreed.
"What a little dream, you are not big, it is decided, I will call you Xiao Xuanxuan in the future." Otomu said with a small pout.
Xiao Xuan Xuan? Wang Zixuan couldn't help but be stunned, why did it sound so ugly.
"Okay, it's almost noon, why don't we go to the restaurant for dinner together......" Master Qin said.
The old man waved his hand and said, "No need, the family has already cooked the meal, Xiaoyinmeng and I have to go back to eat, otherwise her mother will be worried, so be it, tomorrow Wang Zixuan will come to Tianlai to learn music theory knowledge with me." ”
Master Qin nodded, took Wang Zixuan's hand, and said, "Okay, then let's take time to come out to eat together next time, Zixuan and I won't bother." ”
"Goodbye Xiaomengmeng, I'll definitely help you origami tomorrow......" Wang Zixuan waved his hand towards Yinmeng.
"Hmm......" Yin Meng nodded disappointedly, she had just made a child of the same age, and she was separated immediately, of course she was a little unhappy, but she was very much looking forward to those origami.
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Out of the Tian Lai Music Room, Wang Zixuan and Qin Shishi found a fairly clean small restaurant and ordered two dishes casually, and ate some simply, and then Qin Shishi took Wang Zixuan to Zhonghua Bookstore to find books about music, and learned some music in advance, which should leave a good impression on the old man.
In this era, there are very few books on music theory in the mainland, and there are no music books in this small county.
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The next day, Wang Zixuan also got up early and went to a nearby park for morning exercises, presumably the music teacher he had just worshipped should be there.
After Wang Zixuan came to the park, he found that Li Bifu was playing Tai Chi, and he also stood next to the old man and played Tai Chi together.
After Li Bifu played Tai Chi several times in a row, he didn't find any signs of impatience in Wang Zixuan, and he was even satisfied, and after stopping his hand, he said to Wang Zixuan: "Well, calm down, it's okay, this morning, I'll teach you some ways to practice qi." ”
"How to practice qi?" Wang Zixuan was a little puzzled, practicing qi, dizzy, wouldn't it be practicing qigong, I want to learn music, not qigong, did this old man just wake up and his head was clouded, practice qi, I still build a foundation!
Li Bifu ignored Wang Zixuan's doubts and explained: "Practicing qi, in popular terms, is practicing breath, so what is breath?"
Singing must use qi, and the qi in popular music is composed of two actions of one exhalation and one inhalation alternately, and there must never be a third action, such as pause, re-inhale, re-exhale, steal air, leak air, etc.
As far as exhalation and inhalation are concerned, singing is the art of exhalation, do not put the cart before the horse, and emphasize too much on inhalation, which will greatly weaken the singer's expressive ability and communication ability. To practice the essentials, to use the breath, it is necessary to exhale and breathe, work alternately, stabilize the breath, and move consistently. ”
With Li Bifu's explanation, Wang Zixuan gradually listened attentively, he can now be sure that Li Bifu is definitely a music master, this kind of knowledge of qi training can not be heard in ordinary places at all, and no one will understand, singing needs qi, and with qi, the whole song can be sung coherently, so it is said that the introduction of singing, qi practice is a very important link, and it needs to be accumulated over time, and it needs to be practiced again and again.
In the past, Wang Zixuan only heard on TV that some singers wanted to practice qi, hang their voices, etc., but he didn't know anything about how to practice qi, but now that he finally has the opportunity to learn, he naturally wants to study seriously.
Li Bifu paused, gave Wang Zixuan time to think, and then continued: "The principle of qi training has told you, now I will teach you a training method for practicing qi, and you will use this training method to practice qi every morning in the future, but don't practice qi excessively, otherwise it will cause a burden to the body, and it is even more likely to practice bad noise."
The Qi training method I taught you is called weak sustain exercise, pronounce the sound of "silk", breathe "silk" for 20-30 seconds, 5-7 breath as a group, practice 3-5 groups each time, and after proficiency, you can use "silk" instead of lyrics to complete the whole track, and the requirement is that the voice should be light, thin, connected, and long.
That's probably it, you're just getting started, what music theory knowledge you won't understand, learn slowly, step by step, the master leads the door, practice by yourself, practice by yourself. ”
After Li Bifu finished speaking, he practiced Tai Chi alone and no longer paid attention to Wang Zixuan.
Wang Zixuan recalled Li Bifu's words in his mind, and then practiced qi according to the method he taught, at the beginning, it was difficult for Wang Zixuan to insist on "silk" for twenty or thirty seconds in one breath, at most twelve or thirteen seconds, but he was not discouraged, everything was difficult at the beginning, if you want to stand in the spotlight and become a high-profile existence, you must learn to endure hardships, and give up when you encounter a little difficulty, but it is not his habit.
With Wang Zixuan's gradual practice, he has been able to "silk" for about twenty seconds in one breath, which is a big gain, and the potential in his body has been gradually developed, but what makes Wang Zixuan a little embarrassed is that many people around him are looking at him, and some young people still think that Wang Zixuan is sick, after all, the sound of "silk" is similar to the cry of a snake, and he has been learning the sound of a snake, which is naturally abnormal in the eyes of others.
"Don't care about other people's eyes, you have to learn to ignore these things, you will have to stand on the stage of thousands of people and sing in the future, how can you have a fear in your heart, this is also a test for you, learn to adapt." Li Bifu patted Wang Zixuan's shoulder and said.
Wang Zixuan nodded, no longer caring about Wang Zixuan's strange gaze, if these dozens of people made him weak, what would he do in the face of thousands or tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, he was so scared that he peed his pants, hey, practicing typhoons should start from dolls.
After Wang Zixuan no longer cared about the strange gazes around him, the other people looked at him for a while, and then looked away, after all, it was very polite to stare at a person for a long time.
Gradually, a glimmer of golden sunlight shone down, and the morning sun was rising, Wang Zixuan also stopped his practice, said goodbye to Li Bifu, and walked home.
When she returned home, Master Qin had already made breakfast, she knew that Wang Zixuan was going to exercise in the morning, and there was no doubt, she told Wang Zixuan to wash her hands and eat, and after eating, she was going to the Tianlai Music Room to learn music from Li Bifu.