Chapter 14 Chapter 1 Gong Zhong Hao Gao Leng Tao Tao Chapter 4 Finally practiced the perfect harmony!
[Chapter 14, Piano Singing]
Xu Baichuan's idea was not impulsive, but Fang Yinnian gave him inspiration and confidence.
The venue for next month's concert has been booked. A three-dimensional, multi-layered lift stage will be built at the Xinghe Stadium in Ya'an City. The cost of designing and building the stage alone is over a million. The lighting and sound equipment are all top-notch, and a video platform has been invited to cooperate in the live broadcast. The company has invested a huge amount of money in its tenth anniversary celebration.
This lyrical song is not suitable for dancing, as it will easily steal the show. If the five of them were to stand side by side on the stage and sing, the scene would seem monotonous. With the addition of piano singing, not only is the mode more novel, but the positions of the five people can also be more flexible.
In terms of stage design, a rotating lifting platform can be designed.
At that time, the lift will slowly rise from the underground, bringing five people and the piano to the stage at the same time.
The five-person harmony was amplified by the microphone and echoed throughout the venue. When the song reached its climax, the lift was suspended in the air and everyone sang in the air. The audio-visual effect was absolutely first-class.
Whether it is the audience on site or netizens watching the live broadcast, they will have a better sense of the picture.
The more Xu Baichuan thought about it, the more he felt that this was a great idea. He looked at Fang Yinnian and asked seriously, "Yinnian, playing the piano and singing requires you to do two things at the same time. Playing the accompaniment while singing the harmony, and there are a lot of high notes and transitions. Can you handle it?"
Fang Yinnian thought about it and said seriously, "No problem."
Xu Baichuan didn't expect him to agree so readily. Instead, he was stunned for a moment: "Really no problem?"
Fang Yinnian nodded. "I have been practicing piano since I was young, and I passed the tenth-level piano exam when I was ten years old. This 3-minute-and-45-second ballad has a very simple melody. It is not stressful for me, and I will not play any wrong notes."
Fang Yinnian closed his eyes, and his slender fingers quickly played on the black and white piano keys, completing the chorus melody of "I Will Never Forget" very smoothly.
He didn't even look at the keys or the music.
He would never make a mistake even if he played blindly. For him, playing such pop songs was as easy as breathing.
Fang Yinnian is very confident in the areas he is good at and never gets stage fright.
Xu Baichuan was extremely excited: "Great, that's settled! I'll contact the concert's stage designer and rent a piano. We'll go to Ya'an City a week in advance to practice on site and play accompaniment with the band teacher."
Fang Yinnian said, "Okay."
Mr. Xu walked out of the piano room with a smile on his face.
After he left, Mo Xun looked at Fang Yinnian and asked in surprise, "You passed the tenth level of piano at the age of 10? So amazing?"
Fang Yinnian explained: "My mother is a piano teacher. She has been very strict with me since I was a child. She supervised me to practice the piano every day. She hoped that I could become a pianist in the future."
Pianist? Yinnian's image and temperament are indeed very suitable for sitting quietly on the stage and playing the piano.
Mo Xun asked curiously, "Then how did you end up joining the boy band?"
Fang Yinnian looked up at him and said, "I prefer singing to playing the piano. I have always wanted to be a singer. I participated in a singing competition at school and was discovered by a scout. That's how I came to Shengyao Media."
Mo Xun understood and said, "No wonder. Singing is better. You have a unique voice. I think it would be more suitable for you to pursue a career as a singer in the future. There are very few pianists who can make it in China."
Fang Yinnian smiled and nodded: "I think so too."
Mo Xun said: "Keep practicing, let's sing this part a few more times."
***
The day passed quickly.
After returning to the dormitory at night, Tan Junwen collapsed on the sofa like a pile of mud and sighed, "Teacher Qiao is so perverted. He asked me to sing the same note dozens of times. I almost vomited from singing."
Tang Che said coldly, "You're sick of singing after just one day? There's still a month to go."
Tan Junwen scratched his hair in annoyance: "Damn it! If I had known it would be so troublesome to join a boy band, I would have just rapped casually."
Mo Xun came over: "Junwen, what do you mean?"
Tan Junwen sat up and looked at Mo Xun: "Don't you think it's troublesome? It's super uncomfortable to sing with the same note corrected over and over again, and the tune keeps changing. And you didn't have any chance to dance on the first stage this time. You dance so handsomely, but you didn't have any room to perform!"
This sentence made the surroundings quiet instantly.
In fact, Fang Yinnian had long guessed that Junwen and Mo Xun would be somewhat unhappy with this way of distribution.
However, Mo Xun was the captain and it was difficult for him to speak up. Tan Junwen didn't care about all that and said it directly.
Xiao Fei leaned his head over here worriedly, and Tang Che, who was brushing his teeth in the bathroom, also stopped.
Mo Xun was silent for a moment, then whispered, "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. We will have many stages in the future. If we have to consider who has more content and who performs better every time we perform... then are we still a team?"
He suddenly looked at the sneaky Fu Fei and said, "Xiao Fei, when you play games as a support, will you compete with the damage dealer for kills?"
Fu Fei was startled when he was called out, and quickly stood up and said, "Ah? Of course not! There is a division of labor in the game. ADC needs to get kills to develop, and it is useless for the support to get kills."
Mo Xun looked at Tan Junwen and said seriously, "We are a team, so it's normal to divide the work and cooperate. Everyone will assist Yin Nian and Tang Che on the first stage this time. When it's your turn to rap, the four of us will assist you. In the future, when there's my dance solo, I'll naturally stand in the center position."
"We formed a group in a hurry, and we all have our own strengths and weaknesses. Isn't it good for us to help each other and improve together?"
What Mo Xun said made a lot of sense.
After a moment, Tan Junwen lowered his head and scratched his head, his voice obviously weakened: "I was just complaining a few words, why are you so serious all of a sudden?"
Everyone: “…”
Mo Xun smiled and patted his head: "Stop complaining, I thought you were going to quit the team."
Tan Junwen said hurriedly, "That's definitely not the case! We are finally about to debut, anyone who quits now is an idiot. Don't worry, Brother Mo, I won't hold you back."
This sentence made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Tang Che raised his eyebrows and continued brushing his teeth. Fang Yinnian also felt relieved and turned around to take a shower.
Fu Fei looked at everyone's expressions - he found this group quite magical. Tang Che was cold, sharp-tongued and difficult to approach, but he listened to Fang Yinnian very much; Tan Junwen was easily confused and had little patience. He would lose his temper when he was annoyed, but would be easily controlled by Mo Xun.
Every time, their group would hover on the edge of disbanding, and then get back on track.
It’s all about the heartbeat.
This family won't break up anytime soon.
***
Fang Yinnian returned to the bedroom after taking a shower, looked at Mo Xun and asked, "Is Junwen okay?"
Mo Xun said, "It's okay. The young master complained a little when he got tired of practicing all day. Practicing harmony music is really tiring."
He found a file on his phone and said, "I'll show you the video of Junwen participating in a rap competition last year. When he raps, he can sing several sections in one breath. His pronunciation is clear and his rhythm is smooth. He never sprays the microphone. His stage performance is amazing."
Fang Yinnian leaned over to take a look. Tan Junwen looked particularly handsome as he jumped and rapped on the stage, but his vocal skills were indeed a bit poor.
If everyone is strong and well-rounded, the team can be formed quickly.
But they are not that kind of group.
As Mo Xun said, they all have their own strengths and weaknesses, and it is good for everyone to work together, practice hard, and grow side by side.
The difficulties they experience now will become their most precious memories in the future.
As the captain, Mo Xun has a good sense of the overall situation.
Fang Yinnian smiled and said, "Take your time. I believe Junwen can overcome it. We will definitely be able to practice the harmony of this song well."
***
The next day, Tan Junwen went to class obediently and continued to accept the encouragement of Teacher Qiao.
Teacher Qiao reorganized the course schedule. Tan Junwen is taught for 4 hours every morning, and the others are taught individually for one hour in the afternoon. Teacher Qiao will correct their vocal methods and help them practice breathing techniques and pitch control when singing.
In the evening, the five of us practiced harmony together.
We practiced from 8 am to 10 pm and sang all day long, and everyone was very tired.
Not to mention that Tan Junwen almost vomited from singing, after a few days in a row, everyone felt like vomiting when they saw the music score.
Singing the same music over and over again requires a lot of patience.
These days, everyone is even practicing harmony in their dreams.
But Teacher Qiao’s strict requirements also have their benefits - they make rapid progress.
Because Teacher Qiao breaks down each note into smaller parts and teaches them every time, making sure that there are no mistakes in every section, after practicing for a long time, they are almost forming physiological memory.
After a week, everyone knew their own parts by heart and could sing the harmony directly without the score.
The live harmony can hear the voices of teammates and adjust their own rhythm accordingly, and the harmony of the five people gradually found some tacit understanding.
In the third week, piano accompaniment was finally added.
When they first heard that Fang Yinnian was going to play the piano and sing live, except for Mo Xun, the other three were very worried, fearing that something might go wrong with Fang Yinnian - whether it was playing the wrong rhythm or forgetting the lyrics halfway through singing, it would lead to a performance accident, and the risk of trying to do two things at once was too great.
Until everyone heard Fang Yinnian sitting and playing the piano and singing a high note along with the accompaniment.
His expression was very natural, without any of the pain or ferocity that comes from singing the high notes. The singing sound is also very full, without splits or hoarseness, as if it was sung easily.
Four people: “…”
Tan Junwen was shocked: "How did you sing this?"
Tang Che said with a complicated expression: "I can sing this part with my real voice, but it's too scary to sing it while sitting down."
Fang Yinnian said: "Actually, the key of this song is within my comfort zone, I can sing even higher."
Four people: “…………”
Fang Yinnian's stable high notes gave everyone confidence.
The lead singer can even hit high notes on the piano, how can they have the nerve to lag behind?
In the following practice, everyone's attitude became more serious and the harmony became closer and closer to perfection.
On August 8, they had been rehearsing for three full weeks and there were only 10 days left before the concert.
After listening to their harmony, Qiao Anhua finally smiled and said, "Very good, we can go into the recording studio now!"
The five of them happily came to the recording studio and spent a day recording the song.
The recording engineer picked out the most perfect version for them to listen to. This studio version will also be uploaded to major music platforms in the future for netizens to judge.
Everyone put on their headphones and listened carefully to the five-person harmony version of "I Will Never Forget".
After listening to it, they looked at each other, with surprise in their eyes at the same time - it was so good!
Their harmonies are very distinctive. The five people's timbres are highly recognizable. When the five sounds are combined together, it is like the most gorgeous picture painted with different colors.
The styles of their cover songs are different from those of Xie Shiqi's original songs, but they are no less good. The adapted harmonious chorus and modified chorus add a progressive effect on the original basis, making the emotional expression richer and fuller.
Tan Junwen was indeed very impatient when practicing at the beginning, but after listening to the complete recorded harmony piece, he realized...how rare such harmony was.
He alone could never sing a song with such rich timbre.
This is the power that only a team can have.
***
That afternoon, Xu Baichuan came over and listened to the final version recorded in the studio, and he was completely relieved.
He smiled, "You sang well. Keep it up. It will be perfect if you can sing to this level at the concert. You should thank Teacher Qiao. She hasn't had much rest during this period."
The five of them bowed collectively: "Thank you, Teacher Qiao."
Qiao Anhua smiled and said, "You're welcome. I feel very accomplished leading your group."
Xu Baichuan said, "Let's not practice singing tomorrow. Let's do our makeup and styling and fly to Ya'an together the day after tomorrow." He looked at the five people and said, "The stage of the stadium is already being prepared and set up. Everything is ready. Everyone cheer up. Starting tomorrow, we will officially enter the countdown to debut!"
When the five people heard this, they all felt a sense of urgency.
There are only 10 days left until the concert.
Modeling, makeup, on-site rehearsal, official performance...
Time passed too quickly and they were about to face the most critical test.
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