Chapter 87: Solfeggio and Ear Training

Chapter 87

"Miss Qin, please sing the notes I just played on the piano," Teacher Yang said.

Qin Wei held back her laugh and calmed herself before replying, "Sorry teacher, I wasn't paying attention just now. Could you play it again?"

There were several camera crews in the practice room recording, so Teacher Yang naturally knew this too. As the teacher, she couldn't let Qin Wei get away with making excuses in this situation.

You weren't paying attention? You clearly just can't tell the notes apart and are making excuses!

To prevent her from making more excuses, Teacher Yang said, "Miss Qin, please stand next to the piano. I'm afraid you can't hear clearly."

Qin Wei obediently walked to the piano and now stood facing everyone directly.

Teacher Yang smiled. This was the effect she wanted.

Livestream comments:

[The teacher understands me, this is what you call a public execution]

[Sigh, why treat Lu E like this? She's just an tone deaf actress!]

Teacher Yang sang a standard note, then continued playing.

"Re," Qin Wei answered correctly.

Teacher Yang played another note.

"Sol," Qin Wei answered again without mistakes.

...

After trying five or six times, Qin Wei hadn't gotten anything wrong. She couldn't have just been lucky every time, so it seems Qin Wei's hearing is quite good after all.

Teacher Yang said, "I'm going to increase the difficulty!"

Teacher Yang played three notes at once.

Qin Wei sang them out calmly:

"Do Mi Sol"

Teacher Yang frowned, then continued playing.

Qin Wei still followed the notes perfectly:

"Re Fa La"

The teacher's frown deepened.

Since most of the students below didn't know music theory, they couldn't really tell if Qin Wei was right or wrong. But judging by the teacher's expression, they guessed Qin Wei was probably wrong.

Lin Qiqi regained some confidence and sat up straighter in her chair.

Still Teacher Yang didn't say anything. She played another group of notes, which Qin Wei sang again. Then the teacher fell silent for a brief moment.

"Teacher, are you talking about Qin Wei?"

He had seen her file and knew she had no foundation, so it would be difficult to teach her in a short time. That's why he gave up, because teaching Qin Wei music wouldn't help raise his fame much.

But Teacher Yang nodded. "If she were my student, she would've passed this lesson. I didn't keep testing her because I was afraid she would keep getting them right, and it would be hard to end it then."

...

After a brief break in the classroom, the dance lesson started.

The dance teacher was Teacher Matsuno. She had won many awards in dance and had a lot of teaching experience. She broke down each move and showed them step-by-step, so they quickly picked them up.

Next was memorizing the choreography, because Teacher Matsuno had taught them the moves individually. As beginners, they couldn't connect the moves fluidly yet. They would pause after each move to think of the next, so it didn't look like a complete dance routine yet.

After practicing a few times, some complained it was too hard to remember.

"It's normal to remember then forget. You just have to practice diligently to build muscle memory," Teacher Matsuno said patiently.

"Professional dancers remember choreography faster not necessarily just because they have good memories, but largely because years of dance practice let their bodies form muscle memory."

Qin Wei felt this resonated very much with her experience. Since she crossed over and started training her body, she realized the original owner truly had zero foundation at all. She didn't have any dance skills, and even her physical fitness was very mediocre.

If she had to cite some advantage, it was probably just having a healthy body!

She couldn't lift or carry anything, got tired from walking a bit, and Qin Wei's process of improving her fitness these past few months was very difficult indeed. Thankfully she persisted through it all and saw results.

As for dance...

She was starting from scratch too!

"Miss Lin, I see you were memorizing the choreography very diligently just now. Would you like to demonstrate for everyone?" Teacher Matsuno asked.

Lin Qiqi reflexively nodded, but then hesitated right before stepping forward. She said to Teacher Matsuno, "Teacher, why not let Qin Wei go first? She's acted in many shows with dance scenes that were especially beautiful and ethereal.

I won't vouch for her being the best singer, but for dance she's definitely stronger than most people here."

A few actress classmates who often acted in ancient dramas looked at each other knowingly and smiled.

The dance scenes in dramas weren't long uninterrupted takes. Rather than dancing, it was more like striking poses on camera.

So Qin Wei didn't look like she danced well, she just looked good posing and hitting her marks, plus great camerawork and editing.

To see Qin Wei's true skill level, you had to watch her stage performances at big events.

[Qin Wei's dance skills are good enough for preschool. She could be ranked first.]

[How can you bully little kids who haven't systematically learned dance? My preschool niece can touch her toes and easily do the splits. She's already learned ethnic dance basics and goes to street dance classes on weekends. Could Qin Wei rank first among preschoolers? Hilarious...]

[If you don't want to dance then don't, but her dancing at events is so half-hearted.]

[Fake singing and dance phoning it in, wasting my precious 3 minutes at the New Year Gala.]

[Please Qin Wei just quietly film CFs and stuff, you're most beautiful when stationary.]