Chapter 217 Changing Typhoon
After Nangong Songzi left, Kudo Shizuka ran to sit next to Zhou Yan.
She looked at Zhou Yan and asked curiously, "Whose hand is the small hand or the big hand in the lyrics?"
Zhou Yan did not answer the question directly, but just said, "Waiting for you If your Chinese proficiency is higher, you will be able to understand the meaning of these lyrics. Now your task is to memorize these lyrics as soon as possible. You will not be able to stay in China for many days, and there are still two songs to record. Time is relatively short. "Tight."
Shizuka Kudo blinked, "Now that I have a new song, I should stay in Yanjing for a few more days."
"Well, it's good."
"This time, after returning to Neon, I will come again in a while. The company is planning to let me hold two concerts in China. By then, I can sing songs from the new album.”
“When is the concert going to be held?” Zhou Yan asked casually.
"Maybe next year, spring." Shizuka Kudo tilted her head and looked at Zhou Yan with piercing eyes: "If I invite you to be my concert guest, are you willing?"< br>
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Do you want me to sing? You also know that I will sing out of tune, and you are afraid that your fans will ask for a refund on the spot after hearing my singing."
"You can play the piano for me."
Zhou Yan shook his head and stood up directly.
Shizuka Kudo quickly asked, "Are you leaving?"
"I'm going to get a ukulele. This song is very nice to sing with a ukulele."
Hearing that Zhou Yan was not leaving, Shizuka Kudo breathed a sigh of relief. She nodded, "Oh, I'll wait for you."
Zhou Yan went to find a ukulele and quickly returned to the practice room. There are many musical instruments in the studio, but instruments like ukulele are hard to find because they rarely use them.
This thing had a small-scale development in the mainland before, but it has not developed. Now there are not many people playing this in the country.
Most people don't have access to this kind of musical instrument, and those who are serious about music don't really like this kind of gadget.
Later on, ukulele developed rapidly in China, also because more and more non-music professionals had the opportunity to come into contact with music and learn the instrument by themselves. This simple and easy-to-use instrument became popular among the public.
"Can you play this?" Zhou Yan asked.
Shizuka Kudo shook her head, "No, but I know a little guitar. Is this similar to the guitar?"
"It is much simpler than the guitar, and this song does not require any skills to play. Just play the rhythm."
Zhou Yan casually demonstrated it to Kudo Shizuka, playing "Little Hands Holding Big Hands" while playing the ukulele.
There is a version of the arrangement of "Little Hands Holding Big Hands" that mainly uses ukulele. Although this version of the arrangement is not amazing, it is very suitable for the fresh style of the song itself. Many people So I like playing and singing this song because of ukulele.
The most important thing is, simplicity.
It is very difficult for Shizuka Kudo to play the piano well, but the ukulele is different. This instrument is relatively simple, and the ukulele in "Little Hands Holding Big Hands" is also very simple, regardless of the rhythm. Both shapes and chords are easier to learn, and Shizuka Kudo can easily pick them up.
Zhou Yan thought, let Shizuka Kudo learn the accompaniment of this section, so that when she holds a concert again, she can play and sing on stage, which will add a lot of points to her performance.
Zhou Yan has watched some live videos of Kudo Shizuka before. Her early Typhoon Zhou Yan didn't like very much. Although there have been changes in the past two years, it is still more of a dancehall style.
These days, many singers are like this on stage. They like to twist around on the stage with a microphone. It's not singing or dancing, it's just like twisting in a dance hall.
Zhou Yan wants to change Kudo Shizuka’s typhoon style, but he can’t dance on stage while singing “First Dream” and “Little Hand Holding Big Hand”. That would be very strange.
In fact, Zhou Yan himself didn't realize that after yesterday's incident, he became much more concerned about Kudo Shizuka.
If it were before, he would never have led Shizuka Kudo to go over the lyrics in such detail, sentence by sentence, and would have asked her translator to help her after roughly speaking it once.
There is also the matter of the typhoon. Zhou Yan would have never been able to take care of it before, but now he specially found Ukulele to teach her.
But Shizuka Kudo can feel these changes, and she is very happy for this.
After Zhou Yan finished playing, he handed the ukulele to Kudo Shizuka, "You give it a try."
Kudo Shizuka took the ukulele and scratched her head in confusion, "How do you play it?"
Seeing her confused look, Zhou Yan took the ukulele from her hand again. He smiled and said, "Let me tell you the rhythm pattern of strumming first."
Zhou Yan demonstrated while strumming, "This rhythm pattern is, down, down up, empty up down up. This rhythm pattern is through Consistently, that is to say, your right hand repeats this set of rhythms throughout the song, without any changes. The difference is that the chords used are different in different parts of the song. This song uses seven. Most of the chords are quite simple, c chord, Am chord, f chord, you should know these three, right?"
Kudo Shizuka nodded, "I know"
Zhou Yan. She smiled. If she didn't know these three chords, it would mean she had never learned guitar. Anyone who had learned guitar would not know these three chords.
"The chords of the ukulele are much simpler than those of the guitar. If you cover the fifth and sixth strings of the guitar, you can get a chord that spans fifths..."
Zhou Yan originally wanted to talk to Shizuka Kudo about simplicity. principle, but halfway through, he decided to teach more directly, "I'll first teach you how to press the c, f, and am chords in the ukulele. The c chord is very simple, just press the third fret of the first string. ..."
These three chords are really simple, and the ukulele chords are also very easy to play, so Shizuka Kudo got started very quickly and mastered these three chords in a short time.
After she mastered these three chords, Zhou Yan began to teach her how to play and sing the first line.
“From the concert sound, which is the word boiling water, use the c chord. After the fireworks, use the am chord, and start with the first word cool, use the f chord.”
As Zhou Yan spoke, he marked the lyrics with a pen, so that it would be clear at a glance what chords were used.
The rest is as long as Shizuka Kudo learns the chords used in the song, becomes familiar with the rhythm pattern, and can practice playing and singing according to the lyrics.
Because the ukulele is really simple, and Zhou Yan taught it very well, Kudo Shizuka received very good feedback on her learning, and she became more and more interested in playing it. Later, she became addicted to playing it.
In fact, practicing playing and singing also has the advantage of helping Kudo Shizuka to quickly find the rhythm of the song, and practicing will get twice the result with half the effort.
After more than an hour, Shizuka Kudo was basically able to play and sing "Little Hands Holding Big Hands" completely.
Playing and singing the song completely for the first time, Kudo Shizuka ran to Zhou Yan to ask for credit, "How did I sing this time?"
She had a proud look on her face because she felt that she had learned it so quickly. I bought a musical instrument, which is very powerful.
Because her performance was really good, Zhou Yan nodded and praised, "She sang very well."
Before Shizuka Kudo could be happy, Zhou Yan said again, "However, this song The pronunciation is still a little bad, and the singing is not exciting enough.”
“Exciting?” Kudo Shizuka looked confused, she didn’t understand what the word meant.
"You can understand it as happy."
"But, I am already very happy."
"I still feel a little bit worse, just practice hard." Zhou Yan looked at his watch , "It's almost time today. You can practice by yourself later. You don't need me to teach you anything."
"But, I practice better with you next to me. Can you practice with me?" "Kudo Shizuka made a pitiful expression.
Her trick worked. Zhou Yan thought for a while and said, "I will practice with you for another half an hour. If there are any problems, I will correct you at any time."
Kudo Shizuka happily said, "Okay."
After that, Zhou Yan accompanied Kudo Shizuka to practice singing seriously.
Neither of them mentioned what happened yesterday. They both had their own struggles, and at the same time they felt that it was good to be like this now.
Half an hour later, Zhou Yan stood up and left. This time Kudo Shizuka didn't act coquettishly and kept Zhou Yan. She also knew that Zhou Yan was indeed very busy. She was already satisfied that he could stay for half an hour more for her.
Not long after Zhou Yan left, Nangong Songzi returned to the practice room. Seeing that Zhou Yan was not there, she asked, "Is Mr. Zhou Yan gone?"
Kudo Shizuka nodded, "Well, he just left a while ago."
Nangong Songzi looked at the time, "He took you to practice for a long time today."
"Yeah."< br>
Shizuka Kudo was in a good mood, hugging Ukulele and said, "Matsuko, do you want to hear the effect of the practice just now?"
"Of course."
Shizuka Kudo smiled and started to play and sing "Little Hands Holding Big Hands" in front of the lyrics book.
Seeing Kudo Shizuka holding the ukulele and playing, Nangong Songzi was full of surprise, because Shizuka's playing and singing were actually decent.
I haven’t heard Shizuka say that she knows ukulele before. Could it be that she learned it now? It’s only been a while now, but the effect is so good.
Although I know Zhou Yan is a teacher, the teaching effect is too good. Previously, the company hired a guitar teacher to give Kudo Shizuka and her girls guitars, but after a month or two of teaching, Kudo Shizuka couldn't play with the same effect.
With this effect, Nangong Songzi believes that after practicing for a while, he can perform directly on stage.
If Shizuka Kudo can go on stage and play ukulele, it will be like adding another form of performance.
The richer the performance form of a singer, the more advantages he will naturally have.
Singers who can play and sing are always a plus.
If it weren’t for the lack of video equipment at hand, Nangong Songzi would have wanted to record the scene of Shizuka Kudo playing and singing and send it back to the minister and others to see. The minister would probably burst into tears. Shizuka finally understood.
Nangong Songzi was also very emotional. There is an old Chinese saying that those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black. During the time when Kudo Shizuka and Zhou Yan were in contact, the typhoon also began to change.
This time, I really made a lot of money.
After Kudo Shizuka finished playing and singing, Nangong Songzi asked, "Did you just learn this?"
"Well, I just learned it, it must be awesome." Kudo Shizuka said proudly.
Nangong Songzi praised him without hesitation, "It's amazing, Mr. Zhou Yan taught me so well."
"So I was praising Zhou Yan." Kudo Shizuka curled her lips, but she was very happy in her heart. Zhou Yan taught her really well, making her feel that it was very easy to learn.
"You take the time to practice these days. We'd better record this song before returning to Neon."
"How many more days can't we postpone our return?"< br>
Nangong Songzi shook his head, "No, we have an event in Nagoya. If it's not necessary, don't delay."
"Okay."
...
After Zhou Yan returned to the office, he first called Yang Guohui.
After receiving a call from Zhou Yan, Yang Guohui was very happy. He knew that there must be progress on the soundtrack.
"Director Zhou, has the soundtrack been finished?"
"Probably, I have written some, but I still have to see the finished film you edited before I can finalize it. ”
"Director Zhou, is this necessary?"
The soundtracks of many movies in Xiangjiang are different from those in the mainland. Whether it is Zhou Yan or Zhao Jiping, they will basically participate in the whole process when scoring the movie. Finally, I wrote the music for the finished film.
But it is different in Xiangjiang. In many cases, the composer writes some songs and then lets the director choose them. Even where the songs are ultimately placed is not decided by the composer, but by the director.
Yang Guohui had the same idea. He hoped that Zhou Yan would write out the music and then let Stephen Chow choose it.
Of course Zhou Yan didn’t want to do this. He said, “When you came to me before, I already said that the process of scoring must follow my rules. Even though I can’t see the finished film, I can still write it. It’s a rough idea, but in order to make the final effect better, I have to see the finished film.”
"This..."
Yang Guohui remembered that Zhou Yan did say this at that time, and Zhou Yan's tone was quite strong, so Yang Guohui could only say, "Okay, let me tell Xingzai about this."
"Well, let's communicate and see when the film will be sent over."
"I'm just worried that there won't be enough time."
"No, the film will be sent over. After that, I finished recording the soundtrack within three days and then cut the soundtrack into the tape, which didn’t take much time.”
Hearing Zhou Yan say that the recording of the soundtrack could be completed in three days, he was relieved. If this was the case, it would indeed not waste their time.
"Okay, I understand. Apart from the completed film, what else do you need?"
"You don't need anything else, just have it delivered."
"It will probably take a while."
"It doesn't matter, I will record it for you when I send it over."
...
After talking to Yang Guohui on the phone, Zhou Yan took out all the songs he had written for "Westward Journey" and sorted them out.
This set of music scores is quite thick, and it mainly contains the music scores of "Journey to the West Fantasy". This piece is very long, and the music score is relatively complex and paper-consuming.
After sorting it out, he took the score of "Journey to the West Fantasy" to the big recording studio.
The orchestra is currently rehearsing "Drinking the Water of the Yangtze River", an adapted version of "The Street Where the Wind Lives". Previously, this piece was just a duet, but in order to make it more suitable for performance in medium and large concert halls, Zhou Yan added "Drinking the Yangtze River Water Together" was adapted into a symphony with many other parts.
After the revision, the story of this song is stronger and the plot is more complex.
The previous duet version had only two characters, the male and female protagonists, but after adding other instruments, there were many more characters.
For example, if the male and female protagonists are separated, there will always be someone to break them up.
In addition to the characters, Zhou Yan also used some soundtracks to depict the environment.
The band has rehearsed this piece many times, and now they are much better at playing it than before.
In fact, the reason why Zhou Yan made the arrangement of "The Street Where the Wind Lives" so complex is not only to make it suitable for performance in medium and large concert halls, but also for the musicians in the orchestra.
Always let them play some simple songs. If their level does not decline, it will be difficult to improve.
Now let’s make the music more complex, so that it can be enjoyed by both refined and popular people, and at the same time, the performers must be able to maintain their level.
After they finished rehearsing, Zhou Yan waved to Fang Xiu and Ma Dongfang.
The two came quickly.
"What, senior brother?"
Zhou Yan showed them the score of "Journey to the West Fantasy": "This is a new piece I wrote. The main instrument is the erhu. I can practice it recently."
Looking at the thick stack of music scores, Ma Dongfang couldn't help but be ecstatic, "Brother, you have written music for the erhu again."
The musicians in the orchestra naturally strive to be the first performers of similar instruments. .
Ma Dongfang is now the erhu principal of the orchestra, and what he hopes is that Zhou Yan can write more songs for erhu.
In fact, every principal musical instrument has the same idea as Ma Dongfang, hoping that Zhou Yan can write music specifically for their instrument.
Previously Zhou Yan wrote "The Street Where the Wind Lives" and adapted it into "Drinking the Water of the Yangtze River Together". Many musicians expressed their envy and hatred.
Ma Dongfang glanced at the score and his eyes widened even more. The complexity of this score was not comparable to "The Street Where the Wind Lives".
This is definitely a very complex and advanced piece of music.
If Zhou Yan hadn't been in front of him, Ma Dongfang would have even snatched the score from Fang Xiu's hand. He couldn't wait to play this piece of music.
Zhou Yan saw the ecstasy in Ma Dongfang's eyes and nodded, "This Erhu Concerto is quite difficult. You have to take it seriously."
Ma Dongfang is a very energetic person. Zhou Yanyue said that the piece is very difficult. The more excited he gets.
"Senior brother, don't worry, I will take it seriously."
"You should practice your solo first. If possible, I hope to include this piece in the concert program this winter. "On the list."
"Promise to complete the task." After saying that, Ma Dongfang stared blankly at the score in Fang Xiu's hand.
Fang Xiu smiled and gave him the score, "Go and practice."
"Okay!"
Ma Dongfang took the score, quickly ran to his place, and put the score Set it up and get ready to sight read.
Seeing Ma Dongfang's posture, the other orchestra members came over curiously. They had just seen Zhou Yan give Fang Xiu a score, and this score was later handed over to Ma Dongfang. They also I wanted to see what kind of music made Ma Dongfang so excited.
(End of this chapter)