Chapter 256 Piano Competition

As for some competitions organized by associations, although some have been successfully held for many years, the finals are held in different cities every year, such as Busan, Tokyo, Los Angeles, etc., the registration fee for this kind of competition is expensive, and if you enter the finals, the cost of food, accommodation and air tickets is a considerable expense.

Basically, it is more like a short-term music study tour.

Those with poorer family conditions really can't afford to participate in this kind of competition.

So, how many people really understand the difficulty of the Lechuan International Piano Competition?

The extremely tight schedule, from the first preliminaries to the finals, the whole process is just over 40 days. If you really want to stand out in this competition, you must not think that I will consider the first preliminaries first and then invest in the selection and practice of the second preliminaries. It is impossible.

Before the first preliminaries, you must prepare the repertoire for the two preliminaries, and at the same time strengthen the practice, increase the time, increase the intensity, and more importantly, cultivate your mentality.

Even if all these are done, it still depends on luck on the spot.

If you pass the second preliminary selection, there will only be one week until the finals. If you want to change the songs temporarily during this week, it will be like seeking death. For Bai Lu, since she has an 80% chance of entering the finals, she should prepare the songs for the finals according to the requirements at the beginning.

No matter how good the performance is in the preliminary selection, it is worthless if the preparation for the finals is insufficient.

Experiencing the stage is no longer something that Bai Lu, a person of her age and cultivation, considers.

Then what about enjoying the stage?

That may be the case when a genius, after receiving countless praises, gradually enters middle age and enters old age, can calmly say that he enjoys the stage.

"Bai Lu, have you decided?"

The principal was eager for Bai Lu to give a definite answer, and Bai Lu could only nod helplessly and agree: "I will go."

Don't let people down, don't let people look down on you.

Maybe in the end you will find that you should thank this competition.

Although Bai Lu agreed reluctantly, she still felt a little eager deep in her heart, and her fingers felt a little euphoric. She really wanted to rush to the piano and practice until dark.

Such a strong impulse has not been experienced for many years.

I always feel that the piano that grew up with me left me secretly on a sunny day. I can no longer communicate with the piano, nor can I hear the piano whispering in my ear.

Bai Lu now just wants to stand up quickly, leave the meeting room, and lock herself in the room to practice the piano.

I haven't been so impulsive for a long time.

I feel that I have stood up and walked to the piano, and it seems that I have really touched the keys.

Suddenly the principal said again: "Bai Lu, although participating in the competition is very important, there are still many things to do at the end of the year. The music theory exam must not be delayed. This will affect the renewal of students in the next semester. There is also a commercial performance here that may require you to play live accompaniment. This Lamborghini commercial performance will be held at the International Ice Rink. Many sports stars will come to participate. There will be an interactive session of ice music. You still need to play the piano accompaniment."

"Live accompaniment? It's all improvisation?" Bai Lu had a headache.

She was dizzy when she thought of the ice rink. Who came up with the idea of ​​playing the piano on the ice rink? Are you planning to drive Lamborghini to the ice?

Rich people can really think of everything.

"No, no, no, it's not completely improvisation. The performances of those sports stars must be rehearsed in advance. We will have other teachers to cooperate with Teacher Bai Lu. Teacher Bai Lu is mainly responsible for the live accompaniment."

"How many songs do you need to rehearse in advance?"

"There are eleven songs at present, but they are very short, very short."

Bai Lu wanted to say that this is not a question of whether the songs are short or not. It is really a stretch for this principal who studied art to run a music school. He really doesn't have the mood to explain.

"So, Teacher Bai Lu is still very hard-working in this month at the end of the year."

After the principal said this, it was time to adjourn the meeting. Sun Yao patted Bai Lu on the shoulder and said, "Teacher Bai, the two classes last Wednesday were really good. Parents asked me if Teacher Bai could add one more class in the future. It made me so embarrassed."

"Isn't this bad? What if the students suddenly want to change teachers?" Bai Lu was worried about Sun Yao. Sun Yao, who graduated from the music education major, is almost 40 years old. Her future in music is just teaching students. Fortunately, she married a businessman and her family's money will never be spent. Working here is just to kill time.

Sure enough, Sun Yao looked nonchalant, "I don't care if they want to change teachers. If they want to change, they can change. There is no such thing as forcing international students."

Yes, after Sun Yao said this, Bai Lu really felt that she was worrying for nothing. People don't care about this little money at all.

"Speaking of which, Teacher Bai Lu doesn't care about this salary, right? Your husband is a big star. I heard that his fans are all over the world now."

"Yes~ That's also his own hard work." Bai Lu hoped that her answer was decent.

"No, I heard that Teacher Bai Lu was more famous before. What kind of fame could a trumpet player have at that time? Now things have changed so fast. Everyone is chasing a trumpet player and making him a big star."

"It's far from being a big star. He only has tens of thousands of fans on Weibo. After all, it's not like pop music or male dance troupes, which are either not famous or have hundreds of thousands of fans once they become famous. Even if he is popular, he only has tens of thousands of fans, not much more. The price of watching a live performance also blocks many ordinary audiences."

Bai Lu didn't know whether this was said to herself or Sun Yao, but Sun Yao looked weird.

In fact, Bai Lu didn't have many friends now. It wasn't that she didn't keep in touch with her old friends after getting married, but because He Ping was really popular in recent years. She felt that since He Ping became popular, her friends looked at her weirdly, as if they always wanted to talk about He Ping, but were too embarrassed to speak.

In the end, it was just some groundless gossip, such as He Ping attending a commercial event with a female performer. He Ping never seemed to care about these things, and never mentioned other people when he got home.

Bai Lu always felt that her husband loved her, but he was not hers.

This feeling was sometimes warm like spring, and sometimes cold like ice.

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Qiu Ping sat opposite Fang Ming timidly, and Fang Ming didn't dare to look at her. Fang Ming felt a little uneasy when he thought that there was a girl sitting in front of him who had just committed suicide a few days ago.

At noon, I wanted to ask Mu Chun if he wanted to inquire more about this matter, but Liu Tiantian's inexplicable noise made me lose interest.