The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 76 is very interesting

"This school seems interesting, doesn't it?"

Before the leader standing at the front spoke, someone from behind took two steps forward, pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, looked up at the words "Opera House" above his head, and nodded involuntarily.

"Listen, their orchestra has bright high notes, pure midrange, and thick bass. The three voices of this orchestra are handled very well. Not only that, as a three-wind orchestra, the coordination between their instruments is also excellent. Pretty good!

Listening from the outside, you can very clearly hear the resonance between the instruments. The overall tone brightness is very different from other schools. You can hear this feeling just outside the concert hall. I have to say, this The strength of the family orchestra is quite good! I just don’t know which university this band is from. "

Another person beside him flipped through the documents in his hand, glanced up and down, and said to everyone.

"If I remember correctly, the one performing at the Opera House at this time should be Haicheng Conservatory of Music? Haicheng Conservatory of Music is indeed very good. In the nine-school league between conservatories, they have won many awards in a row. In the early days of the Nine Schools League, they held the first place for several years! Even in the Nine Schools League, they are a rare top band."

Before he finished speaking, someone from the organizing committee behind him started laughing.

"Haha, don't you understand? Although what is appearing in front of us now is Haicheng Conservatory of Music, what is appearing in front of us now is not a pure student orchestra of Haicheng Conservatory of Music. They are not winning A team from the Nine Schools League.”

"Huh? What do you mean?" The person who originally spoke was stunned, quickly flipped through the documents in his hand, and asked curiously, "The list in my hand just said that the team here to participate is Haicheng Music The academy is entered by winning the first place from Haicheng, is there any difference between the two?"

"The difference is huge!"

The person who questioned said mysteriously, "The Haicheng Conservatory of Music that appears in front of us now is not actually their main team. This team is selected from all the people who were not selected into the group. According to some unknown people, Most of the people in the second group who were selected under certain conditions were at the bottom of the music conservatory.

certainly! There must be a small number of these people who may have good results, but the number is too rare, and they may have their own problems, so this band is almost called the abandoned crane tail in Haiyin! "

"Oh? A band that is recognized as a band by others? It seems a bit interesting!"

The person standing closer laughed, touched his chin, and said with emotion: "But I think it may be because of Haiyin. Even the students at the end of the crane will crush many others in terms of their level of strength." The school, after all, if I remember correctly, the students they accept in Haiyin every year are basically the top ones in the province, and I have never seen anyone who is ranked below 50 in the province get into Haiyin."

"But their shunting is actually quite good. The people at the end of Haiyin's crane are basically the same as those at the top of other schools! So I feel that Haiyin is not actually a supermodel." Someone immediately added next to him. road.

"Supermodels definitely don't count. After all, the authorities have issued a document this year, saying that all music academies are not allowed to wear vests to enter the competition this year. If you want to play, then show your own ability and play, and for the sake of face , these music academies that are preparing to participate in the competition will not show their best strength, and it is actually normal for them to win the second group."

"If it's the top three schools, it's actually okay if they come up with the second team. After all, the people their school recruits every year are top students from other universities. But if it's other schools, I feel they have to focus on it, hahahaha !”

"Yeah, so this year two of the top three have withdrawn, and the two major conservatories of music, Hua Guo and Central Conservatory of Music, will join forces with Beijing University and Shuimu to perform. These two are really good at playing, which not only ensures the reputation of their own schools , and it also ensures that you can get a certain amount of resources by participating in it, tsk tsk..."

"..."

Everyone stood at the door of the concert hall, talking all over the place.

However, they had no intention of opening the door and going in, they just stood there chatting.

As these conversations passed among the leader standing at the front, he slowly nodded and spoke.

"Well, it's really good. Let's go in and have a look. Let's see what kind of band you are talking about, the Haiyin Second Band!"

The leader in charge finally spoke, and everyone looked at each other. Then the person in front immediately took two steps forward and opened the door of the concert hall.

The sound of the orchestra rehearsing swarmed out of the gate and ran towards the outside of the concert hall.

The perfect state of sound in the concert hall was broken very slightly.

This situation did not attract the attention of other people in the orchestra. After all, they were all trying to listen to the sound of their performance in the concert hall, feeling the sound reverberating in the concert hall, and did not pay attention to the door.

As for looking towards the door behind him, that's even more impossible.

Now their eyes were completely on the music score in front of them and Chen Qiu, and they didn't have enough energy to pay attention to the situation in the concert hall.

Therefore, only Chen Qiu could grasp the sound of the concert hall opening the door.

He noticed the source of the sound leakage as soon as the feeling of sound surround was damaged.

Even if he didn't look behind him, he knew someone was opening the door behind him.

Therefore, his eyebrows couldn't help but frown.

Although I don’t know which student heard the sound of their band and came in to take a look, but I just listened to it outside. Why did I come in to see it?
It's really, really baffling.

Chen Qiu couldn't help but shake his head, but the command movements in his hands became lighter.

After all, there are people in the concert hall, and there will be obstacles to the propagation of sound, even if it is only a small amount, even if it may not be heard at all for the performer, but for Chen Qiu, the difference between the two is very, very big. .

These are the abilities that his absolute pitch brings him.

Absolute control over the sound.

It's just that the group of people behind them didn't seem to realize the impact of their actions on Chen Qiu and others.

They just walked inside the concert hall.

The few people in front were ready to take the leader to the middle position, but the leader did not accept it. He just asked everyone to sit at the back of the concert hall and find a seat wherever they wanted.

After all, they are only here to listen to and watch the orchestra rehearse, not to give feedback and conduct the performance. It would be too much to sit in the front.

At that time, it might even affect the performance of the orchestra.

In order not to disturb the orchestra, they decided to sit down near the door of the concert hall, listen, and then go out after listening a little.

But they didn't expect that they were sitting together, completely blocking the sound coming back from the door.

The propagation of sound becomes very uneven.

It's like there's a wall of sound blocking that side.

Chen Qiu couldn't help but frown as he listened to the voice echoing in his ears.

These students are simply too ignorant.

He just went to other people's rehearsal rooms and listened. Since he was going to beat all the teams anyway, Chen Qiu was not afraid of these people eavesdropping.

He even welcomed the group to eavesdrop.

After all, they might have heard the sound of their rehearsal, and this group of people might have an unstable mentality, causing the subsequent performance to fail.

But now, when you come in, you come in, and a lot of people have come, densely gathering there to block the spread of music.

This feeling made Chen Qiu feel sick.

It's like there's a piece of chewing gum stuck in the corner of the music, it's sticky, and maybe there are a few drops of saliva hanging on it.

Chen Qiu's hand that was originally directing the orchestra suddenly stopped, and then he clenched his fist, as if he was holding everything in the music in his palm.

hum!
The music stops at this moment.

Like well-trained soldiers, they ended their performance without any hesitation.

Although they didn't know what happened, they believed Chen Qiu.

They believed Chen Qiu’s ears.

They believed that Chen Qiu must have heard something that they did not hear, otherwise Chen Qiu would not stop their practice and rehearsal.

Their time is limited. They can only rehearse in this place for a short time, and then they have to leave and give up their position to others.

So they were sure that Chen Qiu would never waste time like this.

However, what they didn't expect was that Chen Qiu was actually facing them, but he didn't know who he was talking to.

"Everyone, I think... you guys are going a little too far, right?"

"?"

Everyone was stunned and looked at each other, wondering what they had done wrong.

How come they passed?
They looked at Chen Qiu, but found that Chen Qiu was not looking at anyone. Instead, he seemed to be talking to the people in the auditorium behind him.

Chen Qiu spoke slowly. "Didn't your teacher say this about going directly into the concert hall to listen to other people's rehearsals without anyone's permission? You just listen outside, why don't you come in to listen?

certainly! For me, I actually don’t care if you listen, after all, our goal is to win the championship, but can you not all sit together and listen in the corner? Why not be more aboveboard? Do we have to gather together? "

Who?
When did people enter the concert hall?

The overhead lights were a little bright, making it impossible for them to notice the people in the audience.

They could only squint their eyes, use their hands as awnings, and look into the distance for a long time before they discovered the people at the entrance.

But I couldn't tell who they were, but they all wore decent clothes.

Maybe they are a very wealthy school?
Chen Qiu's head tilted slightly.

He seemed to be looking at someone, but it seemed like he was not looking at anyone.

He just said calmly.

"If you want to listen, then listen openly and openly. Just find an empty seat in the concert hall and sit down. Don't sit in a crowd. If you don't want to listen, then please close the door when you leave. Try your best to Ensure the integrity of sound transmission in the concert hall, thank you very much.”

After saying that, he looked at the orchestra in front of him and raised his hand to them.

"Are you ready? I'm going to start rehearsing."

"you!"

As soon as Chen Qiu's voice fell, the eyes of the group of people at the entrance intertwined with each other. A younger person couldn't help it, and immediately stood up and said to Chen Qiu and others.

"Do you know who is sitting here with us? How dare you talk like this? Huh?"

"Hey, Xiao Liu! Look, you're in a hurry."

Before he finished speaking, the leader sitting next to him shook his head, smiled and waved his hand.

"Don't say that. Our only identity here is that of the audience. There is no identity. Since the conductor of the orchestra said that we were sitting in the wrong position and did not drive us away, then let's change it. Don't be so anxious. , you use some identity as soon as you open your mouth, you are too out of touch with the masses, right?"

After that, he smiled at Chen Qiu, who was standing at the front, and asked.

"So young conductor, where do you think we should sit?"

"Anywhere is fine, as long as we don't sit together in a bunch, so close together, or even just have a little gap."

Chen Qiu felt something was wrong when he listened to the words of the group of people behind him, but he didn't think much about it. He just said casually, "You guys piled up there and hindered the propagation of sound, and it felt a little bit like letting the sound propagate back to my ears." block."

"I see, I'm really sorry. Come on, come on, all of you sit down separately and don't embarrass the young conductor."

The leader nodded clearly and waved everyone to disperse. He walked to the fourth row at the front of the concert hall, sat down with a smile, looked at Chen Qiu, and asked him.

"So is my position okay now?"

"..."

Chen Qiu listened to the voice behind his ears and originally wanted to turn around and confirm, but after thinking about it, it was not necessary and just nodded.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

After that, he didn't wait for the leader or anyone else to reply. After taking a look at the time on his watch, he directly raised the hand holding the pen and raised it gently towards the orchestra.

"We don't have much time now, so let's just walk through the third movement of Mendelssohn's E minor Concerto, familiarize yourself with the part that will be played later, and then prepare to pack up and leave. Flute, flute, timpani, ready ! Chief preparation.”

Qin Xian picked up his violin, nodded to Chen Qiu, and walked to the front of the orchestra, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

But Chen Qiu shook his head at him, looked back with a reassuring look, raised the pen in his hand, and waved it at everyone.

The voices of all the people in the orchestra sang together, and the sound of the music seemed even brighter.

The leader sitting at the bottom of the stage couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and then he smiled and nodded slowly.

Sure enough, it was just as he thought.

Good bands have their own temperament.

Orchestra conductors also have their own pursuits.

Now Chen Qiu and the orchestra in his hands have clearly demonstrated their own strength and ability to cope with that kind of quirk.

In this case, there is nothing to say.

With a smile on his face, he listened carefully to the performance by Chen Qiu and others. Just like what he said, he became a listener and listened carefully to the works played by Chen Qiu and others.

He didn't stand up until he heard the last note of Chen Qiu and others' work. After giving Chen Qiu and others his warmest applause, he turned and left.

When Chen Qiu turned around, he only saw a back figure, not the person's face.

Chen Qiu couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly and frowned.

He always felt that the person behind him was not just an ordinary student.

Qin Xian put away the violin in his hand, walked to Chen Qiu, looked at him slightly worriedly, and whispered.

"Commander Chen Qiu, that person just now..."

"Huh? Do you know him?"

Chen Qiu put the pen in his trouser pocket, looked at Qin Xian, and asked jokingly, "Are you a relative?"

Qin Xian immediately shook his head vigorously: "He's not a relative of mine, but I feel like he might be from the organizing committee."

"People from the organizing committee..."

Chen Qiu nodded thoughtfully and said nothing.

After all, even if he offended the organizing committee, he was not afraid.

Because if you want to do anything in a large-scale competition like this, unless the gap between the two bands is not obvious and it is possible for either one to win, then it is best to do it.

If you were really shameless and pushed a band that was obviously inferior to yours to be number one, then many schools would still be there.

In the national competition held every four years, you directly exposed yourself in front of so many schools. Are you not going to do it anymore?
So Chen Qiu just patted Qin Xian on the shoulder and smiled at the orchestra.

"It's okay, trust me, I have everything. Everyone, pack up your things and throw the stools into the corner for the next group of people to rehearse!"

……

And at this moment at the door of the concert hall.

The group of responsible persons and leaders just pushed open the door of the concert hall and found that there was a large group of students from other schools at the door, leaning against the wall of the concert hall and listening in the corner.

After seeing the group of leaders coming out, I felt a little embarrassed and at a loss. I didn't know where to put my hands and feet.

They also just heard a school performing very well, so they wanted to come over and have a look, but they didn't expect to be caught immediately.

However, the leader didn't say anything. He just smiled and cheered for everyone, then walked away directly.

A person in charge with glasses stood behind him and hesitated for a long time. Finally, he gritted his teeth and walked to the leader and asked in a low voice.

"Um, President, what do you think of the Haicheng Conservatory of Music orchestra that just played?"

The leader just smiled and led everyone towards other concert halls. After listening to many concert halls, he found that none of them were as good as the Haiyin Second Group, so he slowly spoke.

"Yes, it is a very unique orchestra, especially their conductor. It feels... very interesting."

(End of this chapter)