Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 451: A Few Things That Must Be Said Between Judges and Contestants

"Oh dear, I should have thought of that sooner! Why didn't I?"

Chen Gang thumped his head, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with himself.

The female anchor is truly causing great harm.

"It's not that complicated. It's just a plus version of the progress you experience when you first become a professional performer."

Li Can patted Chen Gang's shoulder lightly and pointed to the musical score.

"Look here."

Startled, Chen Gang looked at the sheet music.

Chen Gang's intuition told him that things were not so simple.

To advance from a professional performer to a master, it seems that it is not simply a matter of interpreting works in a stylized way based on one's own feelings and understanding.

Otherwise, if it were that simple, everyone would be a master!

Li Can's teaching must be about how to concretize life experiences and understandings into practical performance techniques!
as predicted.

"The part starting at 1 minute and 31 seconds."

"The scenario I envision is Winnie and I drinking together after get off work. Once a note represents the signal of 'have a drink,' then it needs to be accompanied by a bit of confrontation and emotional conflict, because we're not drinking alone."

"Tap tap! Tap tap! Tap tap! This is one cup for you, one cup for me, and then let's have another one together!"

"I will use my left hand to interpret the release of emotions between the two parties in this passage with rapid fluidity, so I will not play it very subtly."

These words struck me like a thunderbolt.

Chen Gang found it incredibly abstract, but he understood it all too well.

This performance truly captures the dynamics of their lives.

I had a drink for no reason, and then I got tipsy.

Although Winnie appeared aloof in public, Chen Gang knew perfectly well that two people couldn't sleep in the same bed.

The emotional conflict refers to that directness and passion that is undisguised and unabashed.

As for confrontation, Chen Gang understands it all too well; keyboardists are often harmed by the heated confrontations between drummers and guitarists.

"After getting slightly tipsy, we told each other a joke and laughed heartily. Our emotions reached their peak at this point, and we transitioned from casual drinking to heavy drinking."

"The final ending is joyful and light, like the feeling of being so drunk that your feet don't touch the ground, but it's very joyful. You fall asleep in this state, so in a series of semitones, you return to the dreamlike feeling. In the transition, the repeated theme is played very softly, which contrasts with the previous emotional ups and downs. What is this? This is the day when you wake up in the morning but are still immersed in the dream of love. Life returns to its plain and warm state, but it will never be boring."

Li Can's words, while making Chen Gang somewhat flustered, also generated a huge sense of resentment at being fed dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

But Brother Can was right.

So-called insights and understanding must be integrated into concrete expressions.

Learning from Li Can is death, and becoming like Li Can is even more deadly.

Unless you're like Li Can, a pianist who's also a muscular martial artist and has a good younger sister you can wrestle with, you really can't play with such intensity.

"So, what other ways can we express the same 'da da, da da, da da' pattern?"

I heard this.

Chen Gang immediately envisioned countless ways to increase dramatic conflict within just three short sections.

If two introverted people who are not good at expressing themselves are dating, then this relationship will definitely not be intense, let alone involve any confrontation like Li Can's.

It could only be that sticky, hesitant, and unspoken feeling in the blood pressure.

However, this kind of heart-wrenching expression cannot be the main focus; the real focus needs to be on the melodic layers of the left hand.

It could be an undercurrent of love, or a passion hidden beneath simplicity, but it could also manifest as a lack of self-confidence and anxieties about gains and losses.

"Everyone has a different personality, and the resulting romantic experiences are also completely different. Even if the personalities of both parties are fixed, different degrees of love or different views on love may lead to completely different outcomes."

"You need to understand what kind of person you are, what kind of personality the woman in your dreams has, and what kind of sparks will fly when you're together."

"Knowing what kind of person you are and having a clear self-awareness is the final ticket to becoming a master."

Chen Gang's eyes were getting bigger and bigger.

Li Can then smiled and patted Chen Gang's shoulder again.

"Only in this way can your works have their own style and interpretation, can express your own emotions, and can let the dream world you have built infect all the listeners, making them also fall in love with your dream."

"Fuck!"

Chen Gang was shocked.

They are able to concretize abstract emotions into specific performances.

Li Can's strength was expected, but it still exceeded Chen Gang's expectations.

The Dream of Love

It is undoubtedly a structural interpretation of love that is like a dream.

Love may not just be a matter between two people, or even just between men and women.

Even if the basic setup is the most conventional one man and one woman.

Depending on the different personalities of the two individuals, a fundamental deconstruction and change will occur, which is enough to completely transform the style of the music.

But this is really just the beginning.

The understanding and degree of love between the two individuals, reflected in the meticulous analysis of their performance, will produce exponential incremental changes.

Only a master can achieve a hundred flowers blooming, and can play with different styles in a single work.

Such deconstruction is undoubtedly the first step toward becoming a master.

The next step is to determine what kind of person you are.

Just as martial arts masters need to examine their hearts and clear their minds when they reach a higher realm, immortal cultivators will fight against their inner demons and establish their own path.

Everything is based on "seeing yourself clearly and accepting your true self".

Chen Gang gained many new insights.

If even the performers themselves don't know what's going on in their hearts, how can we expect them to have deep insights and then present them to the audience, thereby moving them further?

This is the biggest gap between a performer and a master.

Therefore.

Those artists who truly reach the pinnacle of art, regardless of their background, past misdeeds, or even completely opposite camps, will ultimately converge under the guidance of beauty, achieving spiritual sublimation through the content of their works.

Those so-called artists who are calculating, entangled with impurities, and extremely utilitarian will only be swept away by the torrent of time and forgotten by the world.

Even if they rack their brains to try to distort and tamper with artistic concepts and values.

There is no other reason.

Knowing what kind of person you are is the only way to avoid deceiving yourself. The ultimate goal of art has always been beauty, and this beauty itself stems in part from the hope for lofty morality inherent in human society.

No matter how you try to define beauty.

If it's not true, it will always be exposed.

Li Can's words not only pointed out Chen Gang's biggest problem and provided a very clear roadmap for progress, but also directly addressed the essence of art.

"Indeed, seeing yourself clearly is always the hardest thing."

Chen Gang sighed. This feeling was inexplicable; perhaps this was "enlightenment."

"If that's the case, then I need to stop practicing. Continuing to practice won't lead to any breakthroughs. I need to address the issues with my work and start working on myself."

Chen Gang immediately started casually playing a solo.

Every pianist has their own favorite techniques and methods.

For example, finger rings.

Some pianists dislike it and find it uncomfortable when they encounter tremolo, while others love it and will go to great lengths to refine the articulation of tremolo.

Some pianists, when encountering a cheerful movement, like to skillfully play some of the main notes as ornaments during their performance.

These are all personal characteristics and habits.

Such characteristics and habits are formed when practicing the piano. Some performers may have been hit on the hand by their teacher for their inaccuracy when they practiced semitones as children, which may have created a shadow in them. They may develop an aversion to semitones, even if they can hone their semitones to a high level.

Perhaps a certain performer simply had a flash of inspiration when playing the sustain pedal area as a child, and was praised by his parents, and from then on he developed a great love for pedal sustain.

But these are often formed habits, and are subconscious.

Even the person themselves would hardly notice it.

What Chen Gang needs to do is figure out what he likes most and what he loves to use, then analyze his own values ​​and cognition, deconstruct the work from his own perspective, and finally combine the two and apply them to the personalized performance of the work.

Li Can nodded in satisfaction and did not disturb Chen Gang any further.

A full week had passed before Chen Gang played "Liebestraum" again.

The enlightenment at Longchang is a real event.

When Li Can heard Chen Gang play again, he realized that Chen Gang's style had completely changed.

There wasn't a trace of myself in it.

If I were to describe my playing style as leaning towards passion and fervor.

So Chen Gang's style is lively and playful, not so serious and formal. There is no deep-seated hatred or heart-wrenching emotions, nor is there any tearful singing or lingering sentimentality.

A young Chu Nan's rendition of "Love's Dream" surprisingly evoked a sense of aquaman, demonstrating a remarkable talent for playful romance and captivating the heart from a unique perspective.

After attempting to score him, Li Can was astonished to discover that Chen Gang had scored an astonishing 72 points.

Although it's only a difference of four points, it's important to know that the final coefficient is multiplied by 0.8.

If judged by normal standards, Chen Gang would at least be in the 90-point club.

In a competition of this caliber, even a difference of just 0.1 points or a single semitone in the execution can represent a world apart from advancing or being eliminated, thus creating a huge gap between the two teams.

A tiny bit of spirituality may seem insignificant, but it is precisely this tiny bit of spirituality that the master pursues.

Everyone is preparing for the competition, but so far only Chen Gang has a natural advantage and is making rapid progress.

On the other hand, other people.

Without Chen Gang's direct guidance, the preparation for the competition became even more intense.

Thankfully, there was a bass.

A fresh bass joke can always ease tension, and this bass joke is...
DP band bassist Zhao Ze chose to pursue awards in the classical music world, but not bass awards, but violin awards.

Yes, the part-time band's bassist is actually the String Master, whose main job is playing the violin.

He's not quite the same as Li Can.

Although Li Can, who used to play the piano, has gone to play the drums, at least they are still percussion instruments.

But the bass and the violin are truly worlds apart.

Let's all make bass jokes together.

Even Zhao Ze was making jokes about bass.

Time passed by little by little.

With New Year's Day approaching, the entertainment industry is buzzing with activity, and performances and announcements are becoming increasingly frequent in the music scene. Just like last year, friends in the industry such as Zheng Jie and Lin Xin are extremely busy at this time.

It's absolutely impossible to get a party invitation; you might even fall asleep halfway through a phone call at night.

On the internet.

You can also see some DP band fans discussing which shows the band will be performing at.

Is it some New Year's Eve party, some commemorative performance, a solo concert, or maybe he just went to perform at a game show again?

But in reality, none of them exist.

The only event that could be considered a performance was the Tencent Music Entertainment Awards ceremony in January.

The rest of the time was spent preparing for the competition.

This may not be good news for fans, but for singers in the entertainment industry, this winter has been an unparalleled dream spring.

The singer's biggest fear is clashing with DP Band's performance.

During peak periods with packed schedules, countless singers, while eagerly seeking higher-quality performance opportunities, also constantly inquire within the industry about DP Band's performance plans for this year.

At first, we couldn't get any information, and the less news we had, the more anxious we became. We always felt that the DP band wanted to pull off something big and blow everyone up.

Until devastating news came from the piano community.

That stemmed from the announcement of the judging panel for this year's Moscow International Music Competition.

The judges' scores will be kept confidential, but the judges' information will definitely be made public.

The list is very, very long.

Even the list of judges for the piano category is quite long.

Among them are Russian, English, French, Italian and Japanese.

A Chinese name also appeared.

Amidst the astonishment of the piano community, the entertainment industry was filled with jubilation and smiles.

At this critical juncture, it's clear that it will be difficult for Li Can to continue with other performances as a judge in an international competition of this caliber.

Everyone was laughing, but no one said anything.

The piano community didn't see anything wrong with it; after all, the uncrowned king as a judge was a piece of cake.

Only unsuspecting fans are still hoping for a winter performance that doesn't actually happen.

And at this time.

Li Can had already taken Winnie and flown to Moscow first.

I first went to my mother-in-law's house for a few days, and then got back to work, coordinating with the event organizing committee.

Winnie was also a participant in the Moscow International Music Competition, but only in the classical guitar category.

Originally, there seemed to be no problem.

But clickbait headlines and news gurus sensed something different.

After leaving the mother-in-law's house, the two headed to one of the venues, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Just as they checked into a nearby hotel, a news story crossed national borders and appeared on the front page of many media outlets.

Shocking! Judges at an international music competition had an affair with a contestant!

(End of this chapter)