A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 538 Chapter 1 Music Lesson

The efficiency of Edinburgh School is indeed very high. All the procedures for Lu Cheng were completed at noon that day, and a dormitory was arranged for him and a class timetable was arranged in the afternoon.

Middle schools in Hong Kong are different from those in the mainland. Middle schools in the mainland are divided into junior high schools and senior high schools, each with three grades. In addition, nine years of compulsory education are implemented, and the three years of senior high school are no longer compulsory education.

Hong Kong implements a 12-year compulsory education system. There is no high school entrance exam, and every child can go to high school. In addition, high school students only have two classes in the afternoon, and school ends at three or four o'clock.

High school is divided into Form 1 to Form 3, which is equivalent to junior high school in the mainland, followed by Form 4, Form 5, Form 6, which is equivalent to senior high school. There may be Form 7 above, which is a university preparatory class.

Lu Cheng is mainly responsible for the music courses for the sixth grade. There are a total of 8 classes in the sixth grade. Each class has one class per week, for a total of 8 classes. From Tuesday to Friday, there are two classes every day, and the classes are all scheduled in the afternoon. The work is easy and stress-free, with a monthly salary of yuan, and the school provides food and accommodation.

Moreover, this is only the basic salary income. In addition to these, if the school organizes any activities and needs music teachers to perform on stage, there will be additional income.

If a student wants to focus on studying music, there will be tuition fees for in-school tutoring and tutoring fees for out-of-school tutoring.

I have to say that if you have a solid skill, you won’t have to worry about your livelihood no matter where you go.

After finishing everything, Lu Cheng came to the office the next morning and heard the geography teacher, Ms. Shi, who looked like "Sister Pomegranate", complaining: "The new student who transferred to Class 68 is so stupid. He can't ask any questions and he was dazed and dozed off during class. I threw the eraser at him and he said something about assaulting the police. It's so funny. I've never seen such a stupid student."

"Is it the one called Zhou Xingxing? He really doesn't know anything. He was distracted while singing during class. I also threw him with the eraser."

"I really don't know how this guy got transferred to our Edinburgh Middle School. It will be a headache in the future."

He Min, who was standing by, raised her head and said, "It's normal for adolescent children to be a little naughty. We should pay more attention to them."

"By the way, isn't Mr. He the tutor of Class 68? When you meet Zhou Xingxing, you'll know how much of a headache he is."

He Min shook her head and turned to look at Lu Cheng who was sitting across from her: "Mr. Lu, this afternoon should be your first music class, right? I don't have any classes at that time, I wonder if I can go over and sit in on it? I heard from Director Li that Mr. Lu's instrument playing is at the master level, I am also very curious."

Teacher Zhongshi nodded immediately: "What Director Li said is absolutely correct. I have seen Teacher Lu's level with my own eyes. He is better than those who give concerts outside."

"Then let's all go and show our support. Teacher Lu won't mind, right?"

"No problem. Welcome."

"What a pity! I have classes in the afternoon and don't have time to enjoy Mr. Lu's performance."

"Me too. I have four classes this afternoon. I'm really annoyed."

"Teacher Lu, I really envy those of you who teach music and art. You only have a few classes a week. It's so easy."

The group of teachers chatted and laughed and soon became familiar with each other.

Compared with the complicated interpersonal relationships in the workplace, the relationships in campus offices are somewhat more harmonious. Teachers of different subjects basically cooperate with each other, and occasionally even arrange each other's classes.

The first class in the afternoon is in the music classroom.

Lu Cheng walked into the classroom 10 minutes early, took a quick look at the various musical instruments, tuned the piano, violin, cello and other instruments, and checked the other instruments. He was very satisfied with the overall environment.

In addition to Lu Cheng, Edinburgh Middle School has six other music teachers, who were originally responsible for the music classes of six grades. Because Lu Cheng's previous performance was too outstanding, the director of the Academic Affairs Office directly asked the music teacher who taught the sixth grade to teach the fifth grade.

Among the eight classes in the sixth grade, Class 1 is the best class, not only in terms of the students' grades, but also in terms of their family backgrounds. Many of the students in Class 6-1 have parents who are government officials.

Class 8 is the bottom class, with the overall level of its students being the worst, as is the background of their parents.

Of course, even the worst students in Class 8 basically come from families that are in business or are company executives.

After all, the average family cannot afford the high tuition fees of Edinburgh Secondary School.

There are many aristocratic schools like this in Hong Kong. Edinburgh School is just one of them, and it is not even the best one.

After all, Hong Kong is famous for its wealth, and what it has the most is powerful and wealthy people.

As the afternoon class bell was about to ring, a group of students in school uniforms walked into the classroom one after another. When they saw Lu Cheng, they took the initiative to greet him.

When the bell rang, all 36 students in the class were present and, led by the class monitor, greeted each other in unison.

After greeting, Lu Cheng looked at the students below with a smile: "Classmates, I will be your music teacher from now on. In the next year, I will lead you to study music courses together. Music class is not like Chinese, math, English, physics, chemistry, or biology. You don't need to be too restrained and can relax.

I hope that in the coming year, everyone can enjoy every music class with their heart. Those who are interested in music can learn more about music theory and playing skills. For those who do not plan to study music in the future, they can also learn more about music common sense and cultivate their sentiments.

Okay, before the actual class begins, I would like to learn about everyone's music foundation and which students are interested in music. How did your previous music teachers teach you music lessons? "

"Teacher, the previous music teacher taught us how to play the piano and violin, and also taught us some basic knowledge..."

"Is there any student who can come up and perform? Let me see everyone's level?"

A girl immediately stood up and said, "Teacher, I'll do it!"

"Teacher, let me..."

It was obvious that the female students in the class had a liking for Lu Cheng, the sunny and handsome male teacher, and they all came forward to show off.

Lu Cheng first asked a few girls to come forward and play for about a minute each, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, since this is our first meeting, I'll give you a demonstration. Which instrument do you want to see the teacher play?"

"piano!"

"violin!"

"Saxophone!"

"flute!"

"Okay, let's start with the piano today. Which song would you like to listen to?"

One of the boys stood up and said, "Teacher, can you play Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 for us?"

When these words were spoken, several students who were more familiar with piano music were stunned.

At this time, teachers including He Min, Chen Guoxin, and Shi Meili also came to the outside of the music classroom and happened to hear the student's question.

Lu Cheng smiled slightly: "Are you sure you want to listen to the third piano concerto?"

"determine."

Teacher Shi, who was standing at the door, turned to look at He Min and said, "Teacher He, this three-string concerto, is it difficult?"

He Min nodded: "It seems to be quite difficult. I heard that playing this piece is very physically demanding and difficult, and it is called the "King of Piano Concerto". However, I don't know much about music, I just heard it from others. I just don't know if Teacher Lu can handle it."

As he spoke, Lu Cheng had already sat down at the piano, stroked the keys with his hands, adjusted his breathing, and prepared to perform.

Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 is world-famous for its strong emotional expression and difficult performance technique. Many pianists have commented that playing this piece is like shoveling ten tons of coal.

Looking around the world, there are not many pianists who can easily master this piece of music.

Moreover, the performance of this piece of music usually requires competition with the entire band.

It was obvious that the male classmate wanted to make things difficult for Lu Cheng, but also wanted to show off his knowledge.

Originally, he thought Lu Cheng would change the song and admit defeat, but he didn't expect Lu Cheng to just sit down and start playing.

As the song started, the tempo was quite fast, and it kept getting faster and faster. Lu Cheng's hands moved quickly on the piano keys, and his ten fingers almost left afterimages. The music was fast and emotional, and it instantly attracted the attention of everyone inside and outside the classroom.

Even people who don’t understand music can feel the strong national spirit and powerful vitality contained in this piece of music…