assistirfilmes Chapter 11 Parroting
Chapter 11 Parroting
Hiroshi Nakajima's plan was to only conduct stage-specific training.
Even with perfect pitch, it would be impossible for Honoka to establish a complete music base in fifteen days.
The only way to solve the problem within the deadline is probably to focus on those five minutes on stage and do specially designed training.
"Asuka."
Hiroshi Nakajima woke the somewhat distracted girl.
From the moment she opened the window, she had been staring at the sunlight streaming through the blinds, lost in thought.
"Next, I will explain the plan for the next fifteen days to you."
"If there's anything you don't understand, interrupt me immediately, and I'll explain it carefully."
"You absolutely cannot have a superficial understanding, understand?"
"Yes, I understand!"
Asuka quickly came to her senses.
It seems she was just daydreaming; she was actually still very motivated.
"Our goal is simple: within fifteen days, you will be able to master at least one song and have the ability to use it to dominate the stage."
"And that's the piece we're going to learn."
Nakajima Hiroshi took out his phone, opened a video, and introduced, "This is a tsukumogami festival song from the Kyushu region, and it's also the prototype we'll be using."
"prototype?"
The girl tilted her head.
"Yes, we're going to adapt this song to make it more suitable for you and for the stage."
"Come on, listen to it once."
This is essentially a festival song, with a drawn-out melody and bizarre lyrics.
As she listened, Asuka even frowned.
It felt like an old man chanting sutras in a temple.
No matter how you look at it, it's not a song suitable for showcasing a young girl's charm on stage.
There's a reason for choosing this song.
It doesn't cost any money.
According to the copyright law here, disclosure is considered a commercial activity, and performing most pieces requires paying the copyright holder.
As for Nakajima Hiro's 20,000 yen, it wasn't even enough for the two of them to eat, let alone license it, so they could only perform works in the public domain.
However, he cannot choose overly popular songs, as that would fail to leave an impression on the audience.
Competition for disclosure purposes is fiercer than imagined.
As for this song...
Putting aside the rhythm, the melody itself is quite charming; it's just that the song's nature has deliberately made it lengthy.
After all, it has survived to this day, so it must have its classic qualities.
"How is it?"
Asuka hesitated for a moment, then cautiously said, "A bit...outdated?"
This is already a very restrained way of putting it, out of respect for Nakajima Hiroshi.
"A correct assessment."
Nakajima Hiroshi smiled, showing no displeasure.
"However, Asuka, you must remember that everything that can be passed down has its merits."
"For example... we can make a slight modification like this."
Nakajima Hiroshi cleared his throat and hummed a few bars of the song without any accompaniment.
Eh...
It sounds pretty good.
Surprisingly, the performance of Hiro Nakajima was quite good.
But it seems that the speed at which he hummed the song was quite different from the original.
Hiro Nakajima's perfect pitch comes from Asuka Kirara, so she can actually hear some things, but she just doesn't have enough music theory support to understand them.
"You see, the melody of this piece actually repeats these four measures most of the time."
He quickly deconstructed the music for the girl.
"If you remove the abrupt shift in the sacrificial meaning and adjust it to a rhythm that suits you, it's still a very pleasant song."
With that, Nakajima Hiro looked at Asuka: "Now, try singing along to the first verse I just hummed."
"Don't worry about the meaning, just use your feeling and imitate the tone and rhythm. Sing it however you like."
"Now?"
Asuka's face turned pale.
She didn't remember it all, in fact...
"Yes, right now."
Hiroshi Nakajima's tone left no room for argument: "The adjustments I made just now only suited my own voice. You'll be the one taking the stage in the future, so naturally the adjustments will be made to suit you."
"I……"
"……good."
Asuka swallowed hard, trying to recall the tune she had just heard, and opened her mouth with difficulty.
He sang off-key again.
Even without relying on perfect pitch, you can tell that the child is basically off-key.
If outsiders heard the modified version that Hiroshi Nakajima was just humming, even if they couldn't immediately recognize the original, they would feel a sense of familiarity.
However, the songs sung by Asuka Hanabira are completely indistinguishable from festival songs.
Nakajima Hiroshi frowned slightly.
But he immediately realized what was happening, forcibly relaxed his brow, and resumed a gentle expression.
We can't put meaningless pressure on Asuka now.
Fortunately, the girl didn't see it.
Because she had her head bowed so low, she felt so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground.
The singing was terrible...
Oh no, something so simple has been turned into this mess.
He must regret it; he must think signing me was a huge mistake...
The girl became increasingly guilty, and her voice grew softer and softer.
"Very good, that's fine."
Nakajima Hiroshi spoke gently.
In fact, the "very good" was a complete lie. Asuka's performance was terrible. Even someone who knows nothing about vocals shouldn't sing like that.
Moreover, she has perfect pitch, so the reproduction should be very good.
It's very strange, extremely strange.
However, Hiroshi Nakajima comforted him, saying, "It's better than I expected."
The girl looked up abruptly, staring at him in astonishment, even wondering if she had misheard.
Even Asuka herself could tell that her singing was terrible.
Hiroshi Nakajima explained, "Asuka, your voice is very beautiful, but you haven't learned to control it yet."
That's absolutely true.
Asuka's voice is very energetic, and it's very pleasant to listen to even without the aid of singing techniques.
But being out of tune is definitely unacceptable. Even the most perfect instrument will become background noise or even static if it is completely out of tune.
"Okay, let's try to help you tune the scale first."
"……scale?"
Asuka looked somewhat lost.
Nakajima Hiroshi had a persistent headache.
This child has absolutely no knowledge of music theory. The songs she could sing before were probably just parroting and mechanically imitating pronunciation.
Even when she was trying to earn points at the music store, she was probably just imitating the movements.
Hmm... does this mean that Asuka has a pretty good learning ability?
Hiroshi Nakajima tried his best to comfort himself; after all, he needed a glimmer of hope.
Let me teach you.
Even with specialized training, it's impossible to complete this task from scratch.
He took out a piece of paper, wrote the numbers 1 to 7 on it, and labeled them Do, Re, Mi... in that order.
But after thinking about it, Nakajima Hiroshi erased the scale names, leaving only the most easily understood numbers.
"The 'Tomorrow Flower' musical scale, in most current music systems, uses a seven-tone scale, and its pronunciation is as follows..."
"Ah, I know that."
Asuka pronounced each note in turn: "I just didn't know they were called musical scales."
"very good."
Hiroshi Nakajima nodded, then pointed to the number 5: "What's its pronunciation?"
Asuka opened her mouth, then froze on the spot.
It seems that the child has not formed an intuitive connection between sounds and numbers.
After pondering for a moment, Nakajima Hiroshi reluctantly wrote down the scale name.
So…
Asuka hesitated before making a sound, but she was just reciting the pinyin without uttering the corresponding tone.
Nakajima Hiroshi turned around and looked at the light and shadow cast through the blinds.
Don't be anxious, Nakajima Hiroshi...
What could possibly get worse?
Stay calm. Every action we take now is pushing things toward a better future.
Yes, relax, take a deep breath...
He forced a smile and turned to Asuka: "Asuka, before lunch, we're going to conquer these seven notes."