After a breakup, a song heals the world

If we say that the previous sight-singing and ear-training tested the candidates' accuracy, sense of rhythm and musical memory.

Today's vocal performances also test pitch, timbre, vocal techniques, emotional expression and artistry.

But what is assessed more is the candidate's musical performance on stage, with more emphasis on observing emotional expression and stage temperament.

Vocal performance can be broken down into vocal music and performance.

Generally speaking, the repertoires prepared by candidates are mostly well-known pieces that suit their voice and temperament.

But... this candidate actually wants to sing his own... original song?

This was the first time they encountered this situation.

Soon, everyone's eyes fell on the face of the bald old man.

There is no doubt that this old man is the examiner today.

The old man thought for a moment and said, “Logically, you should sing songs that we are familiar with.

If you have the ability to create, you should apply for composition and composition technique theory rather than vocal performance.

But... well, the assessment regulations don’t say that you can’t sing original songs.

I would like to hear the opinions of other teachers first."

After saying this, the old man's eyes fell on the middle-aged male examiner.

The middle-aged male teacher tapped the table lightly with a pen in his hand, “Personally, I think there is no problem.

Although vocal performance also assesses rhythm, pitch and other aspects, these have also been tested in previous assessments such as audio-visual and ear training.

Besides... I personally have some expectations for this song called "Under the Sea." "

The short-haired female teacher thought for a moment and said, "Teacher Yan, I have no problem with that either. Perhaps among the students who came for the interview today, this one... is the most special."

As for the youngest female teacher, she didn't say anything, but just nodded slightly.

Seeing this, the old man called Teacher Yan spoke up and said, "If that's the case, then you can start.

If you are ready, let me know."

This kind of interview has an examiner present.

But just like the previous assessment items, the entire process is recorded.

Su Yan glanced at the camera next to him and nodded gently, "Teachers, I'm ready."

Seeing the old man nod, Su Yan gently closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Afterwards, information about the song "Under the Sea" began to linger in Su Yan's mind.

At this moment, Su Yan was like the creator and singer of this song in his previous life.

I began to experience the creation, singing and understanding of this song.

This song actually tells the story of a girl's life lost in the sea.

A desperate girl, wearing a white dress, slowly walked into the sea.

There is no way of knowing what happened to the girl who jumped into the sea, but one can feel her despair.

And before she died, she still had a last-ditch hope, hoping that someone could save her and help her at this time, but she never got the salvation that belonged to her until her death.

In an instant, it was as if the song had been thought and sung countless times.

Every lyric and every melody is known by heart.

If this kind of creative background is the creator's guess about the girl's mood and feelings.

As for Su Yan, he accompanied the young boy he once was and went through all of this personally.

So, when I opened my eyes.

There was a hint of sadness in Su Yan's eyes, so deep that it could not be dispelled.

And this melancholy and sadness finally spread throughout the room the moment Su Yan opened his mouth.

"Scattered~Moonlight~~"

"Through the clouds~"

"Hiding from the crowd~"

"The scales that make up the sea~"

The voice is ethereal and vague, gentle and sad.

It sounds like the cry of a big fish in the sea, or the chant of a siren in the moonlight and mist.

It doesn't have the deep sound of a male voice, but rather sounds like the pure, natural sound of a child who hasn't gone through the voice change period.

The elderly teacher named Yan, who had originally lowered his head and was about to write something on a piece of paper, suddenly had his gray brows twitched.

Then he closed his eyes lightly and tilted his ears slightly to better listen to the voice of the depressed candidate.

The old man surnamed Yan is named Yan Zhijian.

Perhaps, many young people like Su Yan nowadays don’t know him.

But if we go back twenty years, many people would recognize this old man.

He was once a famous singer in China and also a first-class actor who enjoyed China's subsidies.

Now, he is a professor of vocal performance at Lincheng Conservatory of Music.

Before, he deliberately mentioned the candidate's depression, not to discriminate against depression or to deliberately humiliate the other party.

It is to examine the student's psychological quality and also to understand the candidate's character in this extreme way.

You know, some people may have outstanding musical literacy and talent, but when they stand on the stage, they will be too nervous and their performance will be greatly reduced.

In the end, the answer the candidate gave him also satisfied him.

Faced with his somewhat harsh questions and doubts, the other party chose to accept them calmly and gave him a satisfactory answer.

As for now, what surprised him even more was the voice of this candidate.

The vocal performance of Lincheng Conservatory of Music was performed a cappella without a microphone.

It is to facilitate the examination of candidates' vocal skills, pitch and musical expression.

And this candidate named Su Yan gave him a great surprise as soon as he opened his mouth!

His voice is very unique.

Elegant but not coquettish, pure but not cold, and extremely ethereal.

This kind of sound is usually only made by children before a warehouse is dumped.

Techniques, pitch, and musical expression can be improved through practice and learning.

But the singer's voice is innate!

A new singer wants to be remembered as quickly as possible.

In addition to having good works, another way is to have a very recognizable voice!

The others sang, almost in the same way.

But the sound of his voice could not be replicated by anyone else, making people know that only he could make this kind of sound!

So we can say that this boy's voice is the kind that God is chasing and feeding him!

As for the vocal skills, pitch and musical expression, he needs to focus on them.

It is no exaggeration to say that as soon as this boy opened his mouth, he was already so powerful that people would kneel down to their knees!

In terms of vocal technique, the falsetto is almost chanting and has great penetrating power!

As for the pitch, since it is a song he composed himself, Yan Zhijian does not know the specific melody of the song, but the listening experience is still perfect.

But the final musical expression was what surprised him the most!

Depression, suicide, underwater...

This original song of his, "Under the Sea", probably talks about his suicide due to depression.

Combining these, his interpretation of the first few lines of the song sounds like the call of the sea, or an elegy buried deep under the sea.

With such admiration, he raised his head slightly and looked at the boy on the stage through his glasses.

Unlike other art exam candidates who were wearing overly formal dresses, the thin boy was only wearing a gray sweater, black sweatpants, and a pair of snow-white sneakers.

Clean, gentle and simple.

Paired with a face that has a hint of sadness between its eyebrows.

It seems that only a young man like this can sing such a clean, gentle, yet poignant and moving elegy...