Chapter 949: Equivalent Exchange
Liu?'s idea was very simple. Since they wanted to highlight Li Xiaoru's piano, she should not interfere. If she always played the guqin with Li Xiaoru, she would steal her limelight. Secondly, the piano competition was for piano solos, and the organizing committee did not welcome ensembles or duets.
Therefore, a solo must be used to highlight Li Xiaoru's true level!
However, Li Xiaoru said that if she was the only one playing the piano in the video, it would be monotonous and boring, and netizens might not buy it.
Her concerns are not without reason. Many students in Juilliard's piano department also have their own channels on YouTube. They upload videos of their performances and share their daily exercises with music-loving netizens. However, these videos are not viewed much and are not promoted enough. One reason is that they don't spend money to buy traffic. The more important reason is that Juilliard trains piano students with the goal of becoming pianists. These students are referred to as "academics". Orthodox "academic" piano music is almost all classical music. Even modern new works are in that style. Modern foreigners, especially young people, are not willing to listen to these concertos, sonatas, and XX major and minor. Unless "academic" students have become famous, they will have fans.
Simply selling Chinese ancient music with piano versions is not enough. When Shen Mozhen performed ancient music in Europe before, people didn't buy it. A careful review of the videos that made them popular all have one thing in common - innovation in form. It's not enough to stick to the old ways. You have to add forms of expression that will surprise the audience (both at home and abroad) and cater to the current trend.
Liu Hao thought about how to shoot the second video. She asked Li Xiaoru what other ancient music she could play, and Li Xiaoru said "Spring River Moon Night".
The original version of "Spring River Moonlight Night" is a pipa piece and is usually not played on the piano. Li Xiaoru likes this piece very much and tried to rearrange the piece and play it herself when she was in high school. She felt good about it.
Liu? immediately had a new idea in her mind, "You play 'Spring River Moon Night', and I will write 'Spring River Moon Night'." When Liu? first learned calligraphy from Professor Su, she recited Tang and Song poems. This Tang poem left a very deep impression on her. She liked it very much and had long wanted to write it.
Li Xiaoru didn't go to school the whole day yesterday.
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"Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon" was so popular that the students had many questions. They were waiting for Li Xiaoru to go to school and ask her which mansion she and Liu? filmed the video in. They also asked her what Liu? was doing in the United States, was it just to film a video with her? Mr. Martin also wanted to meet Liu?.
As a result, Li Xiaoru asked for leave at such an important moment! ! -- For the first time in her life, she never missed a class after coming to the United States. In the eyes of other students, her diligence was unnecessary. The attendance discipline of students was very loose. Even if she didn't come to class, she played the piano well, and the teacher wouldn't say anything. Besides, she was just an exchange student, so it didn't matter if she skipped classes!
What did Li Xiaoru take leave for?
She first went with Liu to Flushing, a Chinese gathering place, to buy brushes, inkstones, and paper. Liu's sudden decision to write calligraphy was of course not something she brought with her. Yu Zhan had told her that places like Chinatown in New York were similar to those in China, and she thought there must be the four treasures of the study there. Li Xiaoru was worried about Liu going alone, and she had been in New York for so long that she had hardly left her house, had never been shopping, and had never been to Flushing, so she wanted to go out for some fresh air.
Chinatown is a versatile place that has everything. They could buy things easily, had lunch there, and then left quickly.
After returning to Yu Zhan's apartment, Li Xiaoru began to practice the piano. She hadn't played "Spring River Moon Night" for a long time, and her hands were unfamiliar. She had to find the feel, and she also had to match the rhythm of Liu?'s writing. Many foreign netizens praised their perfect cooperation. In fact, in order to shoot this video well, Liu? wrote "Spring River Moon Night" 7 times, and Li Xiaoru played it countless times. During this period, she repeatedly modified the score, and finally achieved the effect that netizens saw.
Seeing the real feedback, especially the comments from foreigners praising Chinese culture, they feel very proud and feel that their hard work is worth it.
Jason was quite satisfied with Liu's explanation. He actually liked this video very much. From his professional and critical point of view, Li Xiaoru played the piano very well. As long as it was good music, he would accept it. However, he was more interested in Liu's calligraphy. "I didn't know you were so talented. You didn't tell me before that you could write those beautiful Chinese characters."
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