novelaction Chapter 1178 A thoroughly enjoyable teaching session
Chapter 1178 A thoroughly enjoyable teaching session
As Su Xing listened to the loud suona sound, he couldn't help but admire it in his heart. It is indeed a suona, its penetrating power is really strong!
Her beautiful eyes were fixed on the old man playing the suona, not missing a single subtle movement of his fingers.
However, she also knew in her heart that memorizing the suona player's movements would not allow her to learn his skills; the key was in how she played it.
She still has a lot to learn.
After the old man playing the suona finished playing "Heroes' Song," everyone started clapping and cheering.
Su Xing also put down his suona and clapped enthusiastically.
The old man playing the suona raised his chin, looking proud.
Most of these old folk music enthusiasts are just amateurs.
Some people have been playing for many years and are quite skilled.
The old man playing the suona is one of the best among them, and he has every reason to be proud.
"Girl, what do you think of my playing?" The old man playing the suona looked at Su Xing and asked with a smile.
"That was fantastic!" Su Xing gave the old man playing the suona a thumbs up. "That's it!"
The old man playing the suona said, "Why don't you play one too? I want to hear it."
Su Xing said with difficulty, "Teacher, I only have some theoretical knowledge, but as for playing, I can't play a complete piece yet."
She has only been studying the suona for a few days, mostly communicating with people online or watching videos, and hasn't done much practice yet.
The old man playing the suona exclaimed in surprise, "You really haven't even scratched the surface!"
Su Xing said helplessly, "Yes, what I just said is true."
Old Chen, standing nearby, curled his lip and chimed in, "Little Su already said he hasn't even scratched the surface. Little Su is so sincere, why don't you believe him?"
The old man playing the suona: "..."
His lips twitched slightly; he genuinely thought Su Xing was being modest, or perhaps trying to tease him.
The other elderly men and women found the suona player's expression and Su Xing's innocent look amusing.
The old man playing the suona ignored Old Chen's teasing and asked Su Xing, "That girl, can you teach me some basic techniques?"
Su Xing was overjoyed and quickly nodded, saying, "Okay, okay, thank you so much, teacher!"
She picked up her suona again and looked at the old man playing it expectantly.
The old man playing the suona said, "Girl, when you learn to play the suona, don't rush to blow it. Your mouth shape has to be right."
His thin fingers pinched the whistle, demonstrating the action of gently holding it with pursed lips, "like holding a freshly shelled peanut in your mouth, not too hard, and don't let any air in."
Su Xing listened attentively and imitated his actions.
"The breath should be evenly sent from the abdomen, not forcefully through the mouth."
He pointed to his waist and abdomen, "Touch here, feel it, this area moves when I blow on it."
Su Xing reached out and, through the old man's clothes, gently pressed the spot he pointed to.
As the old man playing the suona slowly exhaled, Su Xing could clearly feel the rise and fall of his waist and abdomen.
Su Xing withdrew his hand. "I'll give it a try."
She copied it exactly and learned about 80-90% of it.
"Okay, now press the holes."
The old man playing the suona demonstrated, teaching her to align her fingers with each hole of the suona.
"Press the bottom one with your ring finger. Remember, the pad of your finger should be pressed firmly against the bottom, without leaving any gaps."
Su Xing found a spot and blew a note.
The old man playing the suona laughed: "Not bad, not bad, much better than my grandson's first time playing. He blew the reed off the first time."
These words amused Su Xing, but his breath hitched and his voice went off-key.
She was a little embarrassed.
The old man playing the suona wasn't annoyed. He just said slowly, "Don't rush. This stuff is like cooking porridge. It has to be cooked slowly to bring out its flavor."
One of them taught practical skills, and the other studied very diligently.
Although everyone else was fiddling with their own instruments, their eyes kept glancing at the old man and the young man, and their ears were perked up, listening to their conversation.
Su Xing learns extremely quickly. For each knowledge point, the old man playing the suona only needs to teach it once, and she can remember it and replicate it almost perfectly.
This made the old man playing the suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) a little suspicious again. "You really didn't know these techniques before?"
Su Xing said, "I really didn't understand before. You taught so well, teacher. It was so simple and easy to understand."
The old man playing the suona: "...Oh?"
Really? Really? How does he have the talent to be a teacher?
Seeing that the old man was getting cocky, Aunt Hulusi couldn't help but say, "Little Su is a student at Peking University, of course he learns things quickly!"
The old man playing the suona: "Oh..."
He calmed down a bit and continued to teach Su Xing seriously.
Whether it was his excellent teaching or Su Xing's quick comprehension, it was a thoroughly enjoyable teaching experience.
When Su Xing actually played a tune, the old man playing the suona raised his chin high and his lips practically curled up to the sky.
Feeling incredibly accomplished!
The other elderly men and women, watching the suona player and Su Xing teach each other, were also getting restless.
The old man playing the suona had been talking for a long time, and his mouth was getting dry.
Su Xing, being very perceptive, handed him a bottle of water.
The old man playing the suona drank half a bottle of water, then said to Su Xing, "Practice first, don't rush, learn slowly."
Su Xing replied, "Okay."
Aunt Pipa seized the opportunity to ask Su Xing, "Little Su, I see you brought several instrument cases. What else have you been learning lately?"
Su Xing smiled and replied, "Actually, the only musical instruments I'm currently quite proficient at are the bamboo flute and the erhu. As for the other instruments I brought today, they are ones I plan to learn in the future. I thought that since you teachers are all very knowledgeable, I would like to take this opportunity to learn from you."
Aunt Hulusi and the others gathered around upon hearing this.
"Hey? Xiao Su, what instruments did you bring?"
"I think one of the boxes contains a pipa, right?"
"Open them all so we can take a look?"
Su Xing smiled and replied, "Sure."
She got up and opened all the instrument cases that were on the table next to her.
Some elderly people got up and curiously crowded around to take a closer look.
"Wow, this pipa is really nice!"
"This flute is also a fine piece! A masterpiece by a famous maker!"
"This erhu... is much better than yours from before!"
Aunt Pipa looked at Su Xing's pipa with some envy.
She turned to look at Su Xing and suddenly asked, "Have you started learning the pipa yet?"
Su Xing said, "Not yet. I know absolutely nothing about the pipa. I'm a complete novice."
Aunt Pipa immediately said, "Then I'll teach you!"
Su Xing was overjoyed and happily said, "Of course that would be great!"
Aunt Pipa said somewhat embarrassedly, "However, I'm just an amateur, my skill level is so-so, I can only teach you the basics."
Su Xing said, "In my opinion, the teachers are all very capable and more than capable of teaching me."
Aside from the flute and erhu, she was a complete novice to all other traditional Chinese musical instruments. The elderly people who had played these instruments for many years were skilled enough to guide her through the basics.
The auntie playing the hulusi laughed and slapped her thigh, "Then I'll teach you how to play the hulusi!"
"Girl, do you want to learn the guzheng? If you do, I can teach you how to play."
"You still can't play the xiao?"
Su Xing responded to each of the elderly people.
The erhu master knew from the last time they met in the park that Su Xing played the erhu very well, so he had nothing more to teach her.
Seeing these old guys vying to be Su Xing's teacher, he couldn't help but say, "Girl, you're trying to learn so much at once. You're biting off more than you can chew."
Su Xing smiled and took over the erhu master's words, "Teacher, you are right. I know that you can't get fat in one bite. Today, I am fortunate to meet all the teachers who are willing to teach me. I think I should first learn the basics from you all and remember the fundamental techniques. I will slowly work on them later. I certainly won't dare to be greedy and rush into things."
After saying that, she turned to the elderly people surrounding her, her tone becoming even more earnest: "And with all of you teachers here, even if I encounter difficulties during practice, I'll feel at ease troubling you all again, won't I?"
Everyone laughed.
"This girl really knows how to talk..."
The suona player rolled his eyes at the erhu player and said, "Little Su learns things quickly, so what if she learns more? Geniuses are all highly skilled! How can mediocre people compare to her!"
The erhu player: "...!"
It's his own fault; he was jealous that others had something to teach, and he had a sharp tongue!
wake:"……!"
The terms "genius" and "mediocre"... made her so embarrassed she felt like she needed to build infrastructure on her toes again...
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