After the divorce, I was tricked into a love show, and my ex-wife was anxious

Christian Thomas has to consult people,

They definitely wouldn't believe it if I didn't have the skills.

Even if Shen Yu did not answer the question he raised,

He didn't lose anything, the only loss was Shen Yu's reputation.

But if Shen Yu could figure it out, it would be a great help to me.

This is a no-loss consultation process.

Of course they enjoyed it.

Angelina, Professor Max, and Professor Zach all raised their hands in the audience.

Shen Yu looked at the countless pairs of raised hands in the audience and a smile appeared on his face.

Then Shen Yu randomly selected an audience member who looked to be in his thirties.

The moment he stood up, low cheers came from the audience.

This audience member's identity is not simple either.

But it was a well-known pianist in the United States - Beecher Arnold.

Although I am not a piano master,

But his piano level is among the best among the people below him.

Most of the pianists present were probably slightly lower in level than him.

After Beecher Arnold stood up,

He first solemnly performed a Western gentleman's etiquette to Shen Yu. Shen Yu's open class inspired him a lot.

He didn't care at all that Shen Yu was younger than him.

Instead, he treated her seriously as if she was the teacher who taught her piano.

"Hello, Mr. Shen Yu. Thank you very much for your open class today. After listening to your explanation, I have a feeling that I may not be far from becoming a piano master."

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience suddenly burst into an uproar.

Many people immediately started talking about it.

Beecher Arnold and his colleagues are all very familiar with him. As the top pianist under the piano master,

The reputation in the industry is still very big.

His piano skills have been stuck here for seven or eight years.

A piano master once heard his singing and said frankly that he still needed at least five or six years to mature.

As a result, it has only been less than a year.

Beecher Arnold suddenly said that he had a feeling that he could become a piano master.

Even Professor Max, Professor Zach and other piano masters showed a hint of surprise at this sentence.

This is tantamount to dropping an atomic bomb on the piano world.

After Shen Yu heard what Beecher Arnold said,

He was not complacent, but rather extremely humble.

He smiled and said,

"My friend, you're wrong. The fact that you can sense that you're not far from becoming a piano master isn't my credit. It's simply because your accumulated experience has reached this point. I simply happened to give you some inspiration, and it's not worth thanking you for. Do you have any questions?"

Although Shen Yu said so, Beecher Arnold did not think so.

Since Shen Yu was unwilling to admit it, he didn't say it anymore and just kept this kindness in his heart.

Beecher Arnold calmed down and spoke again.

"Mr. Shen Yu, I would like to ask, when you perform a piece, how do you strike a balance between free rhythm and strict rhythm, and how do you express emotion while maintaining the structural integrity of the music?"

After hearing this question,

Almost all the musicians pricked up their ears, even Christian Thomas.

He was also looking forward to Shen Yu's answer to this question.

This question is not simple. It involves the pianist's control of rhythm, time and emotion in a performance.

It's a very profound question.

Even Christian Thomas found it difficult to answer.

Shen Yu was also stunned when he heard this question. He did not expect that someone would ask such a high-quality question.

When I was doing concerts before, most of the people sitting in the audience would ask some basic questions.

As a result, he was unable to react for a moment.

After coming back to his senses, he frowned and thought for a long time.

Then he looked at Beecher Arnold and said,

"I think the premise of using Rubato (free rhythm) is that you know the piano piece well enough. Rubato is not just about speeding up or slowing down the tempo at will."

"I prefer to call it stealing time, but stolen time must be returned. If you slow down in one place, you need to speed up in another to make up for it. This kind of playing core maintains the overall fluidity and structural integrity of the piano piece."

At this point, the audience nodded in agreement.

Shen Yu's statement is very novel and to the point.

The usage of Rubato is described very vividly.

It is much better than the long and extremely obscure explanation in the textbook.

Then Shen Yu continued,

"Rubato always serves the structure of music. Its primary purpose is to enhance emotional expression, but emotional expression cannot come at the expense of the rhythm of the music. It requires a balance between sensibility and rationality, so it requires a deep familiarity with piano music."

“I think Rubato can be used to emphasize important melodic lines or harmonic changes, thereby directing the audience’s attention.”

"At the beginning, you can use your left hand to stabilize the basic rhythm and harmony, and your right hand can use Rubato to add moderate elasticity to the melody line to achieve an effect of tension and release."

"This is my answer, I hope it can help you."

After Shen Yu finished such a long speech, he couldn't help but feel a little dry in the mouth.

He looked back and then asked the staff to bring up a bottle of mineral water.

He opened it in front of everyone without hesitation and drank half of the bottle.

This relieved the dryness in my throat.

He looked very casual and relaxed on the stage, without any nervousness of being on the stage with thousands of people watching him.

In the face of Shen Yu's approach,

The people in the audience had no other opinions, nor could they have any other opinions.

At this moment, they were still immersed in Shen Yu's previous answer.

After a few minutes,

After Christian Thomas came to his senses, he nodded.

Although he understood what Shen Yu said,

Or perhaps all piano masters understand this, but only Shen Yu can express it so directly.

He explained Rubato thoroughly.

So he stood up again and gave Shen Yu a warm round of applause.

Max, Professor Frank and others stood up and followed suit, and then the audience burst into warm applause again.

After seeing many of the world's top musicians standing up and applauding Shen Yu,

The smiles on the faces of Luo Zhi, Su Jinyue, Ji Shuyi and Zhou Zhi never faded.

His face was full of excitement and pride.