Chapter 68: Can't afford to hurt
Zhang Chunmei, Zhang Qian, and Liu Xiaoli from Class 3 and 4 often take music classes offered by interest classes.
Whenever the school has cultural activities, they will definitely be included in the choir of more than fifty people. If they choose to sing as a soloist, Zhang Chunmei will definitely be one of the best candidates.
It won't be long before Children's Day. Usually the school holds a party in the morning, plays games and watches free movies in the afternoon.
What song did Zhang Chunmei and others sing when discussing the "June 1st Entertainment Performance"?
In the end, they all agreed to sing "Olive Tree" and planned to invite Huang Han to join a music interest class focusing on singing to rehearse together.
Shen Xiaorong never sings solo, nor does she lead in chorus, but she is always included in the chorus.
In his previous life, Huang Han's grades were mid-to-lower in third grade, but that doesn't mean he wasn't good at singing either.
However, at this time, the first choice for interest classes in selecting children is good grades, and the second choice is good family background. As long as these two conditions are met, and the children look good enough to meet the people, it is enough.
We can’t completely blame the teachers for hating the poor and loving the rich. There are actually difficulties in doing so, because every time they participate in activities and performances, they have to dress in the same uniform, and poor children will be held back.
Rehearsing also takes time. Doesn’t it mean that students with poor grades will have even worse grades?
Anyway, Huang Han and Huang Xin have never participated in any interest classes. It's not that they have no interest, but they are not interested because of poverty.
Zhang Chunmei, Shen Xiaorong, and Liu Xiaoli gathered around Huang Han to talk about recommending Huang Han to participate in the interest class.
Huang Han looked at the seven or eight girls and decided to sit down and talk.
Why? Because I can’t afford to be hurt!
No one feels comfortable when a man is surrounded by seven or eight little girls of the same age who are three to five centimeters taller than him.
This is the truth. In primary schools during this period, the average height of girls of the same age was higher than that of boys. Huang Han was two or three centimeters shorter than the average height, so he appeared even shorter in front of girls.
Zhang Chunmei and the other girls told me about the interest class, and Huang Han became really interested.
It was because he didn't study music well when he was a child, and the direct result was that he couldn't even understand simple musical notation. To Huang Han, the five-line musical notation was a sacred book.
It's totally possible to have a new life and have too much time to study music!
I am so good at playing the piano, why don’t I study seriously?
Singing? Forget it, what’s the point of learning to sing!
Playing for fun in the spare time is just entertainment and interest. It is interesting to think about it. If you rely on singing to make a living and become a professional singer, it will definitely be no fun at all.
In the future, maybe we can get an entertainment company to plagiarize some classic songs in my memory and package them for a few singers to make some quick money.
Or you can discover some singers who are late bloomers in later generations, sign them to the company when they are broke, and provide them with a platform for development. When these singers become famous in the future, you will always get a share of the pie.
Huang Han learned piano just to show off and improve his skills, without any hope of becoming famous or starting a family.
As long as I can make some small achievements after practicing for seven or eight years, I will be very satisfied. At that time, it will not be out of the ordinary for me to pirate popular songs from later generations to show off and sell them for money.
If a person who has never studied music at all and can't even read music notation often comes out with new songs, I'm afraid it's hard to explain. Only someone who has studied music for several years can write popular songs will be convincing.
Huang Han knew that there was a piano in the school, and he also knew that several students were learning to play the piano from a middle-aged female teacher who had been sent away for more than ten years.
Huang Han has mastered Chinese and mathematics in elementary school and does not need to study. If he can get the opportunity to learn music and piano, his elementary school time will not be wasted.
Other children may find time to practice for one or two hours a week. Their home is not far from the school. As long as they have a good relationship with the teacher, they can practice for two or three hours a day!
Once you have a musical foundation, you can buy a guitar and a few textbooks to study on your own in one or two years. With your current learning ability and memory, you should be able to achieve some success after practicing for three to five years.
After listening to a group of girls chattering, Huang Han said, "Can I ask to join a piano class?"
"Ah?" Huang Han chose the most difficult piano lesson as soon as he opened his mouth. Zhang Chunmei was a little surprised!
She knew that there were only four people in the whole school learning to play piano, one was a fifth-grade classmate, and he had basically stopped practicing during this period.
There are two other classmates who are both in the fourth grade. They also spent three days fishing and two days surfing the Internet and practiced poorly. Only Shen Xiaorong played well. She even gave a piano solo at the party.
It wasn't that the students were unwilling to learn, but that the teacher had a bad temper. Seven or eight students were scolded to the point of crying, and they quit because they didn't want to suffer this punishment anymore.
Zhang Chunmei advised: "Huang Han, learning piano is a bit difficult. Teacher Qiu has a bad temper. There is only one old piano in the school. Teacher Qiu is very precious. He may not be allowed to touch the piano for two months."
"That's right! It doesn't matter. I will study hard. As long as I pass the basic knowledge, I believe I can get the opportunity to practice."
"It's hard to say, but there is someone who can help you." Zhang Chunmei looked at Shen Xiaorong as she spoke.
Unexpectedly, Huang Han directly chose to learn piano. Shen Xiaorong was surprised but also had expectations.
Although it feels good to be the best in school, it also feels like being at the top. Shen Xiaorong's current situation is that no one is comparing her to others, and she has no idea whether she is good at playing or not.
This is true. At this time, primary schools did not have the conditions to organize any musical instrument competitions, let alone amateur piano grade examinations. At most, they only competed in singing competitions.
After Shen Xiaorong learned to play the piano, she could only communicate with the teacher and her mother. In fact, Shen's mother was also an amateur and had nothing to teach her daughter.
Teacher Qiu's knowledge is unfathomable, but his temper is eccentric. Although he is very fond of Shen Xiaorong, Shen Xiaorong is still a little afraid of her. He is very restrained when practicing piano in front of her and never dares to talk too much.
Shen Xiaorong respects Teacher Qiu very much and knows that Teacher Qiu has suffered for more than ten years. As for why, she can't explain clearly.
In fact, the reason is not complicated. There are four types of elements plus "Smelly Old Nine". It is normal for Teacher Qiu to devote more than ten years of her good years to the great cause of "repairing the earth." Fortunately, she withstood the blow and did not cut herself off from the people.
Since his home is very close to the school and the age difference is not big, Huang Daozhou knows Teacher Qiu and has mentioned him once or twice before.
She attended middle school in the then capital and now the provincial capital. It is unknown whether she went to university. She was not only the daughter of a capitalist, but her husband was still missing. It was rumored that he followed her to the other side of the strait.
Shen Xiaorong believes that based on Huang Han's current performance in school and academic achievements he has achieved, it will not be difficult to join an interest class, but no one can say whether he will get the opportunity to learn piano.
Although she hoped that Huang Han could learn to play piano with her, she couldn't tell whether Teacher Qiu was willing to accept this student.
Because there were dozens of students in the school who had tried it, and most of them were rejected. The rest quit after learning basic knowledge for a month or two without even touching the piano.
Seeing Zhang Chunmei waiting for her to express her position, Shen Xiaorong smiled bitterly and said: "I can take Huang Han to show Teacher Qiu. I'm not sure at all whether I can get her consent."
Enthusiastic Zhang Chunmei said: "I will go with you. Teacher Qiu teaches music well, and she has praised me many times. I can help Huang Han speak for him."
A female teacher who has gone through many vicissitudes of life and has entered menopause. It is completely normal to have a bad temper. Huang Han is already thinking about becoming her student.
Apprentices must be sincere in their apprenticeship. At worst, they may resort to bitter tactics as a last resort. Kneeling outside her window for a day and a night is worth it.
After all, this teacher has real talent and learning, and I should be lucky to be enlightened by her.
Chapter completed!