Upper-Intermediate - Piano Class (D1398)

A: 好,参加兴趣小组的同学都到齐了。我们开始上课。首先我们回顾一下上一堂课的内容,谁来说一下呢?
hǎo, cānjiā xìngqù xiǎozǔ de tóngxué dōu dào qí le. wǒmen kāishǐ shàngkè. shǒuxiān wǒmen huígù yīxià shàng yī táng kè de nèiróng, shéi lái shuō yīxià ne?
OK, the students participating in the hobby group are all here. Let's start the class. First, let's review the content of our last class. Who would like to speak?
B: 老师,我们讲了钢琴的构造,立式钢琴和卧式钢琴。
lǎoshī, wǒmen jiǎng le gāngqín de gòuzào, lìshì gāngqín hé wòshì gāngqín.
Teacher, we talked about the structure of pianos; upright and grand.
C: 还有著名的钢琴家,肖邦、贝多芬。
háiyǒu zhùmíng de gāngqínjiā, Xiāobāng、 Bèiduōfēn.
Also, the celebrated pianists, Chopin and Beethoven.
D: 还有李云迪、郎朗,还有C中央。
háiyǒu Lǐ Yúndí、 Láng Lǎng, háiyǒu C zhōngyāng.
Also, Li Yundi, Lang Lang and C middle.
A: 呵呵,都说得很好,不过不是C中央哦,是中央C。好,这一节课我们要来弹一下。请同学们打开琴盖。把你们右手的大拇指侧着,自然地放在中央C这个白键上。把其余四个手指头依次放在中央C右边的四个白键上。对,很好!
hēhē, dōu shuō de hěn hǎo, bùguò bùshì C zhōngyāng o, shì Zhōngyāng C. hǎo, zhè yī jié kè wǒmen yào lái tán yīxià. qǐng tóngxuémen dǎkāi qíngài. bǎ nǐmen yòushǒu de dàmǔzhǐ cè zhe, zìrán de fàng zài Zhōngyāng C zhè ge báijiàn shàng. bǎ qíyú sì ge shǒuzhǐtou yīcì fàng zài Zhōngyāng C yòubiān de sì ge báijiàn shàng. duì, hěn hǎo!
Heh-heh. Very good, but it's not C middle, it's middle C. Now, this class we're going to play for a little while. Would everyone please open up their key covers. Tilt your right-hand thumbs and naturally place them on the white, middle C key. Take your other 4 fingertips and place them in a row on the four white keys to the right of middle C.
C: 老师,是这样吗?
lǎoshī, shì zhèyàng ma?
Teacher, like this?
A: 嗯,很好,放松。手里呀,像握着一个鸡蛋。
ng4, hěn hǎo, fàngsōng. shǒu lǐ ya, xiàng wò zhe yī ge jīdàn.
Yes, very good. Relax. It's just like palming an egg in your hand.
B: 老师,我的手臂很酸。
lǎoshī, wǒ de shǒubì hěn suān.
Teacher, my arm is tired.
A: 所以要让你们放松啊,自然一点。好,弹的时候尽量依靠指关节把手指抬高,然后弹下去。对了,很好,手腕和手臂都要放松。
suǒyǐ yào ràng nǐmen fàngsōng a, zìrán yīdiǎn. hǎo, tán de shíhou jǐnliàng yīkào zhǐ guānjié bǎ shǒuzhǐ táigāo, ránhòu tán xiàqu. duì le, hěn hǎo, shǒuwàn hé shǒubì dōu yào fàngsōng.
So, I told you all to relax. Be more natural. OK, when you play, do your best to use your knuckles to raise your fingers, and then begin playing. That's right, very good. Relax both your wrists and your arms.
C: 老师我会弹了。
lǎoshī wǒ huì tán le.
Teacher, I can play it.
A: 嗯,真棒!好,大家从大拇指开始依次弹下去。当中指弹到咪这个音的时候呢,大拇指要穿过中指接下去弹,像这样。这个呢,叫换指,在钢琴里是很重要的一个技巧。
ng4, zhēn bàng! hǎo, dàjiā cóng dàmǔzhǐ kāishǐ yīcì tán xiàqu. dāng zhōngzhǐ tán dào mī zhè ge yīn de shíhou ne, dàmǔzhǐ yào chuānguò zhōngzhǐ jiē xiàqu tán, xiàng zhèyàng. zhè ge ne, jiào huànzhǐ, zài gāngqín lǐ shì hěn zhòngyào de yī ge jìqiǎo.
Yeah, very good! OK, everyone start playing from their thumbs down. As your middle finger begins to play the note, 'mi', your thumb will pass your middle finger and continue to play. Like this. This is called 'switching fingers'. It's a very important piano playing technique.
D: 老师,是这样吗?
lǎoshī, shì zhèyàng ma?
Teacher, like this?
A: 对了,真聪明。那刚才大家弹了哆来咪发嗦啦希哆,这一系列音呢,叫音阶。因为从C音开始的,所以也叫C大调音阶。好,接下去大家自己练习,然后我们开始讲怎样识五线谱。
duì le, zhēn cōngming. nà gāngcái dàjiā tán le duō lái mǐ fā suō lā xī duō, zhè yī xìliè yīn ne, jiào yīnjiē. yīnwèi cóng C yīn kāishǐ de, suǒyǐ yě jiào C dàdiào yīnjiē. hǎo, jiē xiàqu dàjiā zìjǐ liànxí, ránhòu wǒmen kāishǐ jiǎng zěnyàng shí wǔxiànpǔ.
That's right. You're so smart. Well, everyone just played 'Do Ra Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do'. This series of notes is called a scale. Because it starts at the C note, it's also called the C Major scale. OK, next, everyone will practice alone. Afterward, we'll start talking about how to recognize a 'staff'.

Key Vocabulary

兴趣小组 xìngqùxiǎozǔ hobby group
回顾 huígù to review, to look back
构造 gòuzào structure
立式钢琴 lìshì gāngqín upright piano
卧式钢琴 wòshì gāngqín grand piano
钢琴家 gāngqínjiā pianist
肖邦 Xiāobāng Chopin
贝多芬 Bèiduōfēn Beethoven
李云迪 Lǐ Yúndí Li Yundi
郎朗 Láng Lǎng Lang Lang
中央C Zhōngyāng C middle C
大拇指 dàmǔzhǐ thumb
to lean
白键 báijiàn white key
放松 fàngsōng to relax
to grasp
手臂 shǒubì arm
suān to be sore
依靠 yīkào to depend on
指关节 zhǐ guānjié knuckles
依次 yīcì successively, one after the other
换指 huànzhǐ to switch fingers
音阶 yīnjiē scale [music]
C大调 C dàdiào C major
shí to recognize, to know
五线谱 wǔxiànpǔ staff [music]

Supplementary Vocabulary

巩固 gǒnggù to strengthen
复习 fùxí to review
结构 jiégòu composition
三角钢琴 sānjiǎo gāngqín grand piano
性别歧视 xìngbié qíshì sexism
正面 zhèngmiàn front
侧面 cèmiàn side
唱名 chàngmíng solfège syllables

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