As one of the top music institutions in Europe and even the world, the National Conservatory of Music in Paris generally has an academic year of 4-5 years. Two internal assessments are conducted every semester to check the teaching conditions of students and teachers. Students who fail multiple times will face the option of dropping out or repeating their grades.
When Qi Mu got the new practice repertoire from Professor Akkad the next day, he heard the other party talk about it.
Naturally, Qi Mu knew about the four-times-a-year assessment conducted by the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Paris. Many orchestras thought this event was a good opportunity to recruit talents. Therefore, he accompanied Jasco to Paris one year in his last life to participate in the assessment. Activity.
"Xiao Qi, you only came in in the middle of the semester, so after two weeks of assessment, you must participate." Professor Akkad handed the score to Qi Mu, and said, "I didn't want to keep you either. Accompanying me to retire in Paris, so you graduate early and go out early, that’s the right way.”
Professor Akkad naturally knew that Qi Mu had collaborated with several orchestras before, including the New York Philharmonic. But cooperation does not mean being a full member.
The classical music industry in China is still very peaceful and booming, while Europe has long been rooted in entanglement and intricacies.
Qi Mu looked at the sheet music in his hand, then raised his head and said with a smile: "Okay, teacher, I know, I will try my best." After a pause, Qi Mu asked again: "By the way, teacher, I don't know... you Do you want me to choose that piece as the performance track for the evaluation?"
"The Bells by Paganini."
The answer made Qi Mu stunned for a moment, and then she asked in confusion: "Mr. Akkad, I thought... you would let me choose "No. 24" or this "Carmen Fantasia"."
Today, the score that Professor Akkad handed over to Qi Mu is Sarasati's Carmen Fantasia.
"Carmen" is an opera written by French composer Georges Bizet specifically for the novel "Carmen". Among the composers after it, German Waxman and Spain's Sarasati have written for this opera. I wrote my own music.
The former's "Carmen" pays more attention to singing, and it is the most widely spread around the world and is deeply loved by the audience. The latter's "Carmen" focuses more on the exercise of violin skills. Although the audience is small, it is a classic work in violin fantasia.
Hearing Qi Mu's words, Professor Akkad raised his thick eyebrows and asked, "Do you think... your "The Bell" will be worse than these two songs?"
For such doubts, Qi Mu was slightly taken aback, then shook his head with a smile, and confidently said, "No, I believe that my "Bells" will definitely not be worse than these two songs."
"The Bell" is one of the pieces he is very good at. On Christmas Eve last year, he played this piece in front of Min Chen. Even though he hadn't practiced this song recently, Qi Mu believed that he would never be a little rusty.
Hearing this, Professor Akkad nodded with a smile: "Not bad, then we will hurry up to practice this Sarasati's "Carmen" this week, and practice another song next week."
Hearing this, Qi Mu was taken aback for a moment, and then asked subconsciously, "...Teacher, don't you plan to set aside a little time before the assessment for me to practice "The Bell" again?"
Unexpectedly, Professor Akkad frowned and said with feign anger: "Xiao Qi, do you still need to let his tutor set aside a week to teach his assessment songs like the stupid big Derain next door? "His attitude is righteous, and his tone is natural, as if he said something very normal.
Qi Mu nodded helplessly, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, teacher, it's fine for us to continue our own courses, and don't be disrupted by the assessment." Obviously, you are the only one in the whole school... During the assessment period, the teaching is still normal...
Then Professor Akkad smiled and said, "Well, okay, then you should familiarize yourself with the tune first." Seemingly satisfied with Qi Mu's hard-working attitude, Professor Akkad finally relaxed, and he added: "Salasa Di's "Carmen" is still a bit difficult, Xiao Qi, practice hard."
Qi Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, teacher."
Not only is it difficult...
That is quite difficult.
To practice "Carmen" to the point of proficiency in a week, Derain, the Swiss guy in the next room, might still be able to do it. But want to gain the affirmation of Master Akkad? Nadran simply changed to the piano department to be more realistic.
Of course, difficulty does not mean impossible. After a whole week of uninterrupted practice, Qi Mu finally won the approval of Professor Akkad on the afternoon of the seventh day. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a brand new score suddenly appeared in front of him.
Qi Mu looked up and saw Professor Akkad looking at him with a smile, showing his white teeth: "Xiao Qi, next week we are going to practice Tartini's "G Minor", I heard that you are 14 I played this piece with the Vienna Symphony when I was a year old, and it must be very good at it. So... let's shorten the time a little, how about five days?"
Qi Mu: "..."
He really really really is not proficient with this song!
teacher! ! !
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Qi Mu's life was "hard" these days, but the man who was "vacation" in Paris wandered around leisurely and had nothing to do.
At first, Min Chen would come to the piano room to see Qi Mu, but since seeing that the young man has been focusing on practicing the piano, and even once Min Chen found that he had been here for a long time and the other party didn't notice, he walked over with a gloomy face. In the professor's lounge next door, I sat face to face with Professor Akkad, ignoring each other.
Akkad: "..."
Min Chen: "..."
Akkad: "..."
Min Chen: "..."
After three days of looking at each other like this, Professor Akkad, who thought he was very patient and had a thick skin, was defeated, raised his hands in surrender and asked, "Alright, alright, Min, where the hell are you? There's a problem, why do you come over to rub my chocolate every day?" After speaking, Professor Akkad hugged the chocolate jar into his arms and didn't give him a glance.
Min Chen, who didn't even bother to say the word "chocolate": "..." After a long time, he asked calmly: "The evaluation will be the day after tomorrow, don't you give Qi Mu a little time to prepare for the evaluation?"
Hearing this, Professor Akkad suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and muttered, "That's it..." Then he put the chocolate jar aside and said, "Tomorrow I won't assign tasks to Xiao Qi. , one day is enough time for him to practice the song. Besides, didn't you tell me that Xiaoqi is very good at "The Bell"? You also recommended me to let him use this song for evaluation. Is it... You still worried?"
Jun Ting's browbones were slightly wrinkled, Min Chen sighed softly, and finally said, "He is really good at "The Bell", and one day's preparation time should be enough."
"So, what's wrong with that?"
Min Chen: "..."
I'm so busy that I don't even know that he has entered the piano room. What do you think it can't do? !
At this time, Qi Mu, who was practicing in the piano room, naturally didn't know that in the lounge next door, a man who had always been indifferent and calm pursed his thin lips and looked unhappy. After Qi Mu played this "Devil's Trill" to Professor Akkad, it was already sunset and the moon was in the sky.
After practicing this difficult piece of music to the satisfaction of Master Akkad within five days, even Qi Mu felt a layer of skin peeled off his body, and his whole body was much thinner.
But that's it, Professor Akade looked at him up and down and said with a smile: "Has Xiao Qi gained a little bit of weight recently? It's better to be fatter, better to be fatter. I used to be too thin, haha."
Qi Mu: "..."
It seems that the teacher's presbyopia has reached a very serious level.
In any case, after 11 days of hardships, Qi Mu finally ushered in the first assessment of this semester at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Paris. Students from various faculties gathered in the concert hall at the core of the college, waiting to present their half-semester results to the judges for appreciation.
Although the National Conservatory of Music in Paris has high admission requirements, it has a large number of students. However, students who have the opportunity to participate in the assessment every year must be specially guided by professor-level tutors. Therefore, a department is generally only limited to only Four or five people have this place.
In order to show the fairness of the evaluation, except for the tutors of students who cannot participate in the evaluation, at least half of the ten members of the judging panel are from outside the school every year. The college will invite professional-level masters to give the most fair scoring and evaluation to the assessment. One year, the school even invited Master Faller, which made countless violin students ecstatic.
When Qi Mu heard from Min Chen that Bella Kaim would be there to participate in the judging, he opened his eyes wide in surprise, and his surprised expression could no longer be concealed: "Bella Kaim? American violinist. Queen? Even she is there? It's incredible!"
Bella Keim is nearly 40 years old this year, but has been famous in the world music scene for more than 20 years. She is best at Strauss's pieces and has a unique understanding of music, especially the "Gypsy Song" she played, which is Qi Mu's favorite version.
Seeing the happy and excited appearance of the young man, for some reason, Min Chen pursed his lips slightly and said, "Actually, there is still me in the jury..."
"Bella Kem is already a violin master next to Master Faller. I don't think there should be a more famous person in the jury. I didn't expect to invite Bella, the academy is really down. It's a lot of money."
Qi Mu instantly remembered the four or five albums signed by Bella Kem that she had bought in her previous life, and she was looking forward to tomorrow's evaluation. He has always been more restrained in his emotions, and rarely gets excited. Apart from seeing Master Faller and Master Akkad before, this is the first time he has seen such an outstanding violin master.
"I don't know if Bella Kem will be the main judge tomorrow. With her level, it's very likely..."
Min Chen: "..."
"No, maybe she's not the main judge. After all, last year's main judge was a violin master, so I'm afraid she will have to change to another department this year."
Min Chen: "..."
"By the way, Min Chen, I remember you mentioned this morning. Are you leaving Paris tomorrow? That's a pity. I've been very busy recently, and I don't have time to take you around Paris." Qi Mu only then remembered the silent man beside him, he smiled and rolled his eyes, and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to go to the airport tomorrow to see you off, I'm so sorry..."
Min Chen showed a smile with difficulty, gritted his teeth and said, "...It doesn't matter..."
Mingming only said this morning that he is on tomorrow's flight!
"Well, when do you say Bella Kem will be at the academy tomorrow?"
Min Chen: "..."
It was the first time that Min Chen was annoyed that he didn't learn more violin. If he could have a level that surpassed Akkad and directly accept this young man as a student, that would be the best.
However, some people may have forgotten that talent is so mysterious that people can't figure it out.
You just don't have the talent for the violin, and you still want to surpass Master Akkad
Well, wait another 500 years.