LIGHTNOVELONLINE
Chapter 87
"Miss Qin, please sing the notes I just played on the piano," Teacher Yang said.
Qin Wei held back her laugh and calmed herself before replying, "Sorry teacher, I wasn't paying attention just now. Could you play it again?"
There were several camera crews in the practice room recording, so Teacher Yang naturally knew this too. As the teacher, she couldn't let Qin Wei get away with making excuses in this situation.
You weren't paying attention? You clearly just can't tell the notes apart and are making excuses!
To prevent her from making more excuses, Teacher Yang said, "Miss Qin, please stand next to the piano. I'm afraid you can't hear clearly."
Qin Wei obediently walked to the piano and now stood facing everyone directly.
Teacher Yang smiled. This was the effect she wanted.
Livestream comments:
[The teacher understands me, this is what you call a public execution]
[Sigh, why treat Lu E like this? She's just an tone deaf actress!]
Teacher Yang sang a standard note, then continued playing.
"Re," Qin Wei answered correctly.
Teacher Yang played another note.
"Sol," Qin Wei answered again without mistakes.
...
After trying five or six times, Qin Wei hadn't gotten anything wrong. She couldn't have just been lucky every time, so it seems Qin Wei's hearing is quite good after all.
Teacher Yang said, "I'm going to increase the difficulty!"
Teacher Yang played three notes at once.
Qin Wei sang them out calmly:
"Do Mi Sol"
Teacher Yang frowned, then continued playing.
Qin Wei still followed the notes perfectly:
"Re Fa La"
The teacher's frown deepened.
Since most of the students below didn't know music theory, they couldn't really tell if Qin Wei was right or wrong. But judging by the teacher's expression, they guessed Qin Wei was probably wrong.
Lin Qiqi regained some confidence and sat up straighter in her chair.
Still Teacher Yang didn't say anything. She played another group of notes, which Qin Wei sang again. Then the teacher fell silent for a brief moment.
"Alright, thank you Miss Qin, you may return to your seat," she finally said.
After Qin Wei was back in her seat, Teacher Yang led the class in singing and playing through the notes again. She then broke down and explained each part for them to hear. By the end of class, she had just finished explaining the entire song.
"Since we're short on time, I didn't have each person practice identifying notes individually. But I've explained everything that needs explaining, so the rest is up to you all to practice on your own. If you have any questions, you can ask Teacher Li Mai at any time," Teacher Yang said before hastily leaving the classroom. The vocal lesson was finally over.
After this segment aired, there was a lot of discussion:
[What was that operation just now? I'm so confused??]
[Yeah... Teacher Yang had Qin Wei sing, then didn't say if she was right or wrong at all or give any evaluation before moving on. Does she really not have those few seconds to spare?]
[Maybe because she's a schoolteacher, she only knows how to teach daily classes and has no sense for variety shows!]
[I think she didn't want to publicly embarrass Qin Wei on the spot, so she didn't evaluate her singing.]
[What do you mean no sense for variety shows? As a music student, I don't think Qin Wei sang anything wrong. If the teacher is so capable, she should've added more notes. I feel Qin Wei could've held her own.]
[I also feel that Teacher Yang played major triads first, and Qin was able to hear and sing them correctly. The later one was a minor triad, and Qin also sang that right! What's there to be embarrassed about?!]
[Can some expert please explain that last part?]
[#6#13]
[? Gibberish??]
[Ascending la, ascending do mi, accidentals]
[So profound!]
[You don't need to understand. I can't explain it too clearly either, but Qin didn't get it wrong.]
[So Big Sis Qin is so awesome, she's the Beethoven of the capital!]
[Beethoven was deaf though... Big Sis Qin was indirectly mocking Lin Qiqi for being tone deaf... Not necessarily mocking Beethoven, but definitely mocking Lin Qiqi]
[Big Sis Qin's trash talking skills are amazing, no wonder she's from the House of Yin Yang hahahaha...]
[So Lu E is a musical genius wasted on acting?]
[If she never formally learned before and could pick all that up just listening to a lesson, then it must be talent.]
[So Big Sis Qin is a little musical genius]
[Spread the word, Qin Wei is the Mozart of the capital]
...
But the people still in the classroom didn't know this. Lin Qiqi asked Sun Tiantian, "Did Qin Wei get everything right just now?"
Seeing her in such a good mood, Sun Tiantian didn't want to ruin it by telling her "everything was right." Since it was over anyway, she shook her head, "I'm not sure, I wasn't really paying attention to listening just now."
"Solid music theory knowledge and relative pitch?"
When Teacher Li Mai heard Teacher Yang's evaluation outside the room, he was stunned for a moment.
"Teacher, are you talking about Qin Wei?"
He had seen her file and knew she had no foundation, so it would be difficult to teach her in a short time. That's why he gave up, because teaching Qin Wei music wouldn't help raise his fame much.
But Teacher Yang nodded. "If she were my student, she would've passed this lesson. I didn't keep testing her because I was afraid she would keep getting them right, and it would be hard to end it then."
...
After a brief break in the classroom, the dance lesson started.
The dance teacher was Teacher Matsuno. She had won many awards in dance and had a lot of teaching experience. She broke down each move and showed them step-by-step, so they quickly picked them up.
Next was memorizing the choreography, because Teacher Matsuno had taught them the moves individually. As beginners, they couldn't connect the moves fluidly yet. They would pause after each move to think of the next, so it didn't look like a complete dance routine yet.
After practicing a few times, some complained it was too hard to remember.
"It's normal to remember then forget. You just have to practice diligently to build muscle memory," Teacher Matsuno said patiently.
"Professional dancers remember choreography faster not necessarily just because they have good memories, but largely because years of dance practice let their bodies form muscle memory."
Qin Wei felt this resonated very much with her experience. Since she crossed over and started training her body, she realized the original owner truly had zero foundation at all. She didn't have any dance skills, and even her physical fitness was very mediocre.
If she had to cite some advantage, it was probably just having a healthy body!
She couldn't lift or carry anything, got tired from walking a bit, and Qin Wei's process of improving her fitness these past few months was very difficult indeed. Thankfully she persisted through it all and saw results.
As for dance...
She was starting from scratch too!
"Miss Lin, I see you were memorizing the choreography very diligently just now. Would you like to demonstrate for everyone?" Teacher Matsuno asked.
Lin Qiqi reflexively nodded, but then hesitated right before stepping forward. She said to Teacher Matsuno, "Teacher, why not let Qin Wei go first? She's acted in many shows with dance scenes that were especially beautiful and ethereal.
I won't vouch for her being the best singer, but for dance she's definitely stronger than most people here."
A few actress classmates who often acted in ancient dramas looked at each other knowingly and smiled.
The dance scenes in dramas weren't long uninterrupted takes. Rather than dancing, it was more like striking poses on camera.
So Qin Wei didn't look like she danced well, she just looked good posing and hitting her marks, plus great camerawork and editing.
To see Qin Wei's true skill level, you had to watch her stage performances at big events.
[Qin Wei's dance skills are good enough for preschool. She could be ranked first.]
[How can you bully little kids who haven't systematically learned dance? My preschool niece can touch her toes and easily do the splits. She's already learned ethnic dance basics and goes to street dance classes on weekends. Could Qin Wei rank first among preschoolers? Hilarious...]
[If you don't want to dance then don't, but her dancing at events is so half-hearted.]
[Fake singing and dance phoning it in, wasting my precious 3 minutes at the New Year Gala.]
[Please Qin Wei just quietly film CFs and stuff, you're most beautiful when stationary.]