Upper-Intermediate - Band Practice (D1538)

A: 四眼儿,谱子拿来了吗?
Sìyǎnr, pǔzi ná lái le ma?
Four-eyes, did you bring the sheet music?
B: 拿来了。
ná lái le.
Yeah.
A: 好,咱们待会儿一起排练一下。
hǎo, zánmen dāi huǐr yīqǐ páiliàn yīxià.
OK, let's rehearse in a little while.
B: 嗯。这次我还是贝司手吗?
ng4. zhècì wǒ háishì bèisīshǒu ma?
Yeah. Am I still bass this time?
A: 不,这次你来担任节奏吉他。因为这首曲子的风格比较特别,节奏声部需要加强。贝司的话让阿吉弹吧。
bù, zhècì nǐ lái dānrèn jiézòu jítā. yīnwèi zhè shǒu qǔzi de fēnggé bǐjiào tèbié, jiézòu shēngbù xūyào jiāqiáng. bèisī dehuà ràng A1jí tán ba.
No, you're on rhythm guitar this time. This song is in a really special style so the rhythm part has to be strong. We can have Aji play the bass.
B: 好的。那我过会儿再多练练。
hǎo de. nà wǒ guò huǐr zài duō liàn lian.
All right. I'll put in some extra practice in a bit.
A: 嗯,你办事,我放心。对了,鼓手的电话你打了吗?
ng4, nǐ bànshì, wǒ fàngxīn. duìle, gǔshǒu de diànhuà nǐ dǎ le ma?
Cool. You always get things done. I never have to worry. That's right, did you call the drummer?
B: 打了,那家伙正在家里练着呢。
dǎ le, nà jiāhuo zhèngzài jiā lǐ liàn zhe ne.
Yeah, he's practicing at home right now.
A: 你看,前奏的8个小节可都是他的活儿。还有这儿,过门的地方。这小子的任务也不轻啊。下午乐队彩排前,让他和键盘手一起练。
nǐ kàn, qiánzòu de bā ge xiǎojié kě dōu shì tā de huór. háiyǒu zhèr, guòmén de dìfang. zhè xiǎozi de rènwu yě bù qīng a. xiàwǔ yuèduì cǎipái qián, ràng tā hé jiànpánshǒu yīqǐ liàn.
Check it out. The first 8 bars of the intro are all him - and here at the bridge too. He's got a lot of work to do. Before we have practice this afternoon, have him practice with the keyboardist.
B: 听说物理系的“声波”乐队会在演奏结束时给听众一个意外的惊喜。
tīngshuō wùlǐ xì de" Shēngbō” yuèduì huì zài yǎnzòu jiéshù shí gěi tīngzhòng yī ge yìwài de jīngxǐ.
I heard that band from the physics department, 'Sound Wave', has a special surprise planned for the audience for the end of the concert.
A: 他们啊,肯定就是把原来曲子的风格改一改,把高潮部分再演一遍。老一套,听都听腻了。
tāmen a, kěndìng jiùshì bǎ yuánlái qǔzi de fēnggé gǎi yi gǎi, bǎ gāocháo bùfen zài yǎn yī biàn. lǎoyītào, tīng dōu tīng nì le.
Those guys? They're definitely just going to take the original song, change the style a bit, then redo the climax. It's the same old stuff. I'm so sick of listening to them.
B: 那我们呢?
nà wǒmen ne?
Then what about us?
A: 我想这样,等到尾奏时,我们每个人分别来个独奏,然后加点儿华彩。到时候肯定能镇住观众。
wǒ xiǎng zhèyàng, děngdào wěizòu shí, wǒmen měi ge rén fēnbié lái ge dúzòu, ránhòu jiā diǎnr huácǎi. dào shíhou kěndìng néng zhènzhù guānzhòng.
Here's what I'm thinking - during the outro, we each do a solo and then add a bit of improvisation. We'll definitely take the audience by storm.
B: 不错,有创意!咱们肯定会一炮而红!
bùcuò, yǒu chuàngyì! zánmen kěndìng huì yīpào'érhóng!
Not bad. That's creative! We're sure to go big!

Key Vocabulary

四眼儿 Sìyǎnr 'four-eyes'
谱子 pǔzi sheet music
排练 páiliàn to rehearse
贝司手 bèisīshǒu bass player
担任 dānrèn to take responsibility for
节奏 jiézòu rhythm
节奏吉他 jiézòu jítā rhythm guitar
曲子 qǔzi song, tune
风格 fēnggé style
声部 shēngbù musical part
加强 jiāqiáng to strengthen
鼓手 gǔshǒu drummer
前奏 qiánzòu intro, prelude
小节 xiǎojié bar, measure
活儿 huór work
过门 guòmén bridge [music]
彩排 cǎipái rehearsal
键盘手 jiànpánshǒu keyboardist
演奏 yǎnzòu to give a musical performance
意外 yìwài unexpected
惊喜 jīngxǐ pleasant surprise
高潮 gāocháo high point, climax
老一套 lǎoyītào 'same old thing'
to be tired of
尾奏 wěizòu outro [music]
独奏 dúzòu solo [music]
华彩 huácǎi improvised part of a song
镇住 zhènzhù to put down, to suppress
一炮而红 yīpào'érhóng to become famous overnight, to be an instant success

Supplementary Vocabulary

主唱 zhǔchàng lead singer
绰号 chuòhào nickname
乐谱 yuèpǔ music score
乐团 yuètuán philharmonic orchestra
演出 yǎnchū to perform
专辑 zhuānjí album
道具 dàojù prop

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