The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 52 National Competition
Qin Xian returned to the band.

Everything is so logical.

Except that Ruijia was late again, everything else was fine.

In order to celebrate the complete return of the Second Troupe, Chen Qiu is going to apply for some funds from Professor Li of the Conducting Department to take the orchestra to dinner.

Then just two minutes after sending it, the application was rejected.

The reason is that funds cannot be spent on meaningless things.

However, after being reminded by Ai Gu in the orchestra, Chen Qiu changed this fee to a team building fee and also raised the funds.

A few minutes later, Professor Li received news that the funding review had been approved, and then said.

"In the future, you are not allowed to use words such as eating and playing to apply for funds. I hope I won't say this kind of thing a second time."

Then he added a lot of words about what the team building expenses should not be used for, and that the command department did not have much funds. He hoped that Chen Qiu and the people of the second regiment would not be extravagant and wasteful.

Chen Qiu agreed one by one, and then took the band to a small restaurant next to the school to have a meal together before disbanding.

Among them, Rui Jia's eyes almost lit up when she heard that this meal was free of charge. She was frantically picking at the dishes in a corner where no one was paying attention, eating with a satisfied look on her face.

Originally, Chen Qiu ordered the dishes according to the band member + 2 dishes, but in the end, it was still a little bit not enough, so he quickly added two more dishes.

After confirming that they had eaten and drank enough, everyone was able to disperse.

Everyone seemed to have a satisfied smile on their faces.

Except Chen Qiu.

After sending everyone away, Chen Qiu returned to his concert hall alone.

The smile on his face gradually dissipated. He closed his eyes and lay alone in the center of the concert hall, breathing steadily and calmly.

He was calming down his emotions.

After making sure that his heart was calm, Chen Qiu stood up and walked backstage.

He took out the recording of their previous game and played it again.

He needs to be in the most calm state to review their previous mistakes in playing.

It is not difficult to get tickets for the national competition in Haiyin. This is the main reason why the school did not give them much time and let them go directly.

There are six places available in Haicheng.

No matter how you calculate it, they can qualify for the competition very smoothly.

Unless they are too nervous, causing their performance to malfunction, and then the entire orchestra collapses and cannot continue to play smoothly.

Therefore, he must now review his previous performance in advance to see if there is any big area that can be improved.

As the music played, Chen Qiujiang repeatedly paused and regressed, and then recorded something in the notebook in his hand.

[The three-person violin group is grade D. Occasionally there will be problems with intonation, so we will put it aside for the time being. We will decide whether to change it based on the subsequent performance. 】

[The chief influence is not enough (resolved)]

[The breath of four people in the wind instrument part is unstable, which can be solved through technology and hidden, but it needs to be considered whether to replace it]

[The principal horn does not have enough influence and he can just follow the principal violin, so he can put it aside for the time being, but he still needs to cultivate his independence]

[The trumpet part is not expressive enough, the music does not sound perfect enough, the music lacks a lot of emotions, and there are also some problems with expression, which can be hidden for the time being]

[The trombone does not help the harmony enough, the orchestral feel is not enough, and the overall performance is too independent]

【Double bass...】

When Chen Qiu's hand wrote this, he couldn't help but stop.

The performance of the double bass was quite satisfactory. There was nothing particularly worthy of praise, nothing particularly worthy of criticism, or anything that needed to be corrected.

Overall, it's bland.

Everyone seems to be a part of the band.

Nothing worth discussing.

Therefore, Chen Qiu does not intend to do anything to the bass part for the time being.

What needs to be addressed now is the other parts of the orchestra.

Chen Qiu put away the pen in his hand and re-read what he had just recorded.

A lot of messy content was attached to Chen Qiu's notebook, which made Chen Qiu frown slightly.

This is a problem that occurred in Beiwu Middle School.

Chen Qiu didn't catch those people's wrong sounds, he just focused on their musical expressions.

Many of the wrong sounds in Bei Wu may have been caused by being too nervous on set.

So you don’t need to pay special attention to it.

But the problems that arise in everyone’s musical performance cannot be ignored.

This is their own problem.

Chen Qiu couldn't help but close his eyes as he wrote.

Orchestra, not enough.

Although he had used his commanding skills to force them together, coupled with the appearance of Qin Xian, he could help himself relieve some of the pressure.

But the band still didn't have enough cohesion.

Everyone may have been very harmonious when they were there, and they couldn't even find any loopholes.

but……

Music doesn't lie.

There are still gaps within the orchestra.

You must resolve this yourself.

The band’s soul has not yet been completely condensed!
You need to do better!
Chen Qiu shook his head, put down the sheet music of Bei Wu in his hand, and took out another sheet of sheet music.

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor.

The violin part can be played by Qin Xian. He is the best person to play the concerto, there is no doubt about it.

But will the orchestra lose control again without Qin Xian?
These still need to be considered.

Chen Qiu shook his head, put aside his thoughts about the orchestra for the time being, focused his attention on the music score, and began to analyze the music score seriously.

……

Time passed quickly. Due to the end of the preliminary round and the final exam, everyone in the orchestra was given a leave by Chen Qiu and did not start rehearsing the next piece immediately.

However, they still need to print out their own parts of the music scores and start practicing.

Make sure you don't make any big mistakes when you play again.

certainly! This is a default, not a requirement of the band.

Therefore, many people took advantage of the band's holiday and ran out to play directly after the exam, instead of staying in school to rehearse the rest of the content bitterly.

Chen Qiu did not interfere much.

After all, it’s still the same sentence.

As long as you can rehearse your part before playing with the orchestra, there are no special requirements.

The most noteworthy point is the notice issued by the Haicheng City Education Bureau.

"Notice on the National Selection of Haicheng City National College Student Art Exhibition"

After the announcement came out, Chen Qiu came to Professor Li's office.

Professor Li was also studying the announcement at this moment. When he saw Chen Qiu and the others coming in, his expression did not change at all, and he still spoke calmly.

"sit."

"Ok!"

Chen Qiu nodded and sat aside directly.

After Chen Qiu sat down, Professor Li picked up the announcement in his hand and came to Chen Qiu, nodded to him and said.

"Here comes news from the Haicheng City Education Bureau. We have successfully obtained a quota to enter the national competition. Haicheng City has a total of six quotas. In addition to us, there are the four major universities in Haicheng City, Haicheng Normal University, and There’s no difference from what we predicted before.”

After Professor Li finished speaking, he took out a single page from the back of the document in his hand, turned it around, handed it to Chen Qiu Qinxian, and asked the two of them.

"Do you have any ideas?"

"Have."

Chen Qiu said directly: "I listened around before and found that the conductor of Eastern Normal University is interesting. Who is she?"

"Eastern Normal University?"

Professor Li thought about it for a moment, then hesitantly spoke.

"Maybe it's Zhao Zitong? I don't know for sure, probably. I heard Wang Hai command him once before... But why are you asking? Do you want to chat with her?"

"No." Chen Qiu shook his head slightly and said to Professor Li: "It's just that after listening to her conduct before, I feel that she has a strong control over the entire orchestra. Everyone in the team seems to trust her and is willing to follow her pace. There is a sense of team spirit in it, which is different from other bands.”

"I don't know that."

Professor Li also shook his head, then looked at Chen Qiu and asked slightly curiously.

"You mean, she is a big threat to our school?"

"Threat, I can't talk about it, I just feel some interest. Their band is very interesting. Wang Hai is not the main band. He only exists as an assistant to the band, helping Zhao Zitong make detailed corrections. If it is just the cohesion of the band, , this band is not worthy of what Wang Hai did, so I just feel a little strange."

He groped his chin, looked at the list in his hand, and couldn't help but think deeply.

None of the lists of universities in Haicheng were particularly unexpected.

Several other universities basically rely on a lot of money and the cooperation of top conductors.

He has listened to them all, and his level can only be considered good, but that's about it.

Among these orchestras, only the people from Eastern Normal University can be said to have some control over the orchestra. The conductors of other orchestras are more of a simple rhythm maker, and there is not much in them.

of course!

It is also possible that the conductors of these schools are hiding their clumsiness and letting the orchestras operate on autopilot, planning to wait until the main competition of the national competition before taking action.

No one can say for sure.

Therefore, Chen Qiu can only say that judging from his current record, only Eastern Normal University is considered the most threatening.

A conductor who can bring the soul of this orchestra together with a conductor who can help the orchestra handle the details to the extreme, a conductor who is one of the top three orchestras in Haicheng.

The cooperation between these two people should bring the level of Eastern Normal University to a higher level in the next few months.

This is just one of the five major universities of Haicheng Eastern Normal University and Southeast and Northwest Middle School.

Chen Qiu pondered for a moment, looked at Professor Li in front of him, and asked him.

"So besides Eastern Normal University, is there anything else that is particularly noteworthy? In the national competition?"

"The most important thing to pay attention to in the national competition is the Top 2 universities. Their resources are basically unlimited. As for the others, I don't know."

Professor Li shook his head slightly and said to Chen Qiu.

"There are many other places that haven't finished yet, so I'm not sure. I only know a few universities with relatively strong command departments, but that's about it."

After that, Professor Li thought for a while and asked Chen Qiu.

"Are your works for the national competition ready? What concerto to choose?"

"Mendelssohn Concerto in E minor."

Chen Qiu took out the music score from his schoolbag and placed it in front of Professor Li.

This sheet of music is obviously almost worn out.

Even if you just look at the details on the fluffy pages, you can see that this piece of work is soaked in Chen Qiu's hard work.

Chen Qiu's research on this piece is very thorough.

Professor Li just glanced at it, returned the score to Chen Qiu, and said calmly.

"I understand. I don't need to read this. I believe in your level. And if I really need to read it, I will listen to your orchestra's performance in the subsequent review. If it's just the music score, I don't need to read it. .”

"OK, all right."

Chen Qiu put the music score directly into his schoolbag without any hesitation, then looked at Professor Li and asked him.

"Is there anything else I need to pay attention to in the national competition?"

"Yes, yes."

Professor Li said directly without any hesitation.

"The vest is exposed."

"what?"

Chen Qiu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Professor Li to say this.

But before he could ask the question, Professor Li said quickly without any hesitation.

"To be precise, the vests of all conservatories have been exposed."

"..."

Chen Qiu said nothing, waiting for Professor Li's explanation.

Professor Li rubbed his eyebrows, paused for a while, and then spoke.

"In this national competition, almost all the vests used by our school, the Central Conservatory of Music, and the Huaguo Conservatory of Music were seized, and then there was a rule from above that we must use our own school's vests Enter your name, not your trumpet."

Professor Li had a headache when he said this. He pursed his lips and said slowly.

"There is a problem now. There is a group of people here in the school who feel that your second team cannot be allowed to participate in the future because the nature of the competition has changed and your second team has been exposed, so you don't have amulets to wear, and what you will represent in the future will no longer be It's a vest school, but Haicheng Conservatory of Music.

Many leaders feel that it is inappropriate to let one of your second regiments represent Haicheng. They feel that it would be safer and more suitable if you let the first regiment represent Haiyin. After all, the first regiment represents the highest level of Haiyin.

But if you do this, the value of the nine minor leagues will drop sharply and become less authoritative.

Even if we can beat other schools in the nine-school league in the future, they will not think that we are number one in China this year unless we win both awards. Only then will the gold content be considered sufficient.

Therefore, the school is still negotiating to see what the specific situation will be. If the negotiation cannot be resolved, then we must let you lead a group of members to participate in the national competition. After winning the highest award, they will then participate in the ninth-level competition. School league.

After all, the school's honor comes first, not a battle between ordinary students. "

Speaking of this, Professor Li looked at Chen Qiu and asked him.

"Do you... have any questions?"

"..."

Chen Qiu was silent.

He didn't know how to answer.

When Professor Li saw Chen Qiu not answering, he took it as his acquiescence, so he spoke directly.

"All this is still uncertain, but we have this plan at the moment. Things on the school side need to be considered very carefully, especially our nine music schools. I will let you know when there is news."

"it is good."

Chen Qiu nodded, put all the documents in his hands into his schoolbag, and stood up to leave.

However, when he was at the door of the office, Chen Qiu stopped, looked at Professor Li behind him, and spoke very seriously.

"However, I still think that letting our second regiment go together is actually the best choice. I am confident that when I lead the second regiment, I can be stronger than leading the first regiment! After all, they have other commanders in the first regiment. The will is there, but I am the only one in the second group.”

Listening to Chen Qiu's words, Professor Li just nodded.

"Okay, I understand. I will convey it to the school, and the school will consider your preference, but I cannot guarantee you the specific results."

"Well, thank you very much."

After saying that, Chen Qiu bowed slightly to Professor Li, turned around and prepared to leave the teacher's office.

However, the next second, he was stopped by Professor Li again.

Professor Li took out a pile of application forms from the briefcase beside him, handed them to Chen Qiu, and said with a smile.

"I almost forgot, I'm giving you this reimbursement application form. Because you successfully got the invitation letter for the national competition, the school decided to slightly increase the amount for you! But..."

Professor Li pointed to the reasons for the application and smiled meaningfully at Chen Qiu.

"But remember, in this application reason, do not write words such as eating, playing, playing cards, etc. If you really write like this, your application will never be approved, do you understand?"

"Well, okay, thank you Professor Li."

Chen Qiu turned around and put away the documents in Professor Li's hand, and said to Professor Li with a cheerful smile.

"Then I'll leave first. Thank you Professor Li!"

"Well, it's okay."

Professor Li smiled at Chen Qiu. After watching Chen Qiu leave the office, he placed his eyes on the name of the Haiyin Second Group in front of him and couldn't help but think deeply.

As a teacher in the command department, I also serve as Chen Qiu’s recommender and person in charge.

He needs to consider how to fulfill Chen Qiu's request to him.

He looked at the nine-school league notice aside and fell into deep thought.

Maybe this is a very good opportunity?
An opportunity to draw all conservatories to their area of ​​expertise?

……

After Chen Qiu left the office, not long after, almost everyone in the Haicheng Conservatory of Music knew the news that Haiyin No. 2 Group had successfully won tickets to the Haicheng preliminaries and the national competition.

For a time, the entire music school forum was completely blown up.

Especially those who were not optimistic about Haiyin 2nd Group before, and those who were forbidden to praise Haiyin 2nd Group.

Faced with such a scene, a bright red post suddenly appeared on the Haiyin forum, representing the explosive heat.

【What the hell? Haiyin 2nd Team entered the national competition with first place results? 】

(End of this chapter)